in November 2019 that they would opt to internally select the 2020 French entry. Before Eurovision Internal selection announced in late 2019 that the French entry for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest would be selected internally. On 14 January 2020, France 2 announced Tom Leeb as the French entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020. His song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" was presented to the public on 16 February 2020 during a live performance at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, broadcast on during the programme and hosted by Laurent Delahousse. " (The Best in Me)", written by Tom Leeb, Léa Ivanne, Amir Haddad, John Lundvik, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son and contains lyrics in a bilingual mix of French and English, was selected by the artistic committee of from over 100 submissions, headed by entertainment director and newly appointed French Head of Delegation for the Eurovision Song Contest Alexandra Redde-Amiel, after the French broadcaster requested proposals from Francophone and international songwriters. G:son and Boström had written the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest 2012 winning song "Euphoria", while Haddad represented France in the 2016 Contest and Lundvik represented Sweden in the 2019 Contest. At Eurovision 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 16 May 2020. In addition to their participation in the final, France was also required to broadcast and vote in one of the two semi-finals. During the semi-final allocation draw on 28 January 2020, France was assigned to broadcast and vote in the second semi-final on 14 May 2020. However, due to COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was cancelled. References External links Official France 2 Eurovision site 2020 Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 Eurovision Eurovision