France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

  • Roland Valade
  • Claude-Henri Vic
Finals performanceFinal result1st, 26 pointsFrance in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1961 • 1962 • 1963►

France was represented by Isabelle Aubret, with the song "Un premier amour", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

An internal selection was held by Radiodiffusion-télévision française (RTF) to determine the French participant and song. "Un premier amour" with lyrics by Roland Valade and composed by Claude-Henri Vic [fr] was chosen as the French entry, Isabelle Aubret was chosen as singer.[1] The song was recorded and presented to television viewers during the TV show "La soirée du disque", aired on 12 March at 20:30 CET.[1][2] At the beginning of this special program, Aubret recorded the song live on magnetic tape, followed by the physical and chemical production process of the LP record disc. At the end of the show, Aubret signed the finished record for viewers.[3]

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Aubret performed 9th in the running order, following The Netherlands and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting "Un premier amour" had received 26 points, placing France 1st of the 16 competing entries, 13 points ahead of the runner-up Monaco.[4] This was the third time France won the contest, having previously won in 1958 and 1960, and making it the first country to win the contest three times.

Voting

Every country had a jury of ten people. Each jury gave three, two and one points to their three favourite songs.[4]

Points awarded to France[5]
Score Country
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by France[5]
Score Country
3 points  Yugoslavia
2 points  Norway
1 point  Monaco

References

  1. ^ a b "Ce que sera le Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson". La Semaine Radio Télé : du 11 au 17 mars 1962. 11 March 1962. p. 50.
  2. ^ "Sélection des émissions". Le Monde. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 13 March 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ "La soirée du disque". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. CPF86652704. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Luxembourg 1962". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Luxembourg 1962: Detailed voting results". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "À chaque pas"
  • "Allez Ola Olé"
  • "L'Amour à la française"
  • "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
  • "La Belle amour"
  • "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison"
  • "Chacun pense à soi"
  • "Le Chant de Mallory"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "Chez nous"
  • "Comé-comédie"
  • "Divine"
  • "Diwanit bugale"
  • "Dors, mon amour"
  • "Echo (You and I)"
  • "Elle était si jolie"
  • "L'Enfer et moi"
  • "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
  • "Et s'il fallait le faire"
  • "Européennes"
  • "Évidemment"
  • "Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
  • "Fulenn"
  • "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames"
  • "Humanahum"
  • "Il doit faire beau là-bas"
  • "Il est là"
  • "Il était temps"
  • "Il faut du temps"
  • "Il me donne rendez-vous"
  • "Il y aura toujours des violons"
  • "J'ai cherché"
  • "J'ai volé la vie"
  • "Un jardin sur la terre"
  • "Je n'ai que mon âme"
  • "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
  • "Je suis un vrai garçon"
  • "Je veux donner ma voix"
  • "Un jour, un enfant"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Marie-Blanche"
  • "Mercy"
  • "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"
  • "Mon amour"
  • "Monté la riviè"
  • "Monts et merveilles"
  • "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
  • "Moustache"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "N'oubliez pas"
  • "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
  • "On aura le ciel"
  • "Où aller"
  • "Oui, oui, oui, oui"
  • "Un premier amour"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Requiem"
  • "Roi"
  • "Sans toi"
  • "Sentiments songes"
  • "Sognu"
  • "La Source"
  • "Le Temps perdu"
  • "Tom Pillibi"
  • "Un, deux, trois"
  • "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Voilà"
  • "White and Black Blues"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete
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Countries
Artists
Songs
  • "Addio, addio"
  • "Dis rien"
  • "Katinka"
  • "Kom sol, kom regn"
  • "Llámame"
  • "Ne pali svetla u sumrak"
  • "Nur in der Wiener Luft"
  • "Petit bonhomme"
  • "Le Retour"
  • "Ring-A-Ding Girl"
  • "Sol och vår"
  • "Tipi-tii"
  • "Ton nom"
  • "Un premier amour"
  • "Vuggevise"
  • "Zwei kleine Italiener"