Yet , France have had some good results during the 21st century . In 2001 , Canadian singer Natasha St-Pier came 4th for France with her song " Je n'ai que mon âme " , being the favourite to win the contest by fans and odds . This good result was carried into the 2002 contest , when Sandrine François came 5th with " Il faut du temps " and received the Marcel Bezençon international press award for the best entry of that year . Finally , the positive experience with Sébastien Tellier in 2008 created considerable interest among the French show business for the contest , which resulted in the fact that Eurovision is seen now in the French media as a great advertising campaign and it has been decided that big names will represent France in the future . With these ambitions , the French superstar Patricia Kaas represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow , Russia . Kaas is one of the most successful French-speaking singers in the world and she has sold over 16 million records worldwide . She ended in 8th place . Kaas received the Marcel Bezençon artistic award , which was voted on by previous winners and presented to the best artist . In the 2016 Contest in Stockholm , Sweden , Amir with his song , " J'ai cherché " , ended in 6th place and broke a 40-year record by scoring the most points in France 's Eurovision history , by scoring 257 points in the final
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
France in the Eurovision Song Contest