France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Country	France
National selection
Selection process	National final
Selection date(s)	25 March 1984
Selected entrant	Annick Thoumazeau
Selected song	"Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"
Selected songwriter(s)	Vladimir Cosma; Charles Level;
Finals performance
Final result	8th, 61 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest

France was represented by Annick Thoumazeau, with the song "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles", at the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 5 May in Luxembourg City. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster Antenne 2.

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final was held on 25 March, hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault and Catherine Ceylac. Fourteen songs took part with the winner chosen by a panel of TV viewers who were telephoned and asked to vote on the songs.^[1]

Draw	Artist	Song	Points	Place
1	Victoire	"On n'est pas rock, on n'est pas jazz"	66	6
2	Muriel Laude	"Comme un automate"	16	13
3	Christine Carrasco	"Le temps de la musique"	179	2
4	Pierre Azama	"Les années claires"	48	8
5	Jean-Claude Allora	"Le cœur dans les nuages"	61	7
6	Émilien	"Et je l'aimais"	144	3
7	Euréka	"Fais-le, prends le temps de vivre"	24	12
8	Elia	"Eh musicien"	29	10
9	Evelyne Sélès	"Quand la terre était un jardin"	45	9
10	J.C.B.	"Parler d'amour"	16	13
11	Arc-en-Ciel	"Ton étoile"	121	5
12	Marise Bonnet	"Y-a-t-il un rêve"	26	11
13	Annick Thoumazeau	"Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles"	206	1
14	Laurence Saltiel	"Le retour des bergers"	132	4

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Thoumazeau performed third in the running order, following Luxembourg and preceding Spain. At the close of voting "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" had received 61 points, placing France 8th of the 19 entries.^[2] The French jury awarded its 12 points to Belgium.^[3]

Voting

Points awarded to France^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Netherlands
10 points	Belgium
8 points	Austria
7 points	Italy Portugal
6 points	United Kingdom
5 points
4 points	Switzerland
3 points	Cyprus
2 points	Norway Sweden
1 point

Points awarded by France^[4]
Score	Country
12 points	Belgium
10 points	Spain
8 points	Denmark
7 points	Netherlands
6 points	Sweden
5 points	Finland
4 points	Germany
3 points	Ireland
2 points	Yugoslavia
1 point	Cyprus

References

^ ESC National Finals database 1984
^ "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ ESC History - France 1984
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

[1] ESC National Finals database 1984

[2] "Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[3] ESC History - France 1984

[1984detailed-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Results of the Final of Luxembourg 1984". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

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Artists	Ahez Alma Mathé Altéry Alvan Amir Amina Lisa Angell Anggun Isabelle Aubret Louisa Baïleche Alain Barrière Roger Bens Frida Boccara Guy Bonnet Amandine Bourgeois Jacqueline Boyer Dan Ar Braz Jonatan Cerrada André Claveau Martine Clémenceau Cocktail Chic Noëlle Cordier ~~Dani~~ Dany Dauberson Anne-Marie David Paule Desjardins Fanny Les Fatals Picards Catherine Ferry Patrick Fiori Sandrine François Jean Gabilou Bilal Hassani Héritage des Celtes Jean Philippe Patricia Kaas Kali Serge Lama ~~Tom Leeb~~ Gérard Lenorman Madame Monsieur Guy Mardel Marie Line Betty Mars Jessy Matador Jean-Paul Mauric Sofia Mestari Christine Minier Nina Morato Marie Myriam Nayah Ortal Nathalie Pâque Virginie Pouchain Barbara Pravi Joël Prévost Profil Rachel Nicole Rieu Nathalie Santamaria Slimane Natasha St-Pier Sébastien Tellier Annick Thoumazeau Twin Twin Joëlle Ursull Amaury Vassili Dominique Walter La Zarra
Songs	"À chaque pas" "Allez Ola Olé" "L'Amour à la française" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "La Belle amour" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Chacun pense à soi" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Chanteur de charme" "Chez nous" "Comé-comédie" "Divine" "Diwanit bugale" "Dors, mon amour" "Echo (You and I)" "Elle était si jolie" "L'Enfer et moi" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Européennes" "Évidemment" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Fulenn" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Il est là" "Il était temps" "Il faut du temps" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "J'ai cherché" "J'ai volé la vie" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Je veux donner ma voix" "Un jour, un enfant" "Mama Corsica" "Marie-Blanche" "Mercy" ~~"Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"~~ "Mon amour" "Monté la riviè" "Monts et merveilles" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Moustache" "N'avoue jamais" "N'oubliez pas" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "On aura le ciel" "Où aller" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Un premier amour" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Requiem" "Roi" "Sans toi" "Sentiments songes" "Sognu" "La Source" "Le Temps perdu" "Tom Pillibi" "Un, deux, trois" ~~"La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"~~ "Vivre" "Voilà" "White and Black Blues"
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete

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Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Ireland Italy Luxembourg Portugal Netherlands Norway Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alice and Franco Battiato Anita Belle and the Devotions Beş Yıl Önce, On Yıl Sonra Bravo Sophie Carle Dollie de Luxe Maria Guinot Herreys Hot Eyes Ida and Vlado Kirka Maribelle Linda Martin Andy Paul Rainy Day Mary Roos Annick Thoumazeau Jacques Zegers
Songs	"100% d'amour" "Anna Maria Lena" "Aufrecht geh'n" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "Avanti la vie" "Ciao, amore" "Det' lige det" "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" "Einfach weg" "Halay" "Hengaillaan" "Ik hou van jou" "Lady, Lady" "Lenge leve livet" "Love Games" "Silêncio e tanta gente" "Terminal 3" "I treni di Tozeur" "Welche Farbe hat der Sonnenschein?"