Eurovision History Chat: France
AJ & Hikki tackle another big one: Our voison au nord-est, La France.
France has been at Eurovision since the beginning of the contest in 1956.
Dominating Eurovision in the 1960s, France’s fortunes at the contest have been up and down since the 1970s, but always distinctly and resolutely French…even when singing in other languages.
It’s probably our most emotional Eurovision History Chat so far:
Our take on Eurovision a la Française.
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