France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

Country

National selection

Selection process

Internal Selection

Selected entrant

Selected song

Finals performance

Final result

N/A

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

1956

• 1957►

France was one of seven countries to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, the first Eurovision Song Contest to be held. The French broadcaster RTF selected two entries to represent the country: Mathé Altéry with "Le Temps perdu" and Dany Dauberson with "Il est là". Neither song won the Contest, held in Lugano, Switzerland.

References

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

Participation

1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 ~~1974~~ 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 ~~1982~~ 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Artists

1950s	Mathé Altéry (1956) Dany Dauberson (1956) Paule Desjardins André Claveau Jean Philippe

1960s	Jacqueline Boyer Jean-Paul Mauric Isabelle Aubret Alain Barrière Rachel Guy Mardel Dominique Walter Noëlle Cordier Isabelle Aubret Frida Boccara

1970s	Guy Bonnet Serge Lama Betty Mars Martine Clemenceau ~~Dani~~ Nicole Rieu Catherine Ferry Marie Myriam Joël Prévost Anne-Marie David

1980s	Profil Jean Gabilou ~~1982~~ Guy Bonnet Annick Thoumazeau Roger Bens Cocktail Chic Christine Minier Gérard Lenorman Nathalie Pâque

1990s	Joëlle Ursull Amina Kali Patrick Fiori Nina Morato Nathalie Santamaria Dan Ar Braz & l'Héritage des Celtes Fanny Marie Line Nayah

2000s	Sofia Mestari Natasha St-Pier Sandrine François Louisa Baïleche Jonatan Cerrada Ortal Virginie Pouchain Les Fatals Picards Sébastien Tellier Patricia Kaas

2010s	Jessy Matador Amaury Vassili Anggun Amandine Bourgeois Twin Twin Lisa Angell Amir

Songs

1950s	"Le temps perdu" (1956) "Il est là" (1956) "La belle amour" "Dors, mon amour" "Oui, oui, oui, oui"

1960s	"Tom Pillibi" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Un premier amour" "Elle était si jolie" "Le chant de Mallory" "N'avoue jamais" "Chez nous" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "La source" "Un jour, un enfant"

1970s	"Marie-Blanche" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Comé-comédie" "Sans toi" ~~La vie à vingt-cinq ans~~ "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Un, deux, trois" "L'oiseau et l'enfant" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "Je suis l'enfant soleil"

1980s	"Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" ~~1982~~ "Vivre" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Européennes" "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Chanteur de charme" "J'ai volé la vie"

1990s	"White and Black Blues" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Monté la riviè" "Mama Corsica" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Diwanit Bugale" "Sentiments songes" "Où aller" "Je veux donner ma voix"

2000s	"On aura le ciel" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Il faut du temps" "Monts et merveilles" "À chaque pas" "Chacun pense à soi" "Il était temps" "L'amour à la française" "Divine" "Et s'il fallait le faire"

2010s	"Allez Ola Olé" "Sognu" "Echo (You and I)" "L'enfer et moi" "Moustache" "N'oubliez pas" "J'ai cherché"

(Note: Entries scored out are when France did not compete)

Countries

Final (in order of appearance)	Netherlands Switzerland Belgium Germany France Luxembourg Italy

Artists

First performance	Jetty Paerl Lys Assia Fud Leclerc Walter Andreas Schwarz Mathé Altéry Michèle Arnaud Franca Raimondi

Second performance	Corry Brokken Lys Assia Mony Marc Freddy Quinn Dany Dauberson Michèle Arnaud Tonina Torrielli

Songs

First performance	"De vogels van Holland" "Das alte Karussell" "Messieurs les noyés de la Seine" "Im Wartesaal zum großen Glück" "Le temps perdu" "Ne crois pas" "Aprite le finestre"

Second performance	"Voorgoed voorbij" "Refrain" "Le plus beau jour de ma vie" "So geht das jede Nacht" "Il est là" "Les amants de minuit" "Amami se vuoi"

(Note: all countries performed twice)

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