France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

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Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Country France
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)18 February 1961
Selected entrantJean-Paul Mauric
Selected song"Printemps, avril carillonne"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Francis Baxter
  • Guy Favereau
Finals performance
Final result4th, 13 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1960 • 1961 • 1962►

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

Before Eurovision[]

National 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]

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]

Voting[]

Every country had a jury of ten people. Every jury member could give one point to his or her favourite song.

References[]

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1961
  2. ^ ESC History - France 1961
  3. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Cannes 1961". Eurovision Song Contest. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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