| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Un candidat pour l’Eurovision | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 March 2005 | |||
| Selected entrant | Ortal | |||
| Selected song | "Chacun pense à soi" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 11 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Ortal with the song "Chacun pense à soi". The song was written and composed by Saad Tabainet.
Ortal, born in Israel of Berber and Andalusian origins, began singing when she is sixteen. In 2000, Ortal moved to Spain and joined the group ‘Gipsy Sound’ (Alabina) with whom she toured Europe with for two years. Ortal provided entertainment at MGM’s hotel in Las Vegas, the French première of the James Bond movie Tomorrow Never Dies in Paris, and on television in Monaco for Prince Albert’s birthday party. Ortal has performed in Tunisia and has also provided backing vocals on the albums of various French artists.
Before Eurovision
Un candidat pour l’Eurovision
Un candidat pour l’Eurovision was the national final organised by France 3 to select France's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. The competition was hosted by Laurent Ruquier and Elsa Fayer and produced at the La Plaine St-Denis TV Studios in Paris.
Competing entries
After requesting proposals from record companies on September 2003, France 3 received 13 submissions. 5 entries were selected to compete in the national final.[1] France 3 presented the selected acts on 17 February 2005 and their entries were released on 11 March 2005. On 14 March 2005, an introductory documentary showed the entries selection and ended with a presentation of the five participating acts.[2]
Final
The final aired live on 15 March 2005. In addition to their contest entry, each participating artist performed a duet with a well-known act. The winner was determined by public televoting (50%) and a five-member jury panel (50%).[3] The jury panel consisted of Jean-Claude Camus (producer), Dominique Segall (journalist), Miroslava Brimont (vocal coach), Bertrand Mosca (director of France 2) and Jean-Michel Boris (former director of L'Olympia).[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lionel Tim | "Je m'envole" | Léa Ivanne, Bill Ghiglione | 3 |
| 2 | Ortal | "Chacun pense à soi" | Ortal, Saad Tabainet | 1 |
| 3 | Christophe Héraut | "C'est la vie" | Antonio Angelelli, Gérard Capaldi, Bruno Grimaldi, Christophe Héraut | 2 |
| 4 | Marjorie Galluccio | "Casting" | Emma Daumas | 5 |
| 5 | Karine Trecy | "Laissez moi rêver" | Karine Trecy | 4 |
At Eurovision
The spokesperson who revealed France's votes for other countries was France's 1977 entrant Marie Myriam.[4]
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by France
References
- ^ a b "La France et ses sélections télévisés : 2005" (in French). 17 June 2015.
- ^ roel (24 February 2005). "French shows on 14th and 15th March". Esctoday.
- ^ "Un candidat pour l'Eurovision". 4lyrics.
- ^ Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.