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France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977

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Summary

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Field	Value
Year	1977
Broadcaster	Télévision Française 1 (TF1)
Country	France
Selection process	National final
Selection date	6 March 1977
Song	L'Oiseau et l'Enfant
Artist	Marie Myriam
Writer
Final result	1st, 136 points

France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant", composed by Jean-Paul Cara, with lyrics by Joe Gracy, and performed by Marie Myriam. The French participating broadcaster, Télévision Française 1 (TF1), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, making France the first country to achieve five victories in the contest.

Before Eurovision

Following the French success in 1976 with a song chosen through a national final, broadcaster Télévision Française 1 (TF1) again opted for a public selection. The selection process was a cooperation with the French songwriters and composers association SACEM. 360 songs were submitted.

National final

Semi-finals

Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen by public televoting.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place
1	Gilles Marchal	"Le Centre du monde"	4,213	4
2	Delfine	"Du côté de l'enfance"	5,511	1
3	Joël Prévost	"Pour oublier Barbara"	3,918	6
4	Pierre Charby	"Chacun sa chanson d'amour"	4,722	3
5	Patricia Lavilla	"Vis ta vie"	3,810	7
6	Colin Verdier	"La Vie tu sais"	4,881	2
7	Maxime Piolot	"Il faut partir"	4,036	5

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place
1	Monique Pianéa	"Je suis comme elle"	5,001	2
2	Corinne Colbert	"La Poupée"	4,879	3
3	Elisabeth Jérôme	"Dans les nuages"	3,293	7
4	Marie Myriam	"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"	7,164	1
5	Millie	"Un enfant peut-être"	4,332	5
6	Primevère	"Dîtes-moi"	4,489	4
7	Arlène	"Le cerf-volant"	3,960	6

Final

The final took place on 6 March 1977, hosted by Evelyn Leclercq, Patrick Sébastien and Yves Lecoq. The winner was chosen by public televoting.

Draw	Artist	Song	Votes	Place
1	Pierre Charby	"Chacun sa chanson d'amour"	3,562	5
2	Colin Verdier	"La Vie tu sais"	4,845	4
3	Marie Myriam	"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"	10,178	1
4	Delfine	"Du côté de l'enfance"	6,066	3
5	Monique Pianéa	"Je suis comme elle"	2,740	6
6	Corinne Colbert	"La poupée"	7,565	2

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Myriam performed last in the running order, following . France won the contest with a final total of 136 points, 15 ahead of the United Kingdom in second place.

Voting

Score	Country	12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points	5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point

Score	Country	12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points	5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point

References

Mogui, Jean-Pierre. (9 May 1977). "Victoire à Wembley". [[Le Figaro]].
"Final of London 1977". European Broadcasting Union.
"Results of the Final of London 1977". European Broadcasting Union.

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