France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "L'enfer et moi" written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin. The song was performed by Amandine Bourgeois. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden. "L'enfer et moi" was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 22 January 2013 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 13 March 2013.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing as the opening entry during the show in position 1, France placed twenty-third out of the 26 participating countries with 14 points.
The French national broadcaster, France Télévisions, broadcasts the event within France and delegates the selection of the nation's entry to the television channel France 3. France 3 confirmed that France would participate in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on 6 November 2012.[2] The French broadcaster had used both national finals and internal selection to choose the French entry in the past. From 2008 to 2012, the broadcaster opted to internally select the French entry, a procedure that was continued in order to select the 2013 entry.[3]
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
France 3 announced in late 2012 that the French entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally. The organisation of the internal selection was headed by the newly appointed French Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest Frédéric Valencak.[3] The French broadcaster requested proposals from record companies, music publishers, artist managers and artists themselves and shortlisted 18 entries from the received submissions to advance to the next stage, which involved a fourteen-member selection committee consisting of representatives of France Télévisions and music industry professionals. The selection committee consisted of:[4][5]
Julien Borde – France 3 general programmes secretary
Yann Chapellon – France Télévisions president and distribution director
Marie-Claire Mezerette – France 3 entertainment director
Frédéric Valencak – Head of Delegation for France at the Eurovision Song Contest
On 22 January 2013, France 3 announced that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 would be "L'enfer et moi" performed by Amandine Bourgeois. The song was written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin.[6] The selection committee considered five entries following a blind audio listening before finalising their decision internally in early 2013. The entry was released on 13 March 2013 via the streaming service Spotify, and was formally presented to the public on 14 March 2013 during the France 5 programme C à vous, hosted by Alessandra Sublet.[7]
At Eurovision
Bourgeois presenting herself and the song she competed with at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
Amandine Bourgeois during a press meet and greet
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. As a member of the "Big 5", France automatically qualified to compete in the final on 18 May 2013. In addition to their participation in the final, France is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 17 January 2013, France was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 16 May 2013.[8]
In France, the two semi-finals was broadcast on France Ô with commentary by Audrey Chauveau and Bruno Berberes, while the final was broadcast on France 3 with commentary by Cyril Féraud and Mireille Dumas.[9][10] The French spokesperson, who announced the French votes during the final, was Marine Vignes.
Final
Amandine Bourgeois during a rehearsal before the final
Amandine Bourgeois took part in technical rehearsals on 12 and 15 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 17 and 18 May. This included the jury final on 17 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries. After technical rehearsals were held on 15 May, the "Big 5" countries and host nation Denmark held a press conference. As part of this press conference, the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in. France was drawn to compete in the first half.[11] Following the conclusion of the second semi-final, the shows' producers decided upon the running order of the final. The running order for the semi-finals and final was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. France was subsequently placed to open the show and perform in position 1, before the entry from Lithuania.[12]
The French performance featured Amandine Bourgeois on stage wearing a grey dress and black high heels designed by French designer Jean-Claude Jitrois and performing the song at a microphone stand. The stage colours were predominately red with red, yellow and orange lighting and the stage projections displayed flames and steam on a black background. About the performance and song, France 3 entertainment director Marie Claire Mezerette stated: "In this case simplicity is the key. It is a simple, but still powerful rock love song. We don't need to make it complicated. She wants to express how angry she is with what happened in that love story, Amandine is singing about."[13][14] Amandine Bourgeois was joined on stage by three backing vocalists: Fanny Llado, Guillaume Eyango and Judith Flessel-Toto.[15] France placed twenty-third in the final, scoring 23 points.[16]
Voting
Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation. The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent, with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency. This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on: vocal capacity; the stage performance; the song's composition and originality; and the overall impression by the act. In addition, no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently. The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the grand final.
Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition, it was revealed that France had placed twenty-fifth with the public televote and twelfth with the jury vote. In the public vote, France received an average rank of 21.68 and in the jury vote the nation received an average rank of 10.95.
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to France and awarded by France in the second semi-final and grand final of the contest, and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows:
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January 14, 2023
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song L enfer et moi written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin The song was performed by Amandine Bourgeois The French broadcaster France Televisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2013 contest in Malmo Sweden L enfer et moi was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 22 January 2013 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 13 March 2013 Eurovision Song Contest 2013Country FranceNational selectionSelection processInternal selectionSelection date s Artist 22 January 2013Song 13 March 2013Selected entrantAmandine BourgeoisSelected song L enfer et moi Selected songwriter s Boris BergmanDavid SalkinFinals performanceFinal result23rd 14 pointsFrance in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 2013 2014 As a member of the Big Five France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest Performing as the opening entry during the show in position 1 France placed twenty third out of the 26 participating countries with 14 points Contents 1 Background 2 Before Eurovision 2 1 Internal selection 3 At Eurovision 3 1 Final 3 2 Voting 3 2 1 Points awarded to France 3 2 2 Points awarded by France 4 ReferencesBackground EditMain article France in the Eurovision Song Contest Prior to the 2013 Contest France had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest fifty five times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in 1956 1 France first won the contest in 1958 with Dors mon amour performed by Andre Claveau In the 1960s they won three times with Tom Pillibi performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960 Un premier amour performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962 and Un jour un enfant performed by Frida Boccara who won in 1969 in a four way tie with the Netherlands Spain and the United Kingdom France s fifth victory came in 1977 when Marie Myriam won with the song L oiseau et l enfant France have also finished second four times with Paule Desjardins in 1957 Catherine Ferry in 1976 Joelle Ursull in 1990 and Amina in 1991 who lost out to Sweden s Carola in a tie break In the 21st century France has had less success only making the top ten three times with Natasha St Pier finishing fourth in 2001 Sandrine Francois finishing fifth in 2002 and Patricia Kaas finishing eighth in 2009 In 2012 the nation finished in twenty second place with the song Echo You and I performed by Anggun The French national broadcaster France Televisions broadcasts the event within France and delegates the selection of the nation s entry to the television channel France 3 France 3 confirmed that France would participate in the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest on 6 November 2012 2 The French broadcaster had used both national finals and internal selection to choose the French entry in the past From 2008 to 2012 the broadcaster opted to internally select the French entry a procedure that was continued in order to select the 2013 entry 3 Before Eurovision EditInternal selection Edit France 3 announced in late 2012 that the French entry for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally The organisation of the internal selection was headed by the newly appointed French Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest Frederic Valencak 3 The French broadcaster requested proposals from record companies music publishers artist managers and artists themselves and shortlisted 18 entries from the received submissions to advance to the next stage which involved a fourteen member selection committee consisting of representatives of France Televisions and music industry professionals The selection committee consisted of 4 5 Yvan Cassar Arranger and conductor Elodie Hesme Lyricist Jacques Veneruso Composer and author Gerard Pont Director of Francofolies Bertrand Habart Editorial director of Deezer Virginie Borgeaud Manager Bruno Berberes Casting and artistic director Claude Bosle Tele 7 Jours editor in chief Audrey Chauveau France O representative Thierry Langlois France 3 programmes director Julien Borde France 3 general programmes secretary Yann Chapellon France Televisions president and distribution director Marie Claire Mezerette France 3 entertainment director Frederic Valencak Head of Delegation for France at the Eurovision Song Contest On 22 January 2013 France 3 announced that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 would be L enfer et moi performed by Amandine Bourgeois The song was written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin 6 The selection committee considered five entries following a blind audio listening before finalising their decision internally in early 2013 The entry was released on 13 March 2013 via the streaming service Spotify and was formally presented to the public on 14 March 2013 during the France 5 programme C a vous hosted by Alessandra Sublet 7 At Eurovision Edit source source source source source source source source source source source source source source Bourgeois presenting herself and the song she competed with at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Amandine Bourgeois during a press meet and greet According to Eurovision rules all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the Big Five France Germany Italy Spain and the United Kingdom are required to qualify from one of two semi finals in order to compete for the final the top ten countries from each semi final progress to the final As a member of the Big 5 France automatically qualified to compete in the final on 18 May 2013 In addition to their participation in the final France is also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi finals During the semi final allocation draw on 17 January 2013 France was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi final on 16 May 2013 8 In France the two semi finals was broadcast on France O with commentary by Audrey Chauveau and Bruno Berberes while the final was broadcast on France 3 with commentary by Cyril Feraud and Mireille Dumas 9 10 The French spokesperson who announced the French votes during the final was Marine Vignes Final Edit Amandine Bourgeois during a rehearsal before the finalAmandine Bourgeois took part in technical rehearsals on 12 and 15 May followed by dress rehearsals on 17 and 18 May This included the jury final on 17 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries After technical rehearsals were held on 15 May the Big 5 countries and host nation Denmark held a press conference As part of this press conference the artists took part in a draw to determine which half of the grand final they would subsequently participate in France was drawn to compete in the first half 11 Following the conclusion of the second semi final the shows producers decided upon the running order of the final The running order for the semi finals and final was decided by the shows producers rather than through another draw so that similar songs were not placed next to each other France was subsequently placed to open the show and perform in position 1 before the entry from Lithuania 12 The French performance featured Amandine Bourgeois on stage wearing a grey dress and black high heels designed by French designer Jean Claude Jitrois and performing the song at a microphone stand The stage colours were predominately red with red yellow and orange lighting and the stage projections displayed flames and steam on a black background About the performance and song France 3 entertainment director Marie Claire Mezerette stated In this case simplicity is the key It is a simple but still powerful rock love song We don t need to make it complicated She wants to express how angry she is with what happened in that love story Amandine is singing about 13 14 Amandine Bourgeois was joined on stage by three backing vocalists Fanny Llado Guillaume Eyango and Judith Flessel Toto 15 France placed twenty third in the final scoring 23 points 16 Voting Edit Voting during the three shows consisted of 50 percent public televoting and 50 percent from a jury deliberation The jury consisted of five music industry professionals who were citizens of the country they represent with their names published before the contest to ensure transparency This jury was asked to judge each contestant based on vocal capacity the stage performance the song s composition and originality and the overall impression by the act In addition no member of a national jury could be related in any way to any of the competing acts in such a way that they cannot vote impartially and independently The individual rankings of each jury member were released shortly after the grand final Following the release of the full split voting by the EBU after the conclusion of the competition it was revealed that France had placed twenty fifth with the public televote and twelfth with the jury vote In the public vote France received an average rank of 21 68 and in the jury vote the nation received an average rank of 10 95 Below is a breakdown of points awarded to France and awarded by France in the second semi final and grand final of the contest and the breakdown of the jury voting and televoting conducted during the two shows Points awarded to France Edit Points awarded to France Final 17 Score Country12 points10 points8 points San Marino7 points6 points5 points4 points3 points2 points Armenia Iceland1 point Cyprus MacedoniaPoints awarded by France Edit Points awarded by France Semi final 2 18 Score Country12 points Armenia10 points Switzerland8 points Azerbaijan7 points Finland6 points Romania5 points San Marino4 points Israel3 points Hungary2 points Malta1 point Bulgaria Points awarded by France Final 17 Score Country12 points Denmark10 points Italy8 points Azerbaijan7 points Armenia6 points Russia5 points Belgium4 points Moldova3 points Finland2 points Malta1 point RomaniaReferences Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related 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