Un premier amour
"Un premier amour" is a song recorded by French singer Isabelle Aubret with music composed by and French lyrics written by Roland Valade. It in the Eurovision [Song Contest 1962] held in Luxembourg, winning the contest.
Background
Conception
"Un premier amour" was composed by with French lyrics by Roland Valade, and recorded by Isabelle Aubret. It is a typically dramatic ballad, with Aubret singing about the power that a first love has over people.Eurovision
The Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française internally selected the song as for the of the Eurovision Song Contest.On 18 March 1962, the Eurovision Song Contest was held at Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg hosted by the RTL Group and broadcast live throughout the continent. Aubret performed "Un premier amour" ninth on the night, following the ' "Katinka" by De Spelbrekers and preceding 's "Kom sol, kom regn" by Inger Jacobsen. Franck Pourcel conducted the event's live orchestra in the performance of the French entry.
By the close of voting, it had received 26 points, placing it first in a field of sixteen, and winning the contest. It was succeeded as contest winner in by "Dansevise" performed by Grethe & Jørgen Ingmann representing. It was succeeded as French representative that year by "Elle était si jolie" by Alain Barrière.