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Wikipedia article
"'Un premier amour'" (; "A First Love") was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1962, sung in French by Isabelle Aubret representing .
The song was performed ninth on the night, following the ' De Spelbrekers with "Katinka" and preceding 's Inger Jacobsen with "Kom sol, kom regn". By the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing it first in a field of 16.
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 by "Dansevise" performed by Grethe & Jrgen Ingmann representing . It was succeeded as French representative that year by Alain Barrire with "Elle tait si jolie". Isabelle Aubret returned to the Contest in , again representing France, singing "La source", placing third with 20 points, behind winner Massiel with "La, la, la" and runner-up Cliff Richard with "Congratulations".
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.
Isabelle Aubret would represent France again in 1968 with the song "La source", which would come in third place.
It was succeeded as French representation at the 1963 Festival by Alain Barrire with "Elle tait si jolie".
Sources and external links
* [http://www.eurovision.tv/page/history/by-year/contest?event=279 Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1962]
* [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1962fra Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Un premier amour".]
References
Category:Eurovision songs of France
Category:Eurovision songs of 1962
Category:French-language songs
Category:Eurovision Song Contest winning songs
Category:Philips Records singles
Category:1962 singles
Category:1962 songs
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