France at the 1957 Eurovision Song Contest took part for the second time. At the competition, she was represented by Paul Desjardins with the song “La belle amour”. This year, the country took second place with 17 points, 14 points behind the winner (6 from Germany , 4 from Luxembourg , 2 from Belgium , Denmark and the UK and only one point from the Netherlands ). The country gave 6 points to Germany , 4 points to the Netherlands .
| 1957 Eurovision Song Contest | ||
|---|---|---|
| National selection | ||
| A country | ||
| Selected Artist | Paul Desjardins | |
| Selected song | La belle amour | |
| Song language | French | |
| results | ||
| Final result | 2nd place, 17 points. | |
| Other participation | ||
Conduct: 1959 • 1961 • 1978 | ||
Content
National Selection [1]
Show 1 (December 21, 1956)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Francis Linel | Paul Perry | Vive le mariage | 3 | eight |
| 2 | Jacqueline Roland | Orchestra Paul Duran | Le petit homme et la noix | one | 34 |
| 3 | Claudine Sereda and Paul Mattei | Katherine Mets | Quand ton amour sera fini | five | four |
| four | Georges Blanes | Orchestra Paul Duran | Rio | four | 6 |
| five | Paul Desjardins | Les blue stars | Il est la | 2 | 22 |
Show 2 (January 4, 1957)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Marcel Amont | Orchestra Paul Duran | Le photographe | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Nadine Young | Les blue stars | Mon petit homme et moi | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | John Littleton | Simone Langlois | Le manteau de laine | one | 29 |
| four | Helen Martin | ? | Le bleu c'est pour les amoureux | five | ten |
| five | Katherine Gay | Orchestra Paul Duran | La polka du petit poisson rouge | 3 | 13 |
Show 3 (January 18, 1957)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Suce & greenhouse | Jacques Verrier | Le clodo des toits | five | four |
| 2 | Jean Bertola | Fernand Verstraete and Leo Petit | C'est demain | one | 18 |
| 3 | Mate Alteri | Orchestra Paul Duran | Celui que j'aime | 2 | sixteen |
| four | Jacques Leroy | Les quatre de paris | La cour de mon ecole | 2 | sixteen |
| five | Lucet Reilat | Pierre Luke | La mome aux boutons | four | 12 |
Show 4 (February 1, 1957)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Daniel Dupre | Joss baselli | La vieux marin | ? | ? |
| 2 | Line Andres | Bob martin | Seulement | ? | ? |
| 3 | Rene Pierre | Les quatre barbus | Encore de l'argent | ? | ? |
| four | Lucet Reilat | Georges Blanes | Au bal du samedi | ? | ? |
| five | Jean louis tristan | Orchestra Paul Duran | Je m'ballade dans paname | one | ? |
Show 5 (February 15, 1957)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Maria Lee | Christian Borel | Les deux enfants | four | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Esterel | Orchestra Paul Duran | Des souris et les chats | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Les Bass' Harmonistes | Orchestra Paul Duran | Les aurochs | five | 0 |
| four | Josette privat | Orchestra Paul Duran | La belle amour | one | 25 |
| five | Guy Marley | Les Bass' Harmonistes | Moi qui vous parle | 2 | 17 |
Show 6 (February 28, 1957)
| Artist 1 | Artist 2 | Song | A place | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Mististri | Orchestra Paul Duran | Ma dondon | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Felix Martin | The demarney brothers | Mon vieux phono | five | 9 |
| 3 | Guy Severins | Nameless Quartet | Quelqu 'un viendra demain | one | 15 |
| four | Victoria Marino | Miguel Amador | Villa bella | 3 | 12 |
| five | Lucien Lupi | Orchestra Paul Duran | La reine du port | one | 15 |
| 6 | Renee Louis Lafforgue | Jacqueline Allard | Mon premier amour | four | ten |
See also
- France at Eurovision
- Eurovision 1957
- ↑ FRENCH NATIONAL FINAL 1957 . natfinals.50webs.com. The appeal date is June 16, 2019.