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| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1983 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Antenne 2 | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 20 March 1983 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Vivre" | |||
| Artist | Guy Bonnet | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 56 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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France was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1983 with the song "Vivre", composed byGuy Bonnet, with lyrics by Fulbert Cant, and performed by Bonnet himself. The French participating broadcaster,Antenne 2, selected its entry through a national final. Bonnet had previously representedFrance in 1970.
Antenne 2 took on the responsibility of participating in Eurovision representing France in 1983, after the country had been absent from the 1982 contest when previous broadcasterTélévision Française 1 (TF1) opted out, citing the facile nature of the music on offer in Eurovision as they perceived it.[citation needed]Antenne 2 decided to choose its first entry via a broadcast national final. The national final was also aired in Canada'sTVFQ 99 [fr] on 22 May.[1][2]
The national final was held on 20 March 1983, hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault and 1977 contest winnerMarie Myriam. Fourteen songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs. Other participants included previous French representativesIsabelle Aubret (1962 and1968) andJoël Prévost (1978).
| Draw | Artist | Song | Place |
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| 1 | Philippe Houbert | "Les manèges de l'amour" | 12 |
| 2 | Joël Prévost | "Je t'aime" | 9 |
| 3 | Claude Merlebois | "Je reviendrai" | 8 |
| 4 | Jean-Marc Courtois | "L'homme est un mobile" | 7 |
| 5 | Joséphine Coppola | "Passionément" | 14 |
| 6 | Kali | "Je vous oublie" | 13 |
| 7 | Guy Bonnet | "Vivre" | 1 |
| 8 | Rebecca | "Mais où est l'amour" | 11 |
| 9 | Isabelle Aubret | "France France" | 3 |
| 10 | Nicolas Leyani | "Quand je vois le soleil" | 6 |
| 11 | Jean-Paul Cara | "À Chantefrance" | 5 |
| 12 | Christine Fontane | "Avec" | 10 |
| 13 | La Compagnie Créole | "Vive le Douanier Rousseau" | 2 |
| 14 | Anne-Marie Gancel | "J'en appelle à la vie" | 4 |
On the night of the final Bonnet performed first in the running order, precedingNorway. At the close of voting "Vivre" had received 56 points, placing France 8th of the 20 entries.[3] The French jury awarded its 12 points to contest winnersLuxembourg.[4]
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