The French Final was held on March 22nd, hosted by Patrice Laffont. The winner was chosen by a sample of TV viewers were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs.
| 1 | Homme de lumière | Man of light | Daisy Clerc | 133 |
3rd |
| 2 | Paris le dimanche matin | Paris on a Sunday morning | Véronique Bodoin |
30 |
13th |
| 3 | J’aimerai demain | I shall love tomorrow | Sandrine Doukhan |
63 |
7th |
| 4 | Nuit blanche | Sleepless night | Christine Gavalet |
35 |
12th |
| 5 | Vivre longtemps | To live long | Yves de Roubaix | 147 |
2nd |
| 6 | Stop l’amour, pas d’amour | Stop love, no love | King Kong & Les Limousines |
67 |
6th |
| 7 | Eurovision | Eurovision | Duo Plaisir |
43 |
9th= |
| 8 | Européennes | European girls | Cocktail | 158 |
1st |
| 9 | Mélodie | Melody | Claire Axèle |
76 |
5th |
| 10 | La roue tourne | The wheel turns | Jean-Louis Richerme |
43 |
9th= |
| 11 | Fils d’Ellington | Son of Ellington | Catherine Perbost |
36 |
11th |
| 12 | Je vis dans un rêve | I live in a dream | Marc Juillet |
55 |
8th |
| 13 | Le coeur branché | Plugged-in heart | Sonja Wiggers |
24 |
14th |
| 14 | Comme une chanteuse de blues | Like a blues singer | Lucille Marciano | 113 |
4th |
Cocktail changed their name to Cocktail Chic for the ESC, where they came 17th.