The French semi-finals were hosted by Evelyne Leclercq, Patrick Sébastien & Yves Lecoq. The top 3 songs in each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final.
Semi-Final 1 – February 20th
| 1 | Le centre du monde | The centre of the world | Gilles Marchal | 4213 |
4th |
– |
| 2 | Du côté de l’enfance | Towards childhood | Delfine | 5511 |
1st |
F |
| 3 | Pour oublier Barbara | To forget Barbara | Joël Prévost | 3918 |
6th |
– |
| 4 | Chacun sa chanson d’amour | To each their love song | Pierre Charby | 4722 |
3rd |
F |
| 5 | Vis ta vie | Live your life | Patricia Lavila | 3810 |
7th |
– |
| 6 | La vie tu sais | Life, you know | Colin Verdier | 4881 |
2nd |
F |
| 7 | Il faut partir | We must go | Maxime Piolot | 4036 |
5th |
– |
Semi-Final 2 – February 27th
| 1 | Je suis comme elle | I am like her | Monique Pianéa | 5001 | 2nd |
F |
| 2 | La poupée | The doll | Corinne Colbert | 4879 |
3rd |
F |
| 3 | Dans les nuages | In the clouds | Elisabeth Jérome | 3293 |
7th |
– |
| 4 | L’oiseau et l’enfant | The bird and the child | Marie Myriam | 7164 |
1st |
F |
| 5 | Un enfant peut-être | A child perhaps | Millie | 4332 |
5th |
– |
| 6 | Dîtes-moi | Tell me | Primevère | 4489 |
4th |
– |
| 7 | Le cerf-volant | The kite | Arlène | 3960 |
6th |
– |