France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2023 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions | |||
| Country | France | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Announcement date | Artist: 12 January 2023 Song: 19 February 2023 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Évidemment" | |||
| Artist | La Zarra | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 16th, 104 points | |||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Évidemment", written by Fatima Zahra Hafdi, Ahmed Saghir, Yannick Rastogi, and Zacharie Raymond, and performed by Hafdi herself under her stage name La Zarra. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, internally selected its entry for the contest. La Zarra was officially announced by France 2 as the French entrant on 12 January 2023, and the song was presented to the public on 19 February 2023, during the France 2 programme 20h30 le dimanche.
As a member of the "Big Five", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest.