Country France Selected entrant Natasha St-Pier Final result 4th, 142 points | Selection process Internal selection Selected song "Je n'ai que mon âme" 2001 • 2002► | |
France participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2001, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
After using a national final for the previous two years, with both entries achieving low placings, France Télévisions decided to revert to their previous format of an internal selection.
France Télévisions selected Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier to represent France, singing the song "Je n'ai que mon âme" in French and English.
At Eurovision
St-Pier was one of the favourites to win, and at the contest secured 142 points, placing 4th of 23 countries. This was France's best placing since the 1995 contest, and, as of 2016, France's best result since.
References
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA