France in The Song 5

France participated in The Song 5 in Espoo, Finland with the song "I See Fire", performed by Naive New Beaters, featuring Ana Zimmer. It was written by Ana Zimmer, Fabrice Riballier, Matthieu Jay and Michael Clair. Due to their poor performance in The Song 4, France was relegated to the Pre-Qualification Round for the fifth edition of the contest.

Participation
On December 28 2022, the French broadcaster, GRF, announced that they would be holding a national final to select their entry. All twelve songs in both semi-finals were released later that day.

The Baguetting of French
Each semi-final consisted of six songs, with the top three qualifying for the final.

Semi-final 1
Naive New Beaters and Ana Zimmer, Edgär, and the trio of Sharam Jey, Celestal and Moss Kena all qualified for the final.{{Legend|#ffdead|Qualifier}}

Semi-final 2
Skip the Use, the duos of Louis Bekk and Brogan, NAO and Aprile all qualified for the final.{{Legend|#ffdead|Qualifier}}

Final
The winners were Naive New Beaters and Ana Zimmer with "I See Fire". In second place, Edgär will compete in The Song Second Chance 5 with "Dictators". {{Legend|gold|Winner}} {{Legend|paleturquoise|The Song Second Chance}}