Английская Википедия:France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:More citations needed Шаблон:Infobox song contest national year France was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, held in Dublin, Ireland.
Before Eurovision
Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1981
The final was held on 8 March 1981 at the TF1 Studios in Paris, and was hosted by television hostess Fabienne Égal. Six songs made it to the national final after two semi-final heats. The winner was decided by a random sampling of 1,086 television viewers who were contacted by TF1 and asked which song was their favorite.
The winning entry was "Humanahum", performed by Jean Gabilou and composed by Jean-Paul Cara with lyrics by Joe Gracy. Cara and Gracy also penned the 1977 Contest winner "L'oiseau et l'enfant". Gabilou, a Tahitian singer, was the first ever to represent France from one of its overseas territories.
The order of the songs presented on the night of the Contest vary from other published material.[1][2]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amour | "Un homme s'était levé" | 116 | 6 |
| 2 | Evelyne Geller | "Les yeux fermés" | 165 | 3 |
| 3 | Jean Gabilou | "Humanahum" | 273 | 1 |
| 4 | Frida Boccara | "Voilà comment je t'aime" | 159 | 4 |
| 5 | Jeff Barnel | "De visage en visage" | 131 | 5 |
| 6 | Jorge Rafael | "C'est un oiseau de papier" | 242 | 2 |
At Eurovision
Jean Gabilou performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Finland and preceding Spain. At the close of the voting the song had received 125 points, placing 3rd in a field of 20 competing countries.[3] Despite finishing in the top three, TF1's head of entertainment programming, Pierre Bouteiller, famously opted out of the 1982 Contest, referring to Eurovision as "a monument to inanity [sometimes translated as "drivel"]."[4] France would return to the fold in 1983, albeit with a different broadcaster, Antenne 2.
Voting
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| Score | Country |
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References
Шаблон:France in the Eurovision Song Contest Шаблон:Eurovision Song Contest 1981
- ↑ French National Final 1981
- ↑ Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1981, pres. Fabienne Égal, 8 March 1981, TF1.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 1982 Eurovision source in French
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
