| Year: | 1980 |
| Broadcaster: | French: [[TF1|Télévision Française 1]]|i=no (TF1) |
| Country: | France |
| Preselection: | National final |
| Preselection Date: | Semi-finals: 9 March 1980 16 March 1980 Final: 23 March 1980 |
| Entrant: | Profil |
| Song: | French: Hé, hé M'sieurs dames|i=no |
| Final Result: | 11th, 45 points |
France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 with the song "French: Hé, hé M'sieurs dames|i=no", composed by Sylvano Santorio, with lyrics by Richard de Bordeaux and Richard Joffo, and performed by the band Profil. The French participating broadcaster, French: [[TF1|Télévision Française 1]]|i=no (TF1), selected its entry through a national final.
Having chosen their 1979 entry by internal selection, French: [[TF1|Télévision Française 1]]|i=no (TF1) returned to a public selection using the same format as in 1976-1978, with two semi-finals followed by the final on 23 March 1980.
Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen by public televoting. Other participants included 1969 contest winner Frida Boccara and Minouche Barelli, who had represented .[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jocelyne Jocya | "Si tous les "je t'aime" | 1,143 | 6 | |
| 2 | Serge Fouchet | "Le jour de la liberté" | 597 | 7 | |
| 3 | Michel Démétriadès | "On a coupé un arbre" | 2,056 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bee Michelin | "Une chanson rose" | 5,091 | 2 | |
| 5 | Frida Boccara | "Un enfant de France" | 4,722 | 3 | |
| 6 | Nadine Douteau | "Ils ont plantés un olivier" | 1,441 | 5 | |
| 7 | Marcel Amont | "Camarade vigneron" | 5,902 | 1 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minouche Barelli | "Viens dans ma farandole" | 1,705 | 6 | |
| 2 | Chantal Billon | "Un jour, un matin" | 6,107 | 1 | |
| 3 | Parasol | "Ni bleu, ni gris" | 1,919 | 5 | |
| 4 | Profil | "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" | 6,049 | 2 | |
| 5 | Simone Langlois | "Dans le regard d'un enfant" | 3,094 | 4 | |
| 6 | Bernard Sauvat | "J'suis heureux" | 1,493 | 7 | |
| 7 | Anne Delorme | "Poète ou musicien" | 5,803 | 3 |
The final took place on 23 March 1980, hosted by Évelyne Dhéliat. The winner was chosen by public televoting.[2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bee Michelin | "Une chanson rose" | 4,071 | 6 | |
| 2 | Chantal Billon | "Un jour, un matin" | 8,263 | 2 | |
| 3 | Anne Delorme | "Poète ou musicien" | 7,324 | 3 | |
| 4 | Profil | "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" | 10,628 | 1 | |
| 5 | Marcel Amont | Camarade vigneron | 7,182 | 4 | |
| 6 | Frida Boccara | "Un enfant de France" | 7,144 | 5 |
On the night of the final Profil performed 16th in the running order, following the and preceding eventual contest winners . "French: Hé, hé M'sieurs dames|i=no" was a rare French venture into uptempo disposable pop, but did not prove to have great appeal as at the close of voting it had picked up 45 points, placing France 11th of the 19 entries and bringing to an end a run of four consecutive top 3 finishes.[3] The French jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands.[4]