France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1958

France in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Eurovision Song Contest 1958
Participating broadcasterRadiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF)
Country France
Selection processArtist: Internal selection
Song: National final
Selection date7 February 1958
Competing entry
Song"Dors, mon amour"
ArtistAndré Claveau
Songwriters
Placement
Final result1st, 27 votes
Participation chronology
◄1957 • 1958 • 1959►

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1958 with the song "Dors, mon amour", composed by Hubert Giraud, with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë, and performed by André Claveau. The French participating broadcaster, Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF), held a national final to select its entry, after having previously selected the performer internally. The song would go on to win the Eurovision Song Contest.

Before Eurovision

The 1958 contest marked France's third appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest, having participated yearly since the first contest in 1956.[1] Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française (RTF) internally selected André Claveau to sing for France, with the song being selected in a national final.[2] A few weeks prior to the national final, RTF asked 20 record labels to send their best songs.[2] 15 songs were submitted, and RTF chose five of them for the national final.[2]

Et voici quelques airs

The music show Et voici quelques airs was used as the national final.[2] It took place on 7 February 1958 at 20:25 CET and lasted 33 minutes.[3][4] It was directed by Claude Dagues and hosted by Marianne Lecène.[2][5] Five songs were presented.[2] They were sung by one of their songwriters, with the exception of "Musique magique", sung by singer Jocelyne Jocya.[2][5] The performing artists were accompanied by an orchestra under the musical direction of Léo Chauliac.[6]

The interval acts included Francis Lemarque and Christiane Legrand performing "Marjolaine", Maria Candido performing "Buenas noches, mi amor", André Claveau performing "Toi l'amour" and Danièle George performing "Mandoline amoureuse".[2][5]

A jury consisting of 13 music and television professionals decided the winner: Jean Marsac (jury president), Emmanuel Robert, Paul Peyre, Jean-Vincent Bréchignac, Arno-Charles Brun, Armand Lanoux, Ariane Ségal, Agathe Mella,[a] André Salvet, Denis Bourgeois, Jacques Seignette, Paul Durand and Eddie Barclay.[2] Only the winning song and the runner-up were announced by jury president Jean Marsac:[2] the winning song was "Dors, mon amour", written by Hubert Giraud (music[7][8][9]) and Pierre Delanoë (lyrics[7][8][9]), with "Helena", written by René Denoncin, coming second.[10]

André Claveau then performed the winning song, holding a large sheet of paper with the notes and lyrics in front of him as he didn't know the song by heart.[2]

Et voici quelques airs – 7 February 1958[2][5][11][12]
R/O ArtistSongSongwriter(s)Place
1 Charles Dumont "Parigi Roma" Charles Dumont N/a
2 René Denoncin "Helena"
  • René Denoncin
  • Roger Desbois
 2
3 Jocelyne Jocya "Musique magique"
N/a
4 Hubert Giraud "Dors, mon amour"
1
5 André Richin "Tape dans tes mains" André Richin N/a

At Eurovision

The Eurovision Song Contest 1958 took place at AVRO Studios in Hilversum, Netherlands on 12 March 1958.[13] Claveau sang third on the night of the contest, following the Netherlands and preceding Luxembourg.[14] "Dors, mon amour" was conducted by Franck Pourcel at the contest.[7][14] At the close of the voting, France had received 27 votes, placing first of 10 countries, and achieving its first victory at the contest.[7][14]

Eurovision Song Contest 1958 was broadcast in France on RTF Télévision as well as on radio France I, with commentary by Pierre Tchernia.[15][16]

Voting

Each participating broadcaster assembled a ten-member jury panel.[14] Every jury member could give one vote to their favourite song.[14]

The members of the French jury were: Armand Lanoux (jury president), Henry Torrès, Jean Marsac, Renée Faure, Jean Delannoy, André Salvet, Jo Bouillon, Line Renaud, Jean Sablon and Henri Jeanson.[17][16] The French jury's voting was supervised by Paul Peyre, RTF director of television programming.[17]

Notes

  1. ↑ When reading out the list of jury members, presenter Marianne Lecène did not name her despite TV cameras showing her sitting with the other jury members.

References

  1. ↑ "Countries – France – Participation history". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Et voici quelques airs (Television programme) (in French). Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française. 7 February 1958.
  3. ↑ "Radiodiffusion et télévision". Le Monde. 8 February 1958. p. 8. ProQuest 2504158005. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Et voici quelques airs : émission du 7 février 1958". INAthèque (in French). Institut national de l'audiovisuel. CPF86614049. Archived from the original on 7 July 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Brincourt, André (7 February 1958). "...Et voici quelques airs". Le Figaro (in French). Vol. 132, no. 4, 175. p. 13. ISSN 0182-5852. OCLC 1367314267.
  6. ↑ "Vendredi 7 février". Télé Programme Magazine (in French). Vol. 4, no. 119. 2 February 1958. p. 32. OCLC 472721214.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "La chanson française : Grand Prix Eurovision 1958". La Voix du Nord (in French). No. 4, 251. 13 March 1958. p. 2. ISSN 0999-2189. OCLC 474495481.
  8. 1 2 "Répertoire des Œuvres - La Sacem". repertoire.sacem.fr (in French). ISWC: T-330.429.390-7. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 Paris, Pierre-Yves (2014). André Claveau : ne m'oubliez pas (in French). Courtomer: ABM éditions. pp. 122–125. ISBN 978-2-35152-297-4. OCLC 1062310314.
  10. ↑ "'Dors, mon amour' représentera la chanson française à Hilversum". L'Aurore (in French). Vol. 17, no. 4, 176. 12 February 1958. p. 11. ISSN 0294-8486. OCLC 1367943474.
  11. ↑ Claveau, André. Dors, mon amour (Vinyl) (in French). Pathé. 45 EG 365.
  12. ↑ André Popp et Son Orchestre. Musique magique (Vinyl) (in French). Fontana. 680.006 TL.
  13. ↑ "Eurovision Song Contest–Hilversum 1958". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Roxburgh, Gordon (2012). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Vol. One: The 1950s and 1960s. Prestatyn: Telos. pp. 161–165. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. OCLC 862793988.
  15. ↑ Sansnom, Pierrette (12 March 1958). "Les finales du Grand Prix de la chanson européenne". L'Aurore (in French). Vol. 17, no. 4, 200. p. 15. ISSN 0294-8486. OCLC 1367943474.
  16. 1 2 "La France emporte le Prix de la Chanson pour Eurovision 1958". L'Aurore (in French). Vol. 17, no. 4, 202. 14 March 1958. p. 15. ISSN 0294-8486. OCLC 1367943474.
  17. 1 2 3ème Concours Eurovision de la chanson 1958 (Television production) (in French). Hilversum and Paris: NTS; RTF. 12 March 1958 – via Institut national de l'audiovisuel.
  18. 1 2 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. 165. ISBN 978-1-84583-065-6. OCLC 862793988.
  19. 1 2 "Hilversum 1958: Voting data". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 25 May 2026. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
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