France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

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Eurovision Song Contest 1987
CountryFlag of France.svg  France
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)4 April 1987
Selected entrant Christine Minier
Selected song"Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
Selected songwriter(s)
  • Marc Minier
  • Gérard Curci
Finals performance
Final result14th, 44 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄198619871988►

France was represented by Christine Minier, with the song "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche", at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 9 May in Brussels. Broadcaster Antenne 2 chose the song via a broadcast national final, which would prove to be the last French national final until 1999. At the time of her victory Minier was not a professional singer, nor did she subsequently launch a professional career.

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Before Eurovision

National final

The national final was held on 4 April 1987, hosted by Marie-Ange Nardi and Patrick Simpson. Ten songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs. [1]

DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Jacques Payan"Vivre libre"747
2 Pascale Fontenel "Bonheur ordinateur"2810
3Isabelle Gautier"Ciné-climat"299
4Patrick Alès"À tout vent"1373
5Cathy Solo"Manolito"588
6 Christine Minier "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"1631
7Pascal Tafuri"Délit de fuite"1106
8Marilyne and Marina"Marilyne et Marina"1502
9Joël Barret"La clef du temps"1265
10Damien Natangelo"Vivre pour aimer"1274

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Minier performed 15th in the running order, following the United Kingdom and preceding Germany. At the close of voting "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" had received 44 points, placing France 14th of the 22 entries. [2] The French jury awarded its 12 points to the Netherlands. [3]

Voting

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References

  1. ESC National Finals database 1987
  2. "Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ESC History - France 1987
  4. 1 2 "Results of the Final of Brussels 1987". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.