France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2003 | |||
| Selected entrant | Louisa Baïleche | |||
| Selected song | "Monts et merveilles" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Hocine Hallaf | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 18th, 19 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "Monts et merveilles" written by Hocine Hallaf. The song was performed by Louisa Baïleche. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2003 contest in Riga, Latvia. "Monts et merveilles" was officially presented to the public by France 3 as the French entry on 7 March 2003 during the France 3 programme Le Fabuleux Destin de....
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Background
Prior to the 2003 Contest, France had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest forty-five times since its debut as one of seven countries to take part in
The French national broadcaster,
Before Eurovision
Internal selection
France 3 announced in early 2003 that the French entry for the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally. On 13 January 2003, the broadcaster opened a submission period in order for interested artists and songwriters to submit their proposals.[2] On 7 March 2003, France 3 announced during the France 3 programme Le Fabuleux Destin de..., hosted by Isabelle Giordano, that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 would be "Monts et merveilles" performed by Louisa Baïleche.[3][4] The song was written by Hocine Hallaf. The selection committee of France 3 considered two entries, "Monts et merveilles" performed by Louisa Baïleche and "Un jour, je t'emmènerai" performed by Thibault Durand, before finalising their decision internally on 28 February 2003.[5][6]
At Eurovision
As a member of the "Big 4", France automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 on 24 May 2003. During the running order draw on 29 November 2003, France was placed to perform in position 19, following the entry from Norway and before the entry from Poland.[7] France placed eighteenth in the final, scoring 19 points.[8][9]
In France, the show was broadcast on
Voting
Below is a breakdown of points awarded to France and awarded by France in the contest.
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References
- ^ "France Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (13 January 2003). "France 3: No decision on entry reached". Esctoday. Archived from the original on 1 December 2004. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (4 March 2003). "French Eurovision participant; it's a girl!". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Thomas, Franck (8 March 2003). "France : Louisa promised the moon". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (28 February 2003). "France: "No typical ballad this year"". Esctoday. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "2003 – Sélection française". eurofans.fr. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (28 November 2002). "Draw to be made public Friday 17:00 CET". ESCToday.com. Retrieved 16 November 2013.
- ^ "Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ ESC History - Eurovision - France 2003
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Riga 2003". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.