France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1977 with the song "", composed by Jean-Paul Cara, with lyrics by Joe Gracy, and performed by Marie Myriam. The French participating broadcaster, (TF1), selected its entry through a national final. The entry eventually won the Eurovision Song Contest, making France the first country to achieve five victories in the contest.
Before Eurovision
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. 360 songs were submitted.
National final Semi-finals Each semi-final contained seven songs, with the top three in each going forward to the final. The qualifiers were chosen by public televoting.
+ Semi-final 1 – 20 February 1977 Artist Song Votes Place Result 1Gilles Marchal"Le Centre du monde" 4,213 4 2Delfine"Du côté de l'enfance" 5,511 1 Qualified 3Joël Prévost"Pour oublier Barbara" 3,918 6 4Pierre Charby"Chacun sa chanson d'amour" 4,722 3 Qualified 5Patricia Lavilla"Vis ta vie" 3,810 7 6Colin Verdier"La Vie tu sais" 4,881 2 Qualified 7Maxime Piolot"Il faut partir" 4,036 5
+ Semi-final 2 – 27 February 1977 Artist Song Votes Place Result 1Monique Pianéa"Je suis comme elle" 5,001 2 Qualified 2Corinne Colbert"La Poupée" 4,879 3 Qualified 3Elisabeth Jérôme"Dans les nuages" 3,293 7 4Marie Myriam"L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" 7,164 1 Qualified 5Millie"Un enfant peut-être" 4,332 5 6Primevère"Dîtes-moi" 4,489 4 7Arlène"Le cerf-volant" 3,960 6
Final The final took place on 6 March 1977, hosted by Evelyn Leclercq, Patrick Sébastien and Yves Lecoq. The winner was chosen by public televoting.
+ Final – 6 March 1977 Artist Song Votes 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 côté de l'enfance" 6,066 3 5 Monique Pianéa "Je suis comme elle" 2,740 6 6 Corinne Colbert "La poupée" 7,565 2
At Eurovision On the night of the final Myriam performed last in the running order, following . France won the contest with a final total of 136 points, 15 ahead of the United Kingdom in second place.
Voting
+ Points awarded to France Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by France Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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