Virginie Pouchain ( born 1980 in Saint-Montan , Ardèche ) , is a singer and hairdresser from the département of Ardèche in southern France . On 14 March 2006 she was selected by the viewers of France 3 and a jury presided by Charles Aznavour to represent France in Eurovision Song Contest 2006 . For the French national grand finale , she sang Céline Dion 's hit song '' Pour que tu m ' aimes encore '' . In Athens , Virginie performed a song – written especially for the occasion by the German-born singer Corneille – entitled '' Il était temps '' ( '' It 's about time '' ) . She finished in the third-to-last position scoring only five points
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Virginie Pouchain