The three candidates presented their entries in a special edition of the French television program '' Les chansons d'abord '' on 26 January 2014 , which was hosted by 2001 French Eurovision entrant Natasha St-Pier . All of the competing songs were in French with " Sans toi " featuring some lyrics in English . In addition to the performances of the competing songs , the show also featured Eurovision Song Contest 1977 winner Marie Myriam , 2011 French Eurovision entrant Amaury Vassili and 2012 French Eurovision entrant Anggun . Following the presentation , the public had the opportunity to vote for their favourite entry between 26 January 2014 and 23 February 2014 . During this time , the entries were given increased exposure and rotation on France 3 and France Bleu . The votes from the public were combined with the votes of a jury panel in order to select the winning artist and song . The result of the national final was announced on '' Les chansons d'abord '' on 2 March 2014
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
Eurovision Song Contest 1977
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014