Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Country France
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selected entrantIsabelle Aubret
Selected song"Un premier amour"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Roland Valade
  • Claude-Henri Vic
Finals performance
Final result1st, 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 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]

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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