France in the 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" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 8th, 61 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
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 (including a maximum 12 from the Netherlands), placing France 8th of the 19 entries. The French jury awarded its 12 points to Belgium.[2]