Following the French success in 1976 with a song chosen through a national final, broadcaster TF1 again opted for a public selection. The selection process was a cooperation with the French songwriters and composers association SACEM.[1] 360 songs were submitted.[1]
National finaledit
Semi-finalsedit
Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen by public televoting.[2]
On the night of the final Myriam performed last in the running order, following Belgium. Pre-contest betting had suggested that the winner was likely to be one from Belgium, Germany, Ireland or the United Kingdom, with the French song not registering as a potential victor. The United Kingdom took the early initiative in the voting and held the lead until just over half way through, when a late run of high marks to "L'oiseau et l'enfant" and a dip in form from its challengers saw France claim the victory with a final total of 136 points, 15 ahead of the United Kingdom in second place.[4]
Although in later years "L'oiseau et l'enfant" attained the status of a Eurovision classic, at the time it was considered a surprising and unexpected winner. France had taken only three maximum 12s (from Finland, Germany and Switzerland) against six for the United Kingdom and four for Ireland, but had scored more consistently across the board, being the only country to receive votes from every other national jury.[5]
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^ ab"Results of the Final of London 1977". European Broadcasting Union. from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
January 01, 1970
france, eurovision, song, contest, 1977, france, represented, marie, myriam, with, song, oiseau, enfant, 1977, eurovision, song, contest, which, took, place, london, oiseau, enfant, went, bring, france, fifth, eurovision, victory, record, time, eurovision, son. France was represented by Marie Myriam with the song L oiseau et l enfant at the 1977 Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 7 May in London L oiseau et l enfant went on to bring France a fifth Eurovision victory a record at the time Eurovision Song Contest 1977Country FranceNational selectionSelection processNational Final 1977Selection date s 20 27 February 19776 March 1977Selected entrantMarie MyriamSelected song L oiseau et l enfant Selected songwriter s Jean Paul CaraJoe GracyFinals performanceFinal result1st 136 pointsFrance in the Eurovision Song Contest 1976 1977 1978 Contents 1 Before Eurovision 1 1 National final 1 1 1 Semi finals 1 1 2 Final 2 At Eurovision 2 1 Voting 3 ReferencesBefore Eurovision editFollowing the French success in 1976 with a song chosen through a national final broadcaster TF1 again opted for a public selection The selection process was a cooperation with the French songwriters and composers association SACEM 1 360 songs were submitted 1 National final edit Semi finals edit Each semi final contained seven songs with the top three in each going forward to the final The qualifiers were chosen by public televoting 2 Semi final 1 20 February 1977 Draw Artist Song Televote Place 1 Gilles Marchal Le centre du monde 4 213 4 2 Delfine Du cote de l enfance 5 511 1 3 Joel Prevost 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 Semi final 2 27 February 1977 Draw Artist Song Televote Place 1 Monique Pianea Je suis comme elle 5 001 2 2 Corinne Colbert La poupee 4 879 3 3 Elisabeth Jerome Dans les nuages 3 293 7 4 Marie Myriam L oiseau et l enfant 7 164 1 5 Millie Un enfant peut etre 4 332 5 6 Primevere Dites moi 4 489 4 7 Arlene Le cerf volant 3 960 6 Final edit The final took place on 6 March 1977 hosted by Evelyn Leclercq Patrick Sebastien and Yves Lecoq The winner was chosen by public televoting 1 3 Final 6 March 1977 Draw Artist Song Televote 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 cote de l enfance 6 066 3 5 Monique Pianea Je suis comme elle 2 740 6 6 Corinne Colbert La poupee 7 565 2At Eurovision editOn the night of the final Myriam performed last in the running order following Belgium Pre contest betting had suggested that the winner was likely to be one from Belgium Germany Ireland or the United Kingdom with the French song not registering as a potential victor The United Kingdom took the early initiative in the voting and held the lead until just over half way through when a late run of high marks to L oiseau et l enfant and a dip in form from its challengers saw France claim the victory with a final total of 136 points 15 ahead of the United Kingdom in second place 4 Although in later years L oiseau et l enfant attained the status of a Eurovision classic at the time it was considered a surprising and unexpected winner France had taken only three maximum 12s from Finland Germany and Switzerland against six for the United Kingdom and four for Ireland but had scored more consistently across the board being the only country to receive votes from every other national jury 5 Voting edit Points awarded to France 6 Score Country 12 points nbsp Finland nbsp Germany nbsp Switzerland 10 points nbsp Ireland nbsp Israel nbsp Italy nbsp Luxembourg nbsp Spain 8 points nbsp Netherlands 7 points nbsp Austria nbsp Greece 6 points nbsp Sweden nbsp United Kingdom 5 points nbsp Portugal 4 points nbsp Belgium nbsp Monaco 3 points nbsp Norway 2 points 1 point Points awarded by France 6 Score Country 12 points nbsp United Kingdom 10 points nbsp Ireland 8 points nbsp Netherlands 7 points nbsp Italy 6 points nbsp Portugal 5 points nbsp Monaco 4 points nbsp Finland 3 points nbsp Greece 2 points nbsp Israel 1 point nbsp GermanyReferences edit a b c Mogui Jean Pierre 9 May 1977 Victoire a Wembley Le Figaro in French p 30 ISSN 0182 5852 OCLC 1367314267 National Finals database 1977 Semis Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ESC National Finals database 1977 Final of London 1977 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 Retrieved 11 April 2021 ESC History France 1977 Archived from the original on 2 October 2012 Retrieved 9 April 2010 a b Results of the Final of London 1977 European Broadcasting Union Archived from the original on 11 April 2021 Retrieved 11 April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 amp oldid 1221130789, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
