France 3 ,the French national broadcaster has informed and confirmed to Esctoday.com that France will participate at the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden next May. The method and mechanism the broadcaster will use to select its entry and representative will be revealed in due course.
France debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956 and was one of the founding members of the event. The country has won the contest 5 times (1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977), whilst has hosted it the event 3 times (1959 and 1961 in Cannes, 1978 in Paris)
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