"Un premier amour" was composed by Claude-Henri Vic [fr] with French lyrics by Roland Valade, and recorded by Isabelle Aubret. It is a typically dramatic ballad, with Aubret singing about the power that a first love has over people.[1]
By the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing it first in a field of sixteen, and winning the contest.[4] It was succeeded as contest winner in 1963 by "Dansevise" performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann representing Denmark. It was succeeded as French representative that year by "Elle était si jolie" by Alain Barrière.[5]
Aftermath
Aubret returned to the contest in 1968, again representing France, singing "La source", placing third with 20 points, behind winner "La, la, la" by Massiel and runner-up "Congratulations" by Cliff Richard.[6] She performed "Un premier amour" in the Eurovision twenty-fifth anniversary show Songs of Europe held on 22 August 1981 in Mysen.[7]
