Vive La France......................

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With the last French win being in 1977 when Marie Myriam sang the classic L'Oiseau et L'Enfant, their luck has been a mixed bag of recent years. The last time they came really close was in 1991 when they were pipped at the post by Carola and "Fangad av en Stormvind" on a countback!!
With the arrival of the 2000's France started very poorly finishing 23rd in Stockholm, but that was followed by Natasha St Pier with what is probably the best French song of the decade "Je N'ai Que Mon Âme" which finished in 4th place and then they followed that with a 5th place in Tallinn. What seemed like a renaissance for the French in those 2 years was brought to a sudden halt in 2002 when they finished 18th. 2007 should have been the year that turned around French fortunes but unfortunately 23rd was the highest they could manage.
Has being one of the "Big 4" dampened their chances of winning again? I don't think so!!! They have over the past few years sent some really good songs but they just dont appeal unfortunately to a Saturday night TV audience.
I certainly hope that France pull out the stops this year and send an absolute corker to Belgrade and put them back where they belong right at the top of the Eurovision tree.

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