 Jonatan is ethnically Spanish and so is fluent in Spanish and French, singing the final verse of the song in Spanish - the first occasion on which the French Contest entry was performed partly in this language.Despite France's 18th place at the 2003 Contest, the song was pre-qualified for the final as France are one of the "Big Four" (along with Spain, Germany and the United Kingdom), which means that their entries are exempt from qualification in the semi-final.The song was performed fourth on the night (following Norway's Knut Anders Sørum with High and preceding Serbia and Montenegro's Željko Joksimović & Ad Hoc Orchestra with Lane Moje).