France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

  • Georges Costa
  • Michel Costa
  • Daniel Costa
Finals performanceFinal result17th, 13 pointsFrance in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1985 • 1986 • 1987►

France was present at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

Before Eurovision

L'Eurovision 1986

The French national final to select their entry, L'Eurovision 1986, was held on 22 March 1986 at the SFP Studios in Paris, and was hosted by Patrice Laffont, a famous game show host well known for hosting Des chiffres et des lettres.

Fourteen songs made it to the national final, which was broadcast by Antenne 2 across France and to the overseas departments. The winner was decided by a sample of television viewers who were telephoned at random and asked their opinion of each song. The winning entry was "Européennes", performed by the quartet Cocktail and composed by Georges Costa and Michel Costa.

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Daisy Clerc "Homme de lumière" 133 3
2 Véronique Bodoin "Paris le dimanche matin" 30 13
3 Sandrine Doukhan "J'aimerai demain" 63 7
4 Christine Gavalet "Nuit blanche" 35 12
5 Yves de Roubaix "Vivre longtemps" 147 2
6 King Kong & Les Limousines "Stop l'amour, pas d'amour" 67 6
7 Duo Plaisir "Eurovision" 43 9
8 Cocktail "Européennes" 158 1
9 Claire Axèle "Mélodie" 76 5
10 Jean-Louis Richerme "La roue tourne" 43 9
11 Catherine Perbost "Fils d'Ellington" 36 11
12 Marc Juillet "Je vis dans un rêve" 55 8
13 Sonja Wiggers "Le cœur branché" 24 14
14 Lucille Marciano "Comme une chanteuse de blues" 113 4

At Eurovision

Before performing at Bergen, Cocktail changed their name to Cocktail Chic. They were the third act on the night of the Contest, following Yugoslavia and preceding Norway. At the close of the voting the song had received 13 points, placing 17th in a field of 20 competing countries.[1] At the time it was the worst placing for France in the Contest's history, and would remain so until 1996.

Voting

Points awarded to France[2]
Score Country
12 points
10 points
8 points
7 points   Switzerland
6 points
5 points
4 points
3 points
2 points
1 point
Points awarded by France[2]
Score Country
12 points  Belgium
10 points  United Kingdom
8 points  Luxembourg
7 points   Switzerland
6 points  Spain
5 points  Denmark
4 points  Norway
3 points  Ireland
2 points  Sweden
1 point  Israel

References

  1. ^ "Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Bergen 1986". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

External links

  • French National Final 1986
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Participation
Artists
Songs
  • "À chaque pas"
  • "Allez Ola Olé"
  • "L'Amour à la française"
  • "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
  • "La Belle amour"
  • "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison"
  • "Chacun pense à soi"
  • "Le Chant de Mallory"
  • "Chanteur de charme"
  • "Chez nous"
  • "Comé-comédie"
  • "Divine"
  • "Diwanit bugale"
  • "Dors, mon amour"
  • "Echo (You and I)"
  • "Elle était si jolie"
  • "L'Enfer et moi"
  • "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste"
  • "Et s'il fallait le faire"
  • "Européennes"
  • "Évidemment"
  • "Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
  • "Fulenn"
  • "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames"
  • "Humanahum"
  • "Il doit faire beau là-bas"
  • "Il est là"
  • "Il était temps"
  • "Il faut du temps"
  • "Il me donne rendez-vous"
  • "Il y aura toujours des violons"
  • "J'ai cherché"
  • "J'ai volé la vie"
  • "Un jardin sur la terre"
  • "Je n'ai que mon âme"
  • "Je suis l'enfant soleil"
  • "Je suis un vrai garçon"
  • "Je veux donner ma voix"
  • "Un jour, un enfant"
  • "Mama Corsica"
  • "Marie-Blanche"
  • "Mercy"
  • "Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"
  • "Mon amour"
  • "Monté la riviè"
  • "Monts et merveilles"
  • "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
  • "Moustache"
  • "N'avoue jamais"
  • "N'oubliez pas"
  • "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant"
  • "On aura le ciel"
  • "Où aller"
  • "Oui, oui, oui, oui"
  • "Un premier amour"
  • "Printemps, avril carillonne"
  • "Requiem"
  • "Roi"
  • "Sans toi"
  • "Sentiments songes"
  • "Sognu"
  • "La Source"
  • "Le Temps perdu"
  • "Tom Pillibi"
  • "Un, deux, trois"
  • "La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"
  • "Vivre"
  • "Voilà"
  • "White and Black Blues"
  • Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete
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Countries
Final
Withdrawn
  • Greece
Artists
Final
Withdrawn
  • Polina
Songs
Final
  • "Alles heeft ritme"
  • "L'Amour de ma vie"
  • "Du er fuld af løgn"
  • "E' de' det här du kallar kärlek?"
  • "Européennes"
  • "Gleðibankinn"
  • "Halley"
  • "J'aime la vie"
  • "Não sejas mau para mim"
  • "Never the End"
  • "Pas pour moi"
  • "Romeo"
  • "Runner in the Night"
  • "Tora zo"
  • "Über die Brücke geh'n"
  • "Valentino"
  • "Yavo Yom"
  • "You Can Count On Me"
  • "Die Zeit ist einsam"
  • "Željo moja"
Withdrawn
  • "Wagon-lit"