<sod>On 29 February 2016, France 2 announced that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 would be "[[J'ai cherché]]" performed by [[Amir Haddad|Amir]].<ref name=Entry_announced>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=Amir is the French choice for Stockholm!|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=amir_haddad_is_the_french_choice_for_stockholm|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=29 February 2016|date=29 February 2016}}</ref> The song was written by Amir, Nazim Khaled and Johan Errami and contains lyrics in a bilingual mix of French and English.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=The French entry to be announced on March 12th|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=the_french_entry_to_be_announced_on_march_12th|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=4 February 2016|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> France 2 had originally planned to reveal the entry on 12 March 2016, however, information that Amir would represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was leaked on 25 February 2016 during the D8TV talk show programme ''[[Touche pas à mon poste!]]'', hosted by [[Cyril Hanouna]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision 2016: Amir Haddad serait le candidat de la France|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/television/1794639-20160225-video-eurovision-2016-amir-haddad-candidat-france|website=20minutes.fr|publisher=[[20 minutes (France)|20 minutes]]|accessdate=25 February 2016|language=French|date=25 February 2016}}</ref> The broadcaster considered two entries, "J'ai cherché" performed by Amir and "Alive" performed by Sasha, before finalising their decision internally on 10 January 2016.<ref name=song_details>{{cite web|last1=Decant|first1=Charles|title=Eurovision 2016 : Nathalie André évoque le choix d'Amir et la fuite dans "TPMP"|url=http://www.ozap.com/actu/eurovision-2016-nathalie-andre-evoque-le-choix-d-amir-et-la-fuite-dans-tpmp/491759|website=ozap.com|publisher=[[PureMédias]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|language=French|date=2 March 2016}}</ref> "J'ai cherché" was edited and remixed by Skydancers and Nazim Khaled at the request of the French broadcaster since the song exceeded three minutes in its original version, which had already been released as the first single from Amir's forthcoming album.<ref name=song_details/> The entry will be formally presented to the public on 12 March 2016 during the France 2 programme ''The DiCaire Show'', hosted by [[Véronic DiCaire]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=French entry to be announced on The DiCaire Show, 12 March|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=the_french_entry_to_be_announced_on_march_12th|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=24 February 2016|date=24 February 2016}}</ref><eod>
<sod>On 29 February 2016, France 2 announced that the French entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 would be "[[J'ai cherché]]" performed by [[Amir Haddad|Amir]].<ref name=Entry_announced>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=Amir is the French choice for Stockholm!|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=amir_haddad_is_the_french_choice_for_stockholm|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=29 February 2016|date=29 February 2016}}</ref> The song was written by Amir, Nazim Khaled and Johan Errami and contains lyrics in a bilingual mix of French and English.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=The French entry to be announced on March 12th|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=the_french_entry_to_be_announced_on_march_12th|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=4 February 2016|date=4 February 2016}}</ref> France 2 had originally planned to reveal the entry on 12 March 2016, however, information that Amir would represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was leaked on 25 February 2016 during the D8TV talk show programme ''[[Touche pas à mon poste!]]'', hosted by [[Cyril Hanouna]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Eurovision 2016: Amir Haddad serait le candidat de la France|url=http://www.20minutes.fr/television/1794639-20160225-video-eurovision-2016-amir-haddad-candidat-france|website=20minutes.fr|publisher=[[20 minutes (France)|20 minutes]]|accessdate=25 February 2016|language=French|date=25 February 2016}}</ref> The broadcaster considered two entries, "J'ai cherché" performed by Amir and "Alive" performed by Sasha, before finalising their decision internally on 10 January 2016.<ref name=song_details>{{cite web|last1=Decant|first1=Charles|title=Eurovision 2016 : Nathalie André évoque le choix d'Amir et la fuite dans "TPMP"|url=http://www.ozap.com/actu/eurovision-2016-nathalie-andre-evoque-le-choix-d-amir-et-la-fuite-dans-tpmp/491759|website=ozap.com|publisher=[[PureMédias]]|accessdate=3 March 2016|language=French|date=2 March 2016}}</ref> "J'ai cherché" was edited and remixed by Skydancers and Nazim Khaled at the request of the French broadcaster since the song exceeded three minutes in its original version, which had already been released as the first single from Amir's forthcoming album.<ref name=song_details/> The entry was formally presented to the public on 12 March 2016 during the France 2 programme ''The DiCaire Show'', hosted by [[Véronic DiCaire]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Omelyanchuk|first1=Olena|title=French entry to be announced on The DiCaire Show, 12 March|url=http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=the_french_entry_to_be_announced_on_march_12th|website=eurovision.tv|publisher=[[European Broadcasting Union]]|accessdate=24 February 2016|date=24 February 2016}}</ref><eod>