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France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1979

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France in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Eurovision Song Contest 1979
Participating broadcasterTélévision Française 1 (TF1)
Country France
Selection processInternal selection
Competing entry
Song"Je suis l'enfant soleil"
ArtistAnne Marie David
Songwriters
Placement
Final result3rd, 106 points
Participation chronology
◄1978 • 1979 • 1980►

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "Je suis l'enfant soleil", composed by Hubert Giraud, with lyrics by Eddy Marnay, and performed by Anne Marie David.[1] The French participating broadcaster, Télévision Française 1 (TF1), internally selected its entry for the contest.

Before Eurovision

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Internal selection

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Télévision Française 1 (TF1) was going to hold the French national final, Concours de la Chanson Française pour l'Eurovision 1979, on 4 March 1979 at its studios in Paris, but the Société Française de Production, the French film technicians' union, went on strike, barring the semi-finals from airing and the finals from being taped at all. A professional jury picked the winner out of a pool of 14 semi-finalists.

The winning entry was "Je suis l'enfant soleil", performed by Anne Marie David and composed by Eddy Marnay with lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Despite the strike, Anne Marie David's semi-final performance was allowed to be shown during Preview Week.[2][3]

At Eurovision

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Anne Marie David performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following Israel and preceding Belgium. At the close of the voting the song had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19 competing countries.[4]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ "Anne-Marie David". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  2. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20180816062030/https://www.esc-history.com/nf-entries.asp?country=France&year=1979&order=ItemNr
  3. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20180816061958/http://www.eurovision-fr.net/finales_nationales/finale.php?code=FR197902
  4. ^ "Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Jerusalem 1979". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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