France 2, the French national broadcaster, has confirmed that France will compete at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest next year.
Thus France joins the list of countries who have so far confirmed their participation at the forthcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest in Austria.
France Televisions is yet to confirm the mechanism it will use to select the 2026 French Eurovision entry and act.
France in Eurovision
France debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in the very first contest in 1956 and is one of the founder members of the competition. The French nation has won the event 5 times: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1969, 1977. France has hosted the Eurovision the contest on 3 occasions : Cannes (1959,1961) and Paris (1978).
In 2025 Louane defended the French colours at the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel with her magnificent entry ‘Maman‘.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhqJY0ll1Wo
