| France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1962 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Un premier amour" | |||
| Artist | Isabelle Aubret | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 1st, 26 points | |||
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France was represented at theEurovision Song Contest 1962 with the song "Un premier amour", composed by Claude-Henri Vic, with lyrics by Roland Valade, and performed byIsabelle Aubret. The French participating broadcaster,Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), internally selected its entry for the contest. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest.
An internal selection was held byRadiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) to determine its entry for the contest. "Un premier amour" composed byClaude-Henri Vic [fr] with lyrics by Roland Valade was chosen as the French entry,Isabelle Aubret was chosen as singer.[1] The song was recorded and presented to television viewers during the television showLa soirée du disque, aired on 12 March at 20:30CET.[1][2] At the beginning of this special program, Aubret recorded the song live onmagnetic tape, followed by the physical and chemical production process of theLP record disc. At the end of the show, Aubret signed the finished record for viewers.[3]
On the night of the final Aubret performed 9th in the running order, following theNetherlands and precedingNorway. At the close of the voting "Un premier amour" had received 26 points, placing France 1st of the 16 competing entries, 13 points ahead of the runner-upMonaco.[4] This was the third time France won the contest, having previously won in1958 and1960, and making it the first country to win the contest three times.[citation needed]
Every participating broadcaster assembled a jury panel of ten people. Each jury gave three, two and one points to their three favourite songs.[4]
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