Eurovision 1962 - France

Isabelle Aubret performing "Un Premier Amour" ("A First Love"), the French entry at the 1962 Eurovision Song Contest.
France's 3rd win in 5 years may sound too much. but this entry simply deserved it hands down! Although I personally prefer the studio version, whose sparer, subtler arrangement gets more under your skin, this is still a magical, entrancing melody beautifully sung by Isabelle, who really magnetizes the camera. Six years later, in 1968, she'd return to the contest with another ESC classic, "La Source", which came quite close to giving her a 2nd victory (in eventually ranked 3rd).

[@isabellerancoulefigorito5019]

Merveilleuse Isabelle Aubret ! Une voix unique ! 💎 Que de belles chansons et de beaux souvenirs MERCI 💕❤️👏👌👍

[@thesubhumancomedy]

This is good. Really good. Glad I found it.

[@satoriboy8000]

I love this Song!!!! Isabelle Aubret have AmazingAmazing Talent!!!!♡♥♡♥♡ I LOVE THIS LYRICS!!!!!!!! True Winner!!!!!!!!

[@hundoria6744]

i love the song

[@Syuhnebba1]

I can’t believe she was only 23 here!!! She looks so mature!!!

[@gezbo66]

For me the best song that ever won. I can’t help it. It’s so beautiful, romantic, I am in love.❤❤❤

[@BDog54]

Gosh, she was beautiful. Like a Bond girl!

[@gezbo66]

The music sounds like from a Bond movie too

[@mohamedazhoum218]

Her name is Isabelle Aubret.

[@ESCsince1968]

The song is so suited to Isabelle's voice and when it becomes familiar gains a sort of sultry sexiness. IMO that's why it's perfect for live performance with an orchestra and she so looks the part when performing it. She gives it an edge and an atmosphere which is absent in the studio version. IMO!

[@jchdhc]

Just pure perfection

[@stefanos25422]

This song proves that the song contest also produces quality and not simply cringy,camp pulp;a belief that that the media in the UK encourages and dictates .This conditions people in the UKs perception of the contest.Aubret was a great French artist of the 60s ;Her career reflecting the social changes in France at the time

[@samanthakoch7254]

2022 😊 still here

[@TheAnschi97]

What an beautiful voice!!!

[@pascalcorez5001]

en plus quelle est jolie elle chante merveilleusement !bravo isabelle !

[@Euroviking86]

Thank you for this, my friend. A very professional, mystical ballad. Isabelle really had this song in the palm of her hand from the first note. "La source" is still my favourites but I nonetheless like this song a lot, and say it was an easy and deserving winner.

[@hundoria6744]

old comment :)

[@РемусЛупин-щ3д]

@@hundoria6744 Like your comment , now !

[@tartarr07]

@@РемусЛупин-щ3д :D

[@federicarodriguez8540]

Trés belle!

[@catherinelapotre1941]

Chère grande Isabelle Aubret Une voix unique et colorée Une belle âme de la chanson française Longue vie à Toi Stp reste encore longtemps avec nous 🌹🎶🌈☀️🙋

[@abrahansaezsanchez9191]

Canción acertada,una balada muy actual para 1962¡

[@harris5413]

the best song that year deserved to win

[@mariavaldez7600]

Es bellísima la canción. La cantante es maravillosa.

[@musighitta]

bellissima canzone !

[@ГлебХарюшин-э3г]

It was a time when Eurovision was about music.

[@nuriabello273]

You're totally right!

[@ГлебХарюшин-э3г]

+Nuria Bello Oh, yes, unfortunately I`m right :(

[@hundoria6744]

+Глеб Харюшин best comment.

[@IzayoiArwena]

Глеб Харюшин yes. Now its just dubstepish shit without music

[@pimmagrimm]

It's modernized and it had to. It accurately reflects the worlds era it's in.

[@claudeartephiuspairoux179]

Un premier amour Ne s'oublie jamais On le cherche toujours Dans d'autres amours Toute sa vie on court après Il nous a troublé et fait rêver et fait trembler Ce premier amour Mais l'enfant qu'on est, l'enfant qu'on est resté Frémira toujours au souvenir de cet amour Et toi, et toi que j'aimais Qu'as-tu fait de toi, qu'as-tu fait sans moi Et moi qui t'ai perdu, qu'ai-je fait de plus Qu'ai-je fait de tant de bonheur Savions nous d'ailleurs Qu'un premier amour Ne s'oublie jamais Qu'on le cherche toujours Dans d'autres amours Toute sa vie on court après De tous ces baisers qu'on s'est volés Plus que donnés Ces gestes innocents Nous engageaient pour si longtemps Non les enfants d'alors que nous étions encore N'ont pas soupçonné tant ils étaient émerveillés Qu'un premier amour, leur premier amour, Etait si fort °°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°° First love Will never forget It is still looking In other loves His whole life is chasing It disturbed us and dream and shakes But the child who is the child we stayed still shudder at the memory of that love And you, and you I loved What have you done to you, what did you do without me And I, I've lost you, what have I done more What have I done so much happiness We also knew Do that first love is never forgotten Like it always seeks In other loves His whole life is chasing Of all those kisses that was stolen More than given These innocent gestures We pledged for so long No children while we were yet Did not suspect they were so amazed A first love, their first love, Was so strong

[@oberek92]

nice violine melody in the background, so missing to day.

[@cheyennebrennan966]

Still one of the best winners of all time! ❤❤

[@piervail]

Moi aussi je croyais que c'était de Jean Ferrat mais c'est de Roland Valade sur une musique de Claude Vic. Peu importe elle était proche de Ferrat à cette époque. Mais c'est France Gall qui représentait le Luxembourg sur une chanson de Gainsbourg: 'Une poupée de son' qui a remportée le prix. Mais j'aime bien Isabelle Aubret et Ferrat aussi. De grands artistes!

[@Christophevalere]

Isabelle Aubret a gagné cette année, en 1962. France Gall a gagné en 1965

[@cerneuffington2656]

Ooh La La ♥

[@tasosk3]

Well, it's all a matter of opinion, isn't it? Maybe it's the fact that the studio version was the first one I heard that makes me prefer its more subtle touch - not, of course, that there's anything wrong with Francj Purcel's live arrangement or, even more so, with Isabelle's performance! And, btw, based on what I perceive your taste to be, I'd have thought you'd like this much more than you do.

[@inquiring8059]

Sublime !

[@ESCsince1968]

Of course it's a matter of opinion (which makes these chats all the more interesting). And may I say how very perceptive of you about a core of my ESC tastes - French type ballads. I first heard this song on a LP of ESC winners back in the early 80s and thought it, Nous Les Amoureaux & Dansevise to be uninteresting compare to many other years

[@cooperativecoolchris9349]

1938-The Present

[@devindevon]

As Eurovision winners go, this one's actually pretty good.

[@ESCsince1968]

This song was never going to be one of my favourites from 62 or amongst the winners. And I like La Source much more. But Tasos, I think this live performance exceeds tremendously the studio version.

[@erlinhld8745]

Magnifique

[@vasilinamatsagor2077]

Чудово!

[@freepress8639]

"Le premier amour était si fort". Tout à fait raison.

[@Moistcraictical]

Very Bond-ish.

[@IzayoiArwena]

Áine yes and second from 1956 is James Bondish too

[@ИринаКравцова-о6б]

Она прекрасна

[@denis26737]

Вы знаете эту певицу?

[@ИринаКравцова-о6б]

@@denis26737 да, знаю.

[@ИринаКравцова-о6б]

Ой, это страна франция, а как же ее бишь звать...

[@Maayan2007]

Is she still alive?

[@castelnou3531]

Yes !

[@denisguichard8534]

Frida Boccara a reprit cette chanson sur 45 tours à la même époque

[@monica40ist]

de qui est cette chanson ? de Guy Bonnet ou de Jean Ferrat ?

[@jackrenet572]

Roland Valade musique Ciclaude V

[@laurentguichard5184]

Thomas Simone ni l'un ni l'autre Jack Renet a raison Isabelle AUBRET participait cette année-là et sa deuxième tentative fut la bonne. La France gagna pour la troisième fois

[@monica40ist]

Alors , merci à Jack Renet ! Je connaissais Valade , mais pas Ciclaude V !

[@laurentguichard5184]

+Thomas Simone ni l'un ni l'autre Guy BONNET a écrit la chanson de l' EUROVISION arrivée 3 ème Jean FERRAT n'a pas écrit de chanson pour EUROVISION ; Par contre,il a écrit les YEUX D'ELSA que le premier gagant de l' EUROVISION pour la France de 1958 nommé André CLAVEAU a enregistré dans les années 50.D'ailleurs André CLAVEAU fut le premier interprète de Jean FERRAT

[@monica40ist]

bonjour Laurent : je relève , plus haut , une grosse erreur de votre part : " Les yeux d'Elsa " , c'est Louis Aragon qui l'a écrit pour sa femme Elsa Triolet ! Bonne semaine et à plus ...

[@piniTsioni]

❤👌🎼

[@peterjarina1242]

who was this singer?

[@keithnaylor1981]

I think she was an angel!

[@surprisedadrianlol]

Her name is Isabelle Aubret, she also participated in 1968 with a song called "la source" and came in 3rd that year.

[@ld1151]

@@surprisedadrianlol Laurence DEWITTE 😉😂😂😂😂

[@DianeDelmas-France]

Pour Toi....

[@DianeDelmas-France]

merci c'est exactement çà!!!!!je t'aime ,je t'ai toujours aimé et je t'aimerais toujours

[@danilo16410]

How nice was the music in that world, it really was delivered by the muses, not as here today the electronic noises delivered by some crap algorithms.

[@reneefaraud5364]

?????

[@annelisandrine7927]

🔥🌞🌜💫

[@amyclarke41]

oh

[@fannyeigenhuis7051]

Huh! Georgina Verbaan!

[@ESCsince1968]

I still think Nous Les Amoureaux to be the least inspiring winner from all the early years (&longer, but I have learnt more of the subtlety of the other 2. Yes Un Premier Amour should be in the class of songs I like, but have always thought the melody a bit monotonous, but has grown on me with time.

[@musiciennemaillotllesa5135]

C est pourtant vai

[@diegoperezperea128]

All the participates speak french... Suisse, France, Belgium, Mónaco, Luxenbourg.. so nobody surprise she win... jajajajaaa...

[@4bawbees]

much prefer the string heavy studio version without that annoying latin arrangement

[@thecommonlinnetsilsedelang820]

That "premier amour" and the other repeated parts make it my third most hated Eurovision song behind Austria's winners...

[@danielp2845]

What makes you hate Udo jürgens merci cherie

[@chitradevi5649]

how dare you say that!🤬🤬🤬🤬