David in Greatvision Song Contest

ESCDavid as France made debut in edition 16 of Greatvision Song Contest.

Greatvision Song Contest 16
GreatVision Song Contest 16, often referred to as GVSC 16, was the sixteenth edition of the GreatVision Song Contest. It will be held in  Serbia, after Nikolija won the sixteenth edition with "Loš Momak". RTS hose the Štark Arena in Belgrade to serve as the host venue for the edition, while Dragan Cvetkov, Miljana and Sanja Vučić were selected as the presenters.

National Selection - Destination Greatvision 16
Destination Greatvision 16 was the national final organised by France 2 to select France's entry for the Greatvision Song Contest 16. The competition consisted of three live shows, aired in December 2020 on France 2, which were hosted by French singer Bilal Hassani. TV5 Québec Canada aired the shows in Canada on a time delay as did TV5Monde internationally. All shows took place at the Studio de France - Bât 217 in Saint-Denis.

Format
The format of the competition consisted of three live shows: two semi-finals, and a final. The two semi-finals featured nine entries each, from which four were selected to advance to the final from each show.

Results in the semi-finals were determined by international jury panel (100%).

Like the previous edition, the show featured a three-members Francophone jury panel to provide feedback. They did no longer have a say in the results of the contest. The Francophone jury panel will consist of :


 * Christophe Willem – Singer, returning as a judge for the second consecutive year
 * André Manoukian – Jazz singer and former judge on Nouvelle Star, commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals in 2018 alongside Willem
 * Vitaa – Singer, French female artist with the most radio airplay in 2018, Destination Eurovision 2018 participant as a songwriter

Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries starting 21 December 2019. On 27 December 2019, France 2 announced at a press conference at the headquarters of France Télévision the name of the 18 artists and songs selected to compete in the televised shows.

National Selection - Destination Greatvision 17
Destination Greatvision 17 is the national final organised by France 2 to select France's entry for the Greatvision Song Contest 17. The competition consisted of seven live shows, aired in January 2020 on France 2, which were hosted by French singer Lea Castel. TV5 Québec Canada aired the shows in Canada on a time delay as did TV5Monde internationally. All shows took place at the Studio de France - Bât 217 in Saint-Denis.

Format
The format of the competition consisted of three live shows: four hears, two semi-finals, and a final. The two semi-finals featured ten entries each, from which nine were selected to advance to the final.

Results in the heats and semi-finals were determined by international jury panel (100%). Final was determined by IJ panes (50%) and televoting (50%)

Like the previous edition, the show featured a three-members Francophone jury panel to provide feedback and 2 special guests. They have a say in the results of the contest. The Francophone jury panel will consist of :


 * Christophe Willem – Singer, returning as a judge for the second consecutive year
 * André Manoukian – Jazz singer and former judge on Nouvelle Star, commentator of the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals in 2018 alongside Willem
 * Alma (Alexandra Maquet) - French singer and representant in Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
 * Tita (Hristina Hristova) - Bulgarian singer.
 * Ava Max (Amanda Ava Koci) - American singer.

Competing entries
Artists and songwriters were able to submit their song entries starting 21 January 2019. On 23 January 2019, France 2 announced at a press conference at the headquarters of France Télévision the name of the 40 artists and songs selected to compete in the televised shows.

Grand Final
Gold final - duels