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France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

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Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Participating broadcasterAntenne 2
Country France
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)25 March 1984
Selected artist(s)Annick Thoumazeau
Selected song"Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
Selected songwriter(s)
Finals performance
Final result8th, 61 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles", composed by Vladimir Cosma, with lyrics by Charles Level, and performed by Annick Thoumazeau. The French participating broadcaster, Antenne 2, selected its entry through a national final.

Before Eurovision

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National final

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Antenne 2 held the national final on 25 March, hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Catherine Ceylac. Fourteen songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of television viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs.[1]

Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Victoire "On n'est pas rock, on n'est pas jazz" 66 6
2 Muriel Laude "Comme un automate" 16 13
3 Christine Carrasco "Le temps de la musique" 179 2
4 Pierre Azama "Les années claires" 48 8
5 Jean-Claude Allora "Le cœur dans les nuages" 61 7
6 Émilien "Et je l'aimais" 144 3
7 Euréka "Fais-le, prends le temps de vivre" 24 12
8 Elia "Eh musicien" 29 10
9 Evelyne Sélès "Quand la terre était un jardin" 45 9
10 J.C.B. "Parler d'amour" 16 13
11 Arc-en-Ciel "Ton étoile" 121 5
12 Marise Bonnet "Y-a-t-il un rêve" 26 11
13 Annick Thoumazeau "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" 206 1
14 Laurence Saltiel "Le retour des bergers" 132 4

At Eurovision

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On the night of the final Thoumazeau performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Spain. At the close of voting "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" had received 61 points, placing France 8th of the 19 entries.[2] The French jury awarded its 12 points to Belgium.[3]

Voting

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References

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  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1984
  2. ^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - France 1984
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.