| Eurovision Song Contest 1957 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | February 1957 | |||
| Selected entrant | Paule Desjardins | |||
| Selected song | "La Belle Amour" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Guy Lafarge | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 2nd, 17 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
| ||||
Germany held a national final to select the song that would represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest 1957. The winner was Margot Hielscher with the song "Telefon, Telefon".
Before Eurovision
editSept villes, une chanson
editSept villes, une chanson was aired on French Television every two weeks on Fridays between 21 December 1956 and ? at 20:40 CET.[1] It was directed by Igor Barrère and presented by Robert Beauvais.[1]
In each show, a selection of new songs was presented.[1] The songs were arranged by Armand Migiani, and accompanied by an orchestra under the direction of Paul Durand.[2] Each song was presented twice, once sung, and once in an instrumental version.[2]
Seven juries sitting in seven French cities chose a winner in each show, with the seventh and last jury to give its vote was assembled in Paris.[1] Robert Beauvais called the juries on telephone and oversaw the voting with the help of a scoreboard in the studio.[1]
Sept villes, une chanson was aired on 21 December 1957[1], 4 January 1957[2].
Selection of the French entry
editBoth the singer (Paule Desjardins) and the composer (Guy Lafarge) had been chosen by 21 February: On that day, Deutsches Fernsehen published a press release on the upcoming contest, saying that Paule Desjardins would sing a song by Guy Lafarge for France.[3]
"La Belle Amour" was written by Guy Lafarge (music) and Francis Carco (lyrics).[4]
At Eurovision
editAt the Eurovision Song Contest held on 3 March 1957 in Frankfurt, Paule Desjardins performed eight, following the Germany and preceding Denmark.[5] "La Belle Amour" was conducted by Paul Durand.[4] The song received 17 points, placing second in a field of ten.[6] It was succeeded as French representative at the 1958 contest by André Claveau, with "Dors mon amour".[7]
Voting
editEvery country had a jury of ten people.[4] Every jury member could give one point to their favourite song.[4]
|
|
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Vendredi 21 Décembre". Télévision Programme Magazine (in French). Vol. 2, no. 60. 16 December 1956. p. 18. OCLC 472721214.
- ^ a b c "Vendredi 4 Janvier". Télévision Programme Magazine (in French). Vol. 2, no. 62. 30 December 1956. p. 18. OCLC 472721214.
- ^ "Internationaler Schlager- und Chansonwettbewerb". Deutsches Fernsehen. ARD-Pressedienst (in German). No. 10/57. 21 February 1957. pp. 4–5. OCLC 183304021.
- ^ a b c d Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn, United Kingdom: Telos Publishing. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. OCLC 862793988.
- ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Final of Frankfurt 1957 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Participants of Hilversum 1958". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Frankfurt 1957". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.