"Un premier amour" (; "A First Love") was the winning song of the

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the 7th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Nous les amoureux" by Jean-Claude Pascal. The contes ...

, sung in French by

Isabelle Aubret Isabelle Aubret (; born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song "Un premier amour". Early life Thérèse Coquerelle was born in Lille, France, on 27 July ...

representing . The song was performed ninth on the night, following the '

De Spelbrekers De Spelbrekers (''The Spoilsports'') were a Dutch singing duo, consisting of Theo Rekkers (24 April 1924 – 20 April 2012) and Huug Kok (19 February 1918 – 27 October 2011). They were known for their participation in the Eurovision Song Contes ...

with " Katinka" and preceding 's

Inger Jacobsen Inger Johanne Jacobsen (13 October 1923 in Christiania – 21 July 1996 in Oslo) was a Norwegian singer and actress, known internationally for her participation in the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest. Career Jacobsen made her first recordings d ...

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Kom sol, kom regn Kom or KOM may refer to: Ethnic groups * Kom people (Afghanistan), a Nuristani tribe in Afghanistan and Pakistan * Kom people (Cameroon), an ethnic group of northwest Cameroon * Kom people (India) a subgroup of the Kuki in north-eastern India * ...

". By the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing it first in a field of 16. The song is a typically dramatic

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

, with Aubret singing about the power that a first love has over people. The song was succeeded as contest winner in by "

Dansevise "Dansevise" (; ) was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, which took place on 23 March in London. It was performed in Danish by husband and wife duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, representing . This was the first entry performed by ...

" performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann representing . It was succeeded as French representative that year by

Alain Barrière Alain Barrière (; born Alain Bellec; 18 November 1935 – 18 December 2019) was a French singer, who was active from the 1950s until his death and was known for participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963. Early life After growing up ...

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Elle était si jolie "Elle était si jolie" (; "She Was So Pretty") was the entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963, performed in French by Alain Barrière. The song was performed eleventh on the night (following 's Esther Ofarim with " T'en va pas" and precedin ...

". Isabelle Aubret returned to the Contest in , again representing France, singing " La source", placing third with 20 points, behind winner

Massiel María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa (born 2 August 1947), professionally known as Massiel, is a Spanish pop singer. She won the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 with the song "La, la, la", beating the British pop singer Cliff Richard' ...

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La, la, la "La, la, la" is a song recorded by Spanish singer Massiel, written by Manuel de la Calva and Ramón Arcusa. It is best known as the Spanish winning entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1968 in London. It was the first time that Spain won the C ...

" and runner-up

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

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Congratulations Congratulations may refer to: Film and television *'' Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song Contest'', 2005 television programme to commemorate its fiftieth anniversary Music Albums * ''Congratulations'' (album), an album by ...

Eurovision Song Contest 1962

This song was the French representation in the Eurovision Song Contest 1962. The orchestra was conducted by Franck Pourcel. The song was performed 9th on the night of March 18, 1962 by Isabelle Aubret, preceded by the Netherlands with De Spelbrekers performing "Katinka" and followed by Norway with Inger Jacobsen performing "Kom sol, kom regn". The votes, the song had received 26 points, being in first place out of a total of 16 and declaring itself the winner. Isabelle Aubret would represent France again in 1968 with the song "La source", which would come in third place. It was succeeded as French representation at the 1963 Festival by Alain Barrière with "Elle était si jolie".

Sources and external links

Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1962

Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Un premier amour".

References

Eurovision songs of France Eurovision songs of 1962 French-language songs Eurovision Song Contest winning songs Philips Records singles 1962 singles 1962 songs {{1960s-song-stub