France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1981 | ||||
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| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Concours de la Chanson française pour l'Eurovision 1981 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 22 February 1981 1 March 1981 Final 8 March 1981 | |||
| Selected entrant | Jean Gabilou | |||
| Selected song | "Humanahum" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 125 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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
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
Antenne 2
.
Voting
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References
- ^ French National Final 1981
- ^ Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1981, pres. Fabienne Égal, 8 March 1981, TF1.
- ^ "Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ 1982 Eurovision source in French
- ^ a b "Results of the Final of Dublin 1981". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.