France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961

Eurovision Song Contest 1961
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	National Final
Selection date(s)	18 February 1961
Selected entrant	Jean-Paul Mauric
Selected song	"Printemps, avril carillonne"
Finals performance
Final result	4th, 13 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1960 • 1961 • 1962►

France was represented by Jean-Paul Mauric, with the song '"Printemps, avril carillonne", at the 1961 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 18 March in Cannes following Jacqueline Boyer's victory for France the previous year. For 1961, broadcaster RTF opted to hold a national final, which took place on 18 February.

Final

The final was hosted by Jacqueline Joubert and Marcelle Cravenne. Six songs took part with the winner being chosen by votes from members of the public who were telephoned by RTF's regional studios.

National Final - 18 February 1961

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Christiane Lasquin	"Toi pour moi, moi pour toi"	57	5
2	Isabelle Aubret	"Le gars de n'importe où"	100	3
3	Arabelle	"Un petit brin de musette"	31	6
4	Sophie Darel	"Printemps de Paris"	90	4
5	Jean-Paul Mauric	"Printemps, avril carillonne"	212	1
6	Bernard Stephane	"Les mouettes"	109	2

Jury Votes

Song	Bordeaux	Lille	Limoges	Lyon	Marseille	Nancy	Rennes	Strasbourg	Toulouse	Algiers	Paris	Total
Toi pour moi, moi pour toi	4	3	2	6	5	5	4	4	5	7	12	57
Le gars de n'importe où	5	7	11	10	8	12	10	9	4	5	19	100
Un petit brin de musette	1	3	4	1	2	3	1	2	2	10	2	31
Printemps de Paris	4	6	8	13	5	3	6	11	13	5	16	90
Printemps, avril carillonne	25	21	12	17	23	17	19	16	17	15	30	212
Les mouettes	10	10	13	3	7	10	10	8	9	8	21	109

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Mauric performed 9th in the running order, following Germany and preceding Switzerland. At the close of the voting "Printemps, avril carillonne" had received 13 points, placing France 4th of the 16 competing entries.

See also

• France in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Eurovision Song Contest 1961