Back France au Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1999 French צרפת באירוויזיון 1999 HE Frankrijk op het Eurovisiesongfestival 1999 Dutch França no Festival Eurovisão da Canção 1999 Portuguese Франция на «Евровидении-1999» Russian
| Eurovision Song Contest 1999 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | France Télévision | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Eurovision 1999: la sélection | |||
| Selection date(s) | 2 March 1999 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Nayah | |||
| Selected song | "Je veux donner ma voix" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 14 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Je veux donner ma voix", written by Pascal Graczyk, René Colombies, Gilles Arcens, and Luigi Rutigliano, and performed by Nayah. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévision, selected its entry for the contest through the national final Eurovision 1999: la sélection organized by France 3.
Twelve songs competed in the national final on 2 March 1999 where "Je veux donner ma voix" performed by Nayah was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a jury panel and a public vote.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing during the show in position 10, France placed nineteenth out of the 23 participating countries with 14 points.