France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956

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Eurovision Song Contest 1956
Country France
National selection
Selection processLe palmarès de la chanson inédite
Selected entrantMathé Altéry and
Dany Dauberson
Selected song"Le Temps perdu" and
"Il est là"
Selected songwriter(s)"Le Temps perdu":
  • André Lodge
  • Rachèle Thoreau

"Il est là":
  • Simone Vallauris
Finals performance
Final resultN/A
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
1956 •
1957►

France debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956, held on 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Cursaal in Lugano, Switzerland. The French broadcaster RTF chose its two entries for the contest with the help of the radio program Le Palmarès de la chanson inédite. The songs "Le Temps perdu" and "Il est là" were selected to represent the nation. At the contest, they were performed by Mathé Altéry and Dany Dauberson, respectively.

Before Eurovision

According to TV listings magazine Télévision Programme Magazine, RTF used the radio program "Le palmarès de la chanson inédite" to choose the French entries for the Eurovision Song Contest 1956.[1] "Le palmarès de la chanson inédite" aired regularly on Saturday evenings on Programme parisien in 1956 and 1957.[1][2][3] The program was directed by Michel du Plessis and presented by Maurice Yvain and Louis Poterat, with an orchestra led by Franck Pourcel accompanying the artists.[3]

Of the two French songs chosen for the Eurovision Song Contest, "Il est là" can be retrieved in radio listings as participating in the program, in this case for the program aired on 5 May 1956, and sung by Marina Audrey.[4]

Programs of the season prior to Eurovision
Date Artists and songs Ref.
7 April 1956
  • Jean-Fred Mêlé – "Chanson pour Sylvie"
  • Hélène Romanée – "T'es dingue"
  • Jean-Pierre Dujay – "C‘est notre amour"
  • Germaine Duclos – "Pas la peine de s‘en faire"
 [3]
14 April 1956
  • Rose Deshayes – "Un grand amour"
  • Aimée Doniat – "Les Démoiselles de Neuilly"
  • Wilma Nor – "La Chanteuse de blues"
  • Serge Reval – "Te souviens-tu ?"
 [5]
21 April 1956
  • Germaine Duclos – "Pas d‘baratin"
  • Bob et Dyna – "Les Pêcheurs de Floride"
  • Jack Gauthier – "Oh ! la ! di ! hé !"
  • Laura Mellec – "Souvenirs"
 [6]
28 April 1956
  • Danièle Georges – "Ta chanson, mon amour"
  • Jean Veldy – "Le Napolitain"
  • Françoise Guy – "Prends cette lettre"
  • Jacques Lambert – "Habits, Chiffons"
 [7]
5 May 1956
  • Hélène Romanée – "Le Chapeau fleuri"
  • Roger Perrinoz – "Les Ponts du paradis"
  • Marina Audrey – "Il est là"
  • Jean-Pierre Hébrard – Déclaration légale
 [4][8]
12 May 1956
  • Jean Lambert – "Alger la blanche"
  • Hélène Romanée – "La Pêche aux goujons"
  • Jack Gauthier – "Jojo le catcheur"
  • Nadia Dauty [fr] – "Ballade à Paris"
 [9]
19 May 1956
  • Georgie Viennet [fr] – "Il n‘y a pas de bonheur sans nuages"
  • Maria Stella
  • Rose Deshayes – "Baïon frénétique"
  • Raymond Falgayrac – "Pour le meilleur et pour le pire"
 [10]

"Le Temps perdu", written by André Lodge (music) and Rachèle Thoreau [fr] (lyrics), and "Il est là", written by Simone Vallauris, were chosen as the French entries.[1]

At Eurovision

Eurovision Song Contest 1956 took place at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland, on 24 May 1956. "Le Temps perdu", sung by Mathé Altéry, was performed 5th at the contest and "Il est là", sung by Dany Dauberson, was performed 12th.[11] Both of the French entries were conducted by Franck Pourcel.[12]

Each country nominated two jury members who voted for their respective country by giving between one and ten points to each song, including those representing their own country.[13] One of the French jury members was Maurice Yvain.[14]

The full results of the contest were not revealed and have not been retained by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).[15] Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was televised in France on RTF with commentaries provided by Michelle Rebel.[1]

References

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  11. ^ "Final of Lugano 1956 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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  13. ^ "Reglement du Grand Prix Eurovision 1956 de la Chanson Européenne (version définitive)" [Rules of the Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Competition 1956 (final version)] (PDF) (in French). European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2016.
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  15. ^ "Lugano 1956 – Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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