Eurovision Song Contest 2020 | ||||
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Country | France | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Internal selection | |||
Selection date(s) | Artist: 14 January 2020 Song: 16 February 2020 | |||
Selected artist(s) | Tom Leeb | |||
Selected song | "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" | |||
Selected songwriter(s) |
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | Contest cancelled | |||
France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France originally planned to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)" written by Tom Leeb, Léa Ivanne, Amir Haddad, John Lundvik, Peter Boström and Thomas G:son. The song was performed by Tom Leeb. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 2 internally selected the French entry for the 2020 contest in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Tom Leeb was officially announced by France 2 as the French entrant on 14 January 2020 and later the song was presented to the public as the contest entry during a live performance by Leeb on 16 February 2020 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. However, the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.