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Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
Participating broadcaster	Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF)
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selected artist(s)	Isabelle Aubret
Selected song	"Un premier amour"
Selected songwriter(s)	Roland Valade; Claude-Henri Vic;
Finals performance
Final result	1st, 26 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Un premier amour", composed by Claude-Henri Vic, with lyrics by Roland Valade, and performed by Isabelle Aubret. The French participating broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

An internal selection was held by Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) to determine its entry for the contest. "Un premier amour" composed by Claude-Henri Vic [fr] with lyrics by Roland Valade was chosen as the French entry, Isabelle Aubret was chosen as singer.^[1] The song was recorded and presented to television viewers during the television 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 participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel 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	Switzerland Sweden Norway Yugoslavia Germany
2 points	Austria Belgium Italy Spain
1 point	Luxembourg Monaco United Kingdom

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

References

^ ^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.
^ "Sélection des émissions". Le Monde. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. 13 March 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luxembourg 1962". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 23 May 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ ^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.