France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

  • Hubert Giraud
  • Eddy Marnay
Finals performanceFinal result3rd, 106 pointsFrance in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem, Israel.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

The French national final to select their entry, Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1979, was to be held on 4 March 1979 at the TF1 Studios in Paris, but the Société Française de Production, the French film technicians' union, went on strike, barring the semi-finals from airing and the finals from being taped at all.[1] A professional jury picked the winner out of a pool of 14 semi-finalists.

The winning entry was "Je suis l'enfant soleil", performed by Anne Marie David and composed by Eddy Marnay with lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Despite the strike, Anne Marie David's semi-final performance was allowed to be shown during Preview Week.

Artist Song
Anne-Marie David "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
Chorus "Je vole sur la musique"
Christy Caro "L'hiver est le plus chaud"
Darras and Désumeur "Arlequin"
Elsa Litton "Cette nuit-là"
Francine Aliona "Danse, allez danse"
Jean-Noël Dupré "On est tous pareils"
Judith Lay "Enfants de la musique"
Michel Démétriadès "Prends la vie comme elle vient"
Nadine Douteau "Un jour tu trouveras"
Patrick Loubié "Bravo, tant pis"
Paul and Julie B. "Retour aux années folles"
Renaud Siry "Juste une mélodie"
Richard Lory "Un vent de folie"

At Eurovision

Anne Marie David performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following Israel and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19 competing countries.[2]

Voting

Points awarded to France[3]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points  Greece
7 points  Norway
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points  Spain
2 points
1 point  Finland
Points awarded by France[3]
Score Country
12 points  Germany
10 points  Portugal
8 points  Spain
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Denmark
5 points  Finland
4 points  Greece
3 points  Monaco
2 points  Luxembourg
1 point  Israel

References

  1. ^ Information about the final
  2. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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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
Final
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Artists
Final
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Songs
Final
  • "Colorado"
  • "Disco Tango"
  • "Dschinghis Khan"
  • "Hallelujah"
  • "Happy Man"
  • "Heute in Jerusalem"
  • "Hey Nana"
  • "J'ai déjà vu ça dans tes yeux"
  • "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
  • "Katson sineen taivaan"
  • "Mary Ann"
  • "Notre vie c'est la musique"
  • "Oliver"
  • "Raggio di luna"
  • "Satellit"
  • "Sobe, sobe, balão sobe"
  • "Sokrati"
  • "Su canción"
  • "Trödler und Co"
Withdrawn
  • "Seviyorum"