France was represented at the

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with the song "", written by Georges Costa and Michel Costa, and performed by Cocktail Chic. The French participating broadcaster, , selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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held the national final, ''1986'', on 22 March 1986 at the SFP Studios in

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, hosted by Patrice Laffont. Fourteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast across France and to the

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. The winner was decided by a sample of television viewers who were telephoned at random and asked their opinion of each song. The winning entry was "", performed by the quartet

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and composed by Georges Costa and Michel Costa.

At Eurovision

Before performing at Bergen, Cocktail changed their name to Cocktail Chic. They were the third act on the night of the Contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 13 points, placing 17th in a field of 20 competing countries. At the time it was the worst placing for France in the Contest's history, and would remain so until 1996.

Voting

References

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