▁entry ▁was ▁selected ▁through ▁a ▁national ▁final , ▁organ ised ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁broad c aster ▁France ▁T élé vis ions . ▁T win ▁T win ▁represented ▁France ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁" M oust ache ". ▁France ▁placed ▁ 2 6 th ▁( last ) ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁scoring ▁ 2 ▁points . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁contest ▁that ▁France ▁had ▁placed ▁last ▁in ▁a ▁final . ▁ ▁Before ▁Euro vision ▁ ▁National ▁final ▁ ▁On ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁France ▁ 3 ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁organ ise ▁a ▁national ▁final ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁select ▁the ▁French ▁entry ▁for ▁the ▁Euro vision ▁Song ▁Cont est ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁marked ▁a ▁return ▁to ▁a ▁national ▁final ▁selection ▁procedure ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁broad c aster , ▁who ▁last ▁organ ised ▁a ▁tele vised ▁multi - art ist ▁national ▁final ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁for ▁internal ▁se lections ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁between . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁entries ▁ ▁In ▁early ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁France ▁ 3 ▁initi ated ▁a ▁casting ▁call ▁for ▁interested ▁artists ▁to ▁submit ▁songs ▁with ▁the ▁criteria ▁that ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁of ▁the ▁submitted ▁song ▁be ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁that ▁instrument al ▁pieces ▁that ▁extens ively ▁lack ed ▁vocals ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁accepted . ▁The ▁dead line ▁for ▁subm issions ▁concluded ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁