France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979
France was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979, held in Jerusalem, Israel.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1979 | ||||
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| Country |  | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | national final | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 March 1979 | |||
| Selected entrant | Anne Marie David | |||
| Selected song | "Je suis l'enfant soleil" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 106 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Internal selection
The French national final to select their entry, Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1979, was to be held on 4 March 1979 at the TF1 Studios in Paris, but the Société Française de Production, the French film technicians' union, went on strike, barring the semi-finals from airing and the finals from being taped at all.[1] A professional jury picked the winner out of a pool of 14 semi-finalists.
The winning entry was "Je suis l'enfant soleil," performed by Anne Marie David and composed by Eddy Marnay with lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Despite the strike, Anne Marie David's semi-final performance was allowed to be shown during Preview Week.
| Draw | Artist | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renaud Siry | "Juste une mélodie" |
| 2 | Darras & Désumeur | "Arlequin" |
| 3 | Christy Caro | "L'hiver est le plus chaud" |
| 4 | Elsa Litton | "Cette nuit-là" |
| 5 | Chorus | "Je vole sur la musique" |
| 6 | Anne Marie David | "Je suis l'enfant soleil" |
| 7 | Michel Démétriadès | "Prends la vie comme elle vient" |
| 8 | Judith Lay | "Enfants de la musique" |
| 9 | Richard Lory | "Un vent de folie" |
| 10 | Francine Aliona | "Danse, allez danse" |
| 7 | Paul and Julie B. | "Retour aux années folles" |
| 8 | Patrick Loubié | "Bravo, tant pis" |
| 9 | Jean-Noël Dupré | "On est tous pareils" |
| 10 | Nadine Douteau | "Un jour tu trouveras" |
At Eurovision
Anne Marie David performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following Israel and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19 competing countries.
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