France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "", composed by Paul Koulak, with lyrics by Anne Grégory, and performed by Martine Clemenceau. The French participating broadcaster, (ORTF), selected its entry through a national final.
(ORTF) held the national final on 6 March 1973 at the Buttes-Chaumont TV studios in Paris. Six songs took part with the winner chosen by three juries made up of "experts", press and members of the public. Anne-Marie Godart had represented .
On the night of the final Clemenceau performed 16th in the running order, following the and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received 65 points, placing France joint 15th (with ) of the 17 entries – the only time that France finished outside the top 10 during the 1970s. Finished tied second-last was the nearest to last result for France from 1956 to 1997.