Back Fransa 1956 Avroviziya Mahnı Müsabiqəsində Azerbaijani Συμμετοχή της Γαλλίας στη Eurovision 1956 Greek Francia en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1956 Spanish France au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1956 French צרפת באירוויזיון 1956 HE Frankrijk op het Eurovisiesongfestival 1956 Dutch Frankrike i Eurovision Song Contest 1956 NN França no Festival Eurovisão da Canção 1956 Portuguese Франция на «Евровидении-1956» Russian 1956 Eurovision Şarkı Yarışması'nda Fransa Turkish
| Eurovision Song Contest 1956 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Le palmarès de la chanson inédite | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Mathé Altéry and Dany Dauberson | |||
| Selected song | "Le Temps perdu" and "Il est là" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | "Le Temps perdu":
"Il est là":
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | N/A | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with two songs: "Le Temps perdu", composed by André Lodge, with lyrics by Rachèle Thoreau, and performed by Mathé Altéry; and "Il est là", written by Simone Vallauris, and performed by Dany Dauberson. The French participating broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), selected its two entries through the radio program Le palmarès de la chanson inédite. "Le Temps perdu" was the first-ever entry from France performed in the Eurovision Song Contest.