| Year: | 1983 |
| Broadcaster: | French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no |
| Country: | France |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | 20 March 1983 |
| Entrant: | Guy Bonnet |
| Song: | French: Vivre|i=no |
| Final Result: | 8th, 56 points |
| Prev: | 1981 |
France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "French: Vivre|i=no", composed by Guy Bonnet, with lyrics by Fulbert Cant, and performed by Bonnet himself. The French participating broadcaster, French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no, selected its entry through a national final. Bonnet had previously represented .
French: [[France 2|Antenne 2]]|i=no took on the responsibility of participating in Eurovision representing France in 1983, after the country had been absent from the 1982 contest when previous broadcaster French: [[TF1|Télévision Française 1]]|i=no (TF1) opted out, citing the facile nature of the music on offer in Eurovision as they perceived it. French: Antenne 2|i=no decided to choose its first entry via a broadcast national final. The national final was also aired in Canada's on 22 May.[1] [2]
The national final was held on 20 March 1983, hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault and 1977 contest winner Marie Myriam. Fourteen songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs. Other participants included previous French representatives Isabelle Aubret (and) and Joël Prévost .[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Houbert | "Les manèges de l'amour" | 12 | |
| 2 | Joël Prévost | "Je t'aime" | 9 | |
| 3 | Claude Merlebois | "Je reviendrai" | 8 | |
| 4 | Jean-Marc Courtois | "L'homme est un mobile" | 7 | |
| 5 | Joséphine Coppola | "Passionément" | 14 | |
| 6 | Kali | "Je vous oublie" | 13 | |
| 7 | Guy Bonnet | "Vivre" | 1 | |
| 8 | Rebecca | "Mais où est l'amour" | 11 | |
| 9 | Isabelle Aubret | "France France" | 3 | |
| 10 | Nicolas Leyani | "Quand je vois le soleil" | 6 | |
| 11 | Jean-Paul Cara | "À Chantefrance" | 5 | |
| 12 | Christine Fontane | "Avec" | 10 | |
| 13 | La Compagnie Créole | "Vive le Douanier Rousseau" | 2 | |
| 14 | Anne-Marie Gancel | "J'en appelle à la vie" | 4 |
On the night of the final Bonnet performed first in the running order, preceding . At the close of voting "French: Vivre|i=no" had received 56 points, placing France 8th of the 20 entries.[4] The French jury awarded its 12 points to contest winners .[5]