France’s latest Eurovision representative Louane will reveal her entry on March 15th.
When will Louane perform?
Last week, France Télévisions confirmed that Louane will represent France at Eurovision 2025 to become the ninth named artist at the time for Basel. In a radio interview with France Inter, French head of delegation Alexandra Redde-Amiel revealed when we will hear Louane’s entry for the contest. Louane will perform her song for the first time on the 15th of March, during the France-Scotland Six Nations rugby match. This will take place during half time at the Stade de France. The match will begin at 21:00 CET on Saturday 15th March.
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— Eurovision France 🇫🇷 (@EurovisionF2) February 4, 2025
La Révélation de la chanson de Louane qui va représenter la France 🇫🇷✨à l’Eurovision aura lieu le 15 mars lors de la mi-temps du match FRANCE-ECOSSE 🏉au Stade de France 🏟️✨
🚨 Louane Eurovision song 🇫🇷reveal on the 15/03 live from Stade de France🏟️✨ pic.twitter.com/jgIkzffCu8
France’s Eurovision History
France is a powerhouse in Eurovision, debuting in the first Contest in 1956. Their first entries finished in second place, but no scores were ever published. Since then, France has gone on to win the Contest five times. The most recent win came in 1977, with Marie Myriam’s “L’oiseau et l’enfant”, scoring 136 points.France has seen a rebirth in results following a change in direction in 2016. Amir finished in 6th position for France with “J’ai cherché”, followed by 12th, 13th and 16th places respectively.
For 2024, France continued to choose internally, they chose Slimane with his song “Mon amour”. At the close of voting in Malmö, France finished in 4th place, earning 445 points. Of these, 218 points were given by the juries, whilst the televote allocated an extra 227 points to France.
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News Source: France Inter
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