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| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | France Télévisions | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Un candidat pour l'Eurovision | |||
| Selection date(s) | 15 March 2005 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Ortal | |||
| Selected song | "Chacun pense à soi" | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 23rd, 11 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Chacun pense à soi", written by Ortal and Saad Tabainet, and performed by Ortal herself. The French participating broadcaster, France Télévisions, organised the national final Un candidat pour l'Eurovision in order to select its entry for the 2005 contest. Five songs competed in the national final on 15 March 2005 where "Chacun pense à soi" performed by Ortal was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.
As a member of the "Big Four", France automatically qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Performing as the closing entry during the show in position 24, France placed twenty-third out of the 24 participating countries with 11 points.