France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Country

France

National selection

Selection process

National Final

Selection date(s)

18 February 1961

Selected entrant

Jean-Paul Mauric

Selected song

"Printemps, avril carillonne"

Finals performance

Final result

4th, 13 points

France in the Eurovision Song Contest

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1961

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France was represented by Jean-Paul Mauric, with the song '"Printemps, avril carillonne", at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, 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.

Final

The final was hosted by Jacqueline Joubert and Marcelle Cravenne. Six songs took part with the winner being chosen by votes from members of the public who were telephoned by RTF's regional studios.^[1]

**National Final - 18 February 1961**
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	"Printemps de Paris"	90	4
5	Jean-Paul Mauric	"Printemps, avril carillonne"	212	1
6	Bernard Stephane	"Les mouettes"	109	2

**Jury Votes**
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

At Eurovision

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.^[2]

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)