▁final ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁Les ▁ch ans ons ▁d ' abord ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁At ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁" Big ▁Five ", ▁France ▁automatically ▁qualified ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁held ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁their ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁France ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁During ▁the ▁French ▁deleg ation ' s ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁ 6 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁France ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁final . ▁In ▁the ▁final , ▁the ▁produ cers ▁of ▁the ▁show ▁decided ▁that ▁France ▁would ▁perform ▁ 1 4 th , ▁following ▁Sweden ▁and ▁preceding ▁Russia . ▁France ▁placed ▁ 2 6 th ▁and ▁last ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁scoring ▁only ▁ 2 ▁points . ▁ ▁On ▁stage , ▁T win ▁T win ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁two ▁backing ▁d anc ers ▁and ▁a ▁backing ▁vocal ist . ▁The ▁LED ▁screens ▁project ed ▁colour ful ▁m oust ache ▁mot ifs . ▁ ▁In ▁France , ▁the ▁first ▁semi - final ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁France ▁ Ô ▁with ▁comment ary ▁by ▁Aud rey ▁Ch au ve au ▁and ▁Bruno ▁Ber ber es , ▁while ▁the ▁final ▁was ▁broadcast ▁on ▁France ▁ 3 ▁with ▁comment ary ▁by ▁Cy ril ▁F éra ud ▁and ▁Nat asha ▁St -