France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958
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FranceSong: National final
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1958 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) | |||
| Country | France | |||
| Selection process | Artist: Internal selection Song: National final | |||
| Selection date | 7 February 1958 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Dors, mon amour" | |||
| Artist | André Claveau | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 27 votes | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Dors, mon amour", composed by Pierre Delanoë, with lyrics by Hubert Giraud, and performed by André Claveau. The French participating broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), held a national final to select its entry, after having previously selected the performer internally. The song would go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest.
Et voici quelques airs
The 1958 contest marked France's third appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest, having participated yearly since the first contest in 1956.[1] Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) internally selected André Claveau to sing for France, with the song being selected in a national final. A few weeks prior to the national final, RTF asked 20 record labels to send their best songs. 15 songs were submitted, and RTF chose five of them for the national final.[2]
The music show Et voici quelques airs was used as the national final. It took place on 7 February 1958 at 20:25 CET and lasted 33 minutes.[3][4] It was produced by Claude Dagues and hosted by Marianne Lecène.[2] Five songs were presented. They were sung by one of their songwriters, with the exception of "Musique magique", sung by singer Jocelyne Jocya.[2]
The interval acts included Francis Lemarque and Christiane Legrand performing "Marjolaine", Maria Candido performing "Buenas noches, mi amor", André Claveau performing "Toi l'amour" and Daniele George performing "Mandoline amoureuse".[2]
A jury consisting of 13 music and television professionals decided the winner: Jean Marsac (jury president), Emmanuel Robert, Paul Peyre, Jean-Vincent Bréchignac, Arno-Charles Brun, Armand Lanoux, Ariane Ségal, Agathe Mella,[a] André Salvet, Denis Bourgeois, Jacques Seignette, Paul Durand and Eddie Barclay.[2] Only the winning song and the runner-up were announced by jury president Jean Marsac:[2] the winning song was "Dors, mon amour", written by Hubert Giraud, with "Helena", written by René Denoncin, coming second.[5]
André Claveau then performed the winning song, holding a large sheet of paper with the notes and lyrics in front of him as he didn't know the song by heart.[2]
| R/O | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Dumont | "Parigi Roma" | Charles Dumont | N/a |
| 2 | René Denoncin | "Helena" |
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2 |
| 3 | Jocelyne Jocya | "Musique magique" |
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N/a |
| 4 | Hubert Giraud | "Dors, mon amour" |
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1 |
| 5 | André Richin | "Tape dans tes mains" | André Richin | N/a |
