France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Chacun pense à soi" written by Ortal and Saad Tabainet. The song was performed by Ortal. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with the television channel France 3 organised the national final Un candidat pour l’Eurovision in order to select the French entry for the 2005 contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. Five songs competed in the national final on 15 March 2005 where "Chacun pense à soi" performed by Ortal was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public vote.