France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with the song "", composed by Paul Koulak, with lyrics by Anne Grégory, and performed by Martine Clemenceau. The French participating broadcaster, (ORTF), selected its entry through a national final.
Before Eurovision
National final (ORTF) held the national final on 6 March 1973 at the Buttes-Chaumont TV studios in Paris. Six songs took part with the winner chosen by three juries made up of "experts", press and members of the public. Anne-Marie Godart had represented .
+ Final – 6 March 1973 Artist Song Points Place 1Martine Clemenceau"Je suis venue de loin"125 2Martine Clemenceau"L'arlequin"86 3Martine Clemenceau"Sans toi"211 4Anne-Marie Godart"Pas un mot, pas une larme"153 5Anne-Marie Godart"Lui, il ne saura jamais"144 6Jean-Pierre Savelli"Oui, je t'aime"162
At Eurovision On the night of the final Clemenceau performed 16th in the running order, following the and preceding . At the close of voting "" had received 65 points, placing France joint 15th (with ) of the 17 entries – the only time that France finished outside the top 10 during the 1970s. Finished tied second-last was the nearest to last result for France from 1956 to 1997.
Voting
+ Points awarded to France Score Country 10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points
+ Points awarded by France Score Country 10 points 9 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points
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