On 29 November 2011 , Anggun was announced by the France Télévisions as the French representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 . Marie Claire Mezzette , the head of the Entertainment Department at France 3 , explained that Anggun had been a strong candidate for a long time and last year they were hesitating between her and Amaury Vassili . Speaking about the selection , Anggun said , " It 's really a great honour . It 's a lovely gift for me as I 'm of Indonesian origin , but having been naturalised French since 2000 . I undoubtedly symbolise a mixed France of today , made up of many cultures . Your country has given me a beautiful language , a beautiful identity . Secretly , we all want to win . I 'm going to shine for France . " Anggun composed the song in collaboration with musicians William Rousseau and Jean-Pierre Pilot . For the mixing of the song she enlisted the help of Veronica Ferraro , who has worked on David Guetta 's latest project . On 29 December 2011 , the demo of the song , entitled " Europa " , was sent to several media and was claimed to be as engaging and inviting as Maroon 5 's " Moves Like Jagger " and Britney Spears 's " I Wan na Go " . On 17 January 2012 , Anggun announced the official title of the song , " Echo ( You and I ) " . The song is mostly in French , with few English lyrics in its chorus . The full English version will be recorded
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Echo (You and I)