France

France
France is currently an active country in the Nordic Festival of Song. France have participated 8 times, debuting in the 10th edition as a result of a series of format changes to mark the tenth edition; this included France being made an eligible nation. France have never won the contest and their best position is a third place.

History
France debuted in the 10th edition of NFOS, held in Norway's capital city of Oslo, where they ultimately failed to qualify to the final, placing last in their Semi Final.

France have placed consistently well since the eleventh contest. "La Vie est Belle", "L'insatisfait" and "Viens on S'aimes" are their best placed entries, each achieving a third place at NFoS 12, NFoS 15 and NFoS 16 respectively. "Just Need Your Love" by Hyphen Hyphen achieved the nation's largest point score of 296 points, in NFOS 13.