France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962

Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal Selection
Selected entrant	Isabelle Aubret
Selected song	"Un premier amour"
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 26 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1961 • 1962 • 1963►

France was represented by Isabelle Aubret, with the song '"Un premier amour", at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen internally by broadcaster RTF and went on to bring France their third Eurovision victory in five contests.

Following its victory "Un premier amour" became a moderate domestic success, but failed to find a market outside France. Aubret would return to Eurovision in 1968, finishing third on that occasion.

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Aubret performed 9th in the running order, following the Netherlands and preceding Norway. "Un premier amour" was a gentle ballad with a hypnotic melody and a sophisticated musical arrangement which was highly praised, and was rated by observers as the stand-out song in a particularly drab line-up. Each national jury awarded 3-2-1 to their top 3 songs and France took the lead in the third round of voting, then quickly pulled away from the field to gain a comprehensive victory with 26 points against the 13 received by runners-up Monaco. Five juries – Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Yugoslavia – gave their maximum vote to "Un premier amour", and only Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands failed to place the song in their top three. The French jury awarded its top mark to Yugoslavia.^[1]

France had hosted the 1959 and 1961 contests, and RTF declined to stage a third contest in such a short period, so the BBC stepped in to host the 1963 contest in London.

At Eurovision

Points awarded to France

Points awarded by France^[1]

3 points	Yugoslavia
2 points	Norway
1 point	Monaco

See also

• France in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1962

References

France in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Artists 1950s Mathé Altéry (1956) Dany Dauberson (1956) Paule Desjardins André Claveau Jean Philippe 1960s Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Paul Mauric Isabelle Aubret Alain Barrière Rachel Guy Mardel Dominique Walter Noëlle Cordier Isabelle Aubret Frida Boccara 1970s Guy Bonnet Serge Lama Betty Mars Martine Clemenceau Dani Nicole Rieu Catherine Ferry Marie Myriam Joël Prévost Anne-Marie David 1980s Profil Jean Gabilou 1982 Guy Bonnet Annick Thoumazeau Roger Bens Cocktail Chic Christine Minier Gérard Lenorman Nathalie Pâque 1990s Joëlle Ursull Amina Kali Patrick Fiori Nina Morato Nathalie Santamaria Dan Ar Braz & l'Héritage des Celtes Fanny Marie Line Nayah 2000s Sofia Mestari Natasha St-Pier Sandrine François Louisa Baïleche Jonatan Cerrada Ortal Virginie Pouchain Les Fatals Picards Sébastien Tellier Patricia Kaas 2010s Jessy Matador Amaury Vassili Anggun Amandine Bourgeois Twin Twin Lisa Angell Amir
Songs 1950s "Le temps perdu" (1956) "Il est là" (1956) "La belle amour" "Dors, mon amour" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" 1960s "Tom Pillibi" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Un premier amour" "Elle était si jolie" "Le chant de Mallory" "N'avoue jamais" "Chez nous" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "La source" "Un jour, un enfant" 1970s "Marie-Blanche" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Comé-comédie" "Sans toi" La vie à vingt-cinq ans "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Un, deux, trois" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" 1980s "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" 1982 "Vivre" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Européennes" "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Chanteur de charme" "J'ai volé la vie" 1990s "White and Black Blues" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Monté la riviè" "Mama Corsica" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Diwanit Bugale" "Sentiments songes" "Où aller" "Je veux donner ma voix" 2000s "On aura le ciel" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Il faut du temps" "Monts et merveilles" "À chaque pas" "Chacun pense à soi" "Il était temps" "L'amour à la française" "Divine" "Et s'il fallait le faire" 2010s "Allez Ola Olé" "Sognu" "Echo (You and I)" "L'enfer et moi" "Moustache" "N'oubliez pas" "J'ai cherché"
(Note: Entries scored out are when France did not compete)