France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Je veux donner ma voix" written by Pascal Graczyk, René Colombies, Gilles Arcens and Luigi Rutigliano. The song was performed by Nayah. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised the national final Eurovision 1999: la sélection in order to select the French entry for the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, Israel. Twelve songs competed in the national final on 2 March 1999 where "Je veux donner ma voix" performed by Nayah was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote.
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Country | France | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Eurovision 1999: la sélection | |||
Selection date(s) | 2 March 1999 | |||
Selected entrant | Nayah | |||
Selected song | "Je veux donner ma voix" | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 19th, 14 points | |||
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As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 10, France placed nineteenth out of the 23 participating countries with 14 points.