Printemps,_avril_carillonne
France was represented by Jean-Paul Mauric, with the song "Printemps, avril carillonne", at the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, which took place on 18 March in Cannes following Jacqueline Boyer's victory for France the previous year. For 1961, broadcaster RTF opted to hold a national final, which took place on 18 February at 21:20 CET (20:20 UTC).[1]
| Eurovision Song Contest 1961 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 18 February 1961 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jean-Paul Mauric | |||
| Selected song | "Printemps, avril carillonne" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 4th, 13 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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National final
The final was hosted by Jacqueline Joubert and directed by Marcel Cravenne [fr].[1] Six songs[lower-alpha 1] took part. The artists were accompanied by the orchestra of Camille Sauvage.[1] The winner was chosen by votes from members of the public who were telephoned by RTF's regional studios.[2] Each of the 11 regional juries consisted of 50 viewers, with the exception of Paris where 100 viewers were telephoned.[1]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christiane Lasquin | "Toi pour moi, moi pour toi" | 57 | 5 |
| 2 | Isabelle Aubret | "Le gars de n'importe où" | 100 | 3 |
| 3 | Arabelle | "Un petit brin de musette" | 31 | 6 |
| 4 | Sophie Darel [fr] | "Printemps de Paris" | 90 | 4 |
| 5 | Jean-Paul Mauric | "Printemps (avril carillonne)" | 212 | 1 |
| 6 | Bernard Stephane | "Les mouettes" | 109 | 2 |
| Song | Bordeaux |
Lille |
Limoges |
Lyon |
Marseille |
Nancy |
Rennes |
Strasbourg |
Toulouse |
Algiers |
Paris |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toi pour moi, moi pour toi | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 57 |
| Le gars de n'importe où | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 100 |
| Un petit brin de musette | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 31 |
| Printemps de Paris | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 90 |
| Printemps, avril carillonne | 25 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 212 |
| Les mouettes | 10 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 109 |
On the night of the final Mauric performed 9th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting "Printemps, avril carillonne" had received 13 points, placing France 4th of the 16 competing entries.[4]
Voting
Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.
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Notes
- A seventh song called "Pic' Nic'" was named by French TV magazine Télérama to take part in the national final but didn't appear to compete in the live broadcast.[1]
References
- "Sélection française du Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. CPF86622517. Archived from the original on 15 July 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
- "ESC History - France 1961". Archived from the original on 24 February 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
- "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.