| Eurovision Song Contest 2010 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Selection date(s) | Artist: 19 February 2010 Song: 20 March 2010 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Jessy Matador | |||
| Selected song | "Allez Ola Olé" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 82 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Allez Ola Olé" written by Hugues Ducamin and Jacques Ballue. The song was performed by Jessy Matador. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 internally selected the French entry for the 2010 contest in Oslo, Norway. Jessy Matador was officially announced by France 3 as the French entrant on 19 February 2010 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry on 20 March 2010.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing in position 18, France placed twelfth out of the 25 participating countries with 82 points.