France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985

Eurovision Song Contest 1985
Country France
National selection
Selection processNational final
Selection date(s)31 March 1985
Selected entrantRoger Bens
Selected song"Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
Selected songwriter(s)Didier Pascalis
Finals performance
Final result10th, 56 points
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄1984 • 1985 • 1986►

France was represented by Roger Bens, with the song "Femme dans ses rêves aussi", at the 1985 Eurovision Song Contest, which took place on 4 May in Gothenburg, Sweden. The song was chosen through a national final organised by broadcaster Antenne 2.

Before Eurovision

National final

The national final was held on 31 March 1985, hosted by Patrice Laffont 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 Les Jumelles "Notre symphonie" 30 11
2 Roger Bens "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" 215 1
3 Lucille Marciano "Pour ne pas oublier les hommes" 52 9
4 Julia Romagne "Dolly" 80 6
5 Florence Minet "Le cœur made in amour" 99 4
6 Florence Allora "C'est un sorcier" 63 8
7 Pascal Renard "Mary Jackson" 22 12
8 Sarah d'Armento "Zoom avant" 10 14
9 Henri de Vézins "Amour non-stop" 17 13
10 3+1 "Paris la France" 76 7
11 Betty Dian "Le jour où tu reviendras" 121 2
12 Françoise Robert "Only you, que vous" 103 3
13 Irka and Denis Pépin "Quelque chose me dit" 89 5
14 Nadine Séra "Un autre jour, une autre chance" 39 10

At Eurovision

On the night of the final Bens performed 6th in the running order, following Spain and preceding Turkey. At the close of voting "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" had received 56 points, placing France 10th of the 19 entries.[2] The French jury awarded its 12 points to Israel.[3]

Voting

Points awarded to France[4]
Score Country
12 points  Greece
10 points  Italy
8 points
7 points
6 points  Sweden
5 points  Finland
4 points
3 points
2 points  United Kingdom
1 point  Turkey
Points awarded by France[4]
Score Country
12 points  Israel
10 points  Denmark
8 points  Germany
7 points  Sweden
6 points  United Kingdom
5 points  Italy
4 points  Luxembourg
3 points  Ireland
2 points  Norway
1 point  Austria

References

  1. ^ ESC National Finals database 1985
  2. ^ "Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. ^ ESC History - France 1985
  4. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Gothenburg 1985". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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Participation
Artists
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
Artists
Songs
  • "Bra vibrationer"
  • "Children, Kinder, Enfants"
  • "Didai didai dai"
  • "Eläköön elämä"
  • "Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
  • "La fiesta terminó"
  • "Für alle"
  • "Kinder dieser Welt"
  • "La det swinge"
  • "Laat me nu gaan"
  • "Love Is..."
  • "Magic Oh Magic"
  • "Miazoume"
  • "Olé, Olé"
  • "Penso em ti, eu sei"
  • "Piano, piano"
  • "Sku' du spørg' fra no'en?"
  • "To katalava arga"
  • "Wait Until the Weekend Comes"