| Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 7 March 2008 | |||
| Selected entrant | Sébastien Tellier | |||
| Selected song | "Divine" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 47 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Divine" written by Sébastien Tellier and Amandine de la Richardière. The song was performed by Sébastien Tellier. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French contest entry for the 2008 contest in Belgrade, Serbia. "Divine" was officially announced by France 3 as the French entry on 7 March 2008 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 18 March 2008 during the M6 programme T'empêches tout le monde de dormir.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 19, France placed nineteenth out of the 25 participating countries with 47 points.