Un premier amour
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"Un premier amour" (French pronunciation:
The song was performed ninth on the night, following the
The song is a typically dramatic ballad, with Aubret singing about the power that a first love has over people.
The song was succeeded as contest winner in
Eurovision Song Contest 1962
This song was the French representation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. The orchestra was conducted by Franck Pourcel.
The song was performed 9th on the night of March 18, 1962 by Isabelle Aubret, preceded by the Netherlands with De Spelbrekers performing "Katinka" and followed by Norway with Inger Jacobsen performing "Kom sol, kom regn". The votes, the song had received 26 points, being in first place out of a total of 16 and declaring itself the winner.[1][2]
Isabelle Aubret would represent France again in 1968 with the song "La source", which would come in third place.[3]
It was succeeded as French representation at the 1963 Festival by Alain Barrière with "Elle était si jolie".[4]
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1962
- Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Un premier amour".
References
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1962, Scoreboard" [Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1962, marcador]. eurovision.tv. Unión Europea de Radiodifusión. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ISBN 1-84442-586-X.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1968" [Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1968]. eurovision.tv. Unión Europea de Radiodifusión. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1963" [Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1963]. eurovision.tv. Unión Europea de Radiodifusión. Retrieved 8 October 2016.