France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcasterTélévision Française 1 (TF1)
Country France
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selected artist(s)Anne Marie David
Selected song"Je suis l'enfant soleil"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result3rd, 106 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Je suis l'enfant soleil", composed by Hubert Giraud, with lyrics by Eddy Marnay, and performed by Anne Marie David. The French participating broadcaster, Télévision Française 1 (TF1), internally selected its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

Internal selection

Télévision Française 1 (TF1) was going to held the French national final, Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1979, on 4 March 1979 at its 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

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.