France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
France have also finished second four times, with Paule Desjardins in 1957, Catherine Ferry in 1976, Joëlle Ursull in 1990 and Amina in 1991, who lost out to Sweden's Carola in a tie-break.In 2007, the nation finished in twenty-second place with the song "L'amour à la française" performed by les Fatals Picards.[2][3] On 7 March 2008, France 3 announced that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 would be "Divine" performed by Sébastien Tellier.[5] "Divine" was edited and remixed at the request of the French broadcaster, and the entry was formally presented to the public on 18 March 2008 during the M6 programme T'empêches tout le monde de dormir, hosted by Marc-Olivier Fogiel.[11] The French performance featured Sébastien Tellier on stage dressed in a suit with a black shirt and wearing black sunglasses, joined by five backing vocalists wearing sunglasses, wigs and fake facial hair which resembled Tellier: Abigael Debit, Falone Tayoung, Marie Djemali, Sheliyah Masry and Stanislas Debit.[12] The performance began with Tellier entering the stage driving a small golf buggy branded with the French Tricolour and carrying a helium filled inflatable globe that he later inhaled from, causing his voice to become higher-pitched.
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