France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1979 with the song "", composed by Hubert Giraud, with lyrics by Eddy Marnay, and performed by Anne Marie David. The French participating broadcaster, (TF1), internally selected its entry for the contest.
Before Eurovision
Internal selection (TF1) was going to hold the French national final, , on 4 March 1979 at its studios in Paris, but the , the French film technicians' union, went on strike, barring the semi-finals from airing and the finals from being taped at all. A professional jury picked the winner out of a pool of 14 semi-finalists.
The winning entry was "", performed by Anne Marie David and composed by Eddy Marnay with lyrics by Hubert Giraud. Despite the strike, Anne Marie David's semi-final performance was allowed to be shown during Preview Week.
1st semi-final - 18 February 1979 Artist Song Points Place 1 Renaud Siry "" colspan=2 2 Darras et Désumeur "" colspan=2 3 Christy Caro "" colspan=2 4 Elsa Litton "" colspan=2 5 Chorus "" colspan=2 6 Anne-Marie David "" 1 7 Michel Démétriadès "" colspan=2
2nd semi-final - 25 February 1979 Artist Song Points Place 1 Judith Lay "" colspan=2 2 Richard Lory "" colspan=2 3 Francine Aliona "" colspan=2 4 Paul et Julie B. "" colspan=2 5 Patrick Loubié "" colspan=2 6 Jean-Noël Dupré "" colspan=2 7 Nadine Douteau "" colspan=2
At Eurovision Anne Marie David performed eleventh on the night of the contest, following and preceding . At the close of the voting the song had received 106 points, placing 3rd in a field of 19 competing countries.
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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