| Year: | 1986 |
| Broadcaster: | French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no |
| Country: | France |
| Preselection: | French: L'Eurovision 1986 |
| Preselection Date: | 22 March 1986 |
| Entrant: | Cocktail Chic |
| Song: | French: Européennes|i=no |
| Final Result: | 17th, 13 points |
France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "French: Européennes|i=no", written by Georges Costa and Michel Costa, and performed by Cocktail Chic. The French participating broadcaster, French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no, selected its entry through a national final.
French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no held the national final, French: L'Eurovision 1986, on 22 March 1986 at the SFP Studios in Paris, hosted by Patrice Laffont.
Fourteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast across France and to the overseas departments. The winner was decided by a sample of television viewers who were telephoned at random and asked their opinion of each song. The winning entry was "French: Européennes|i=no", performed by the quartet Cocktail and composed by Georges Costa and Michel Costa.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daisy Clerc | "Homme de lumière" | 133 | 3 | |
| 2 | Véronique Bodoin | "Paris le dimanche matin" | 30 | 13 | |
| 3 | Sandrine Doukhan | "J'aimerai demain" | 63 | 7 | |
| 4 | Christine Gavalet | "Nuit blanche" | 35 | 12 | |
| 5 | Yves de Roubaix | "Vivre longtemps" | 147 | 2 | |
| 6 | King Kong & Les Limousines | "Stop l'amour, pas d'amour" | 67 | 6 | |
| 7 | Duo Plaisir | "Eurovision" | 43 | 9 | |
| 8 | Cocktail | "Européennes" | 158 | 1 | |
| 9 | Claire Axèle | "Mélodie" | 76 | 5 | |
| 10 | Jean-Louis Richerme | "La roue tourne" | 43 | 9 | |
| 11 | Catherine Perbost | "Fils d'Ellington" | 36 | 11 | |
| 12 | Marc Juillet | "Je vis dans un rêve" | 55 | 8 | |
| 13 | Sonja Wiggers | "Le cœur branché" | 24 | 14 | |
| 14 | Lucille Marciano | "Comme une chanteuse de blues" | 113 | 4 |
Before performing at Bergen, Cocktail changed their name to Cocktail Chic. They were the third act on the night of the Contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 13 points, placing 17th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] At the time it was the worst placing for France in the Contest's history, and would remain so until 1996.