France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "Femme dans ses rêves aussi", written by Didier Pascalis, and performed by Roger Bens. The French participating broadcaster, Antenne 2, selected its entry through a national final.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1985 |
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| Participating broadcaster | Antenne 2 |
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| Country |  France |
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| Selection process | National final |
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| Selection date(s) | 31 March 1985 |
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| Selected artist(s) | Roger Bens |
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| Selected song | "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" |
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| Selected songwriter(s) | Didier Pascalis |
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| Final result | 10th, 56 points |
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Antenne 2 held the national final on 31 March 1985, hosted by Patrice Laffont and Catherine Ceylac. Fourteen songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs.[1]
| Draw
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Artist
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Song
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Points
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Place
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| 1
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Les Jumelles
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"Notre symphonie"
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30
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11
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| 2
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Roger Bens
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"Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
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215
|
1
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| 3
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Lucille Marciano
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"Pour ne pas oublier les hommes"
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52
|
9
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| 4
|
Julia Romagne
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"Dolly"
|
80
|
6
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| 5
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Florence Minet
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"Le cœur made in amour"
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99
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4
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| 6
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Florence Allora
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"C'est un sorcier"
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63
|
8
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| 7
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Pascal Renard
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"Mary Jackson"
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22
|
12
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| 8
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Sarah d'Armento
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"Zoom avant"
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10
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14
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| 9
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Henri de Vézins
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"Amour non-stop"
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17
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13
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| 10
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3+1
|
"Paris la France"
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76
|
7
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| 11
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Betty Dian
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"Le jour où tu reviendras"
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121
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2
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| 12
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Françoise Robert
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"Only you, que vous"
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103
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3
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| 13
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Irka and Denis Pépin
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"Quelque chose me dit"
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89
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5
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| 14
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Nadine Séra
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"Un autre jour, une autre chance"
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39
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10
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On the night of the final Bens performed 6th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" had received 56 points, placing France 10th of the 19 entries.[2] The French jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[3]
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