Virginie Pouchain

Virginie Pouchain, born 2nd January 1980 in  Saint-Montan, Ardèche, is a singer and hairdresser from the  département of  Ardèche in southern France. On 14 March 2006 she was selected by the viewers of  France 3 and a jury presided by  Charles Aznavour to represent France in  Eurovision Song Contest 2006. For the French national grand finale, she sang  Céline Dion's hit song  Pour que tu m'aimes encore. In  Athens, Virginie performed a song – written especially for the occasion by the German-born singer  Corneille – entitled  Il était temps ( It's about time). She finished in the third-to-last position scoring only five points.