Date - March 6, 1973
Official name - Sélection Eurovision
Organising broadcasters - TF1 "La Une"
Venue - Studios des Buttes Chaumont, Paris
Host - Pierre Tchernia
Director - Jean-Pierre Spiero
Stage designers - Jacques Durix / Pierre Moratti
Producer - Jean le Coz
Musical director - Jean Claudric
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Opening sequence - Charpentier's Te Deum (arr. Jean Claudric)
Interval act - 'Tiberiade' (Jean Claudric / arr. Jean Claudric)
Number of entries - 6
Winning entry - 'Sans toi' Martine Clémenceau
Winning songwriters - Paul Koulak / Ann Grégory
Winning orchestrator - Jean Claudric
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Je suis venue de loin"
Rendition – Martine Clémenceau
Lyrics – Pierre Delanoë
Composition – Hubert Giraud
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric
Score – 5th place (12 votes)
Song 2
Title – "L'arlequin"
Rendition – Martine Clémenceau
Lyrics – Cathérine Desage
Composition – Francis Lai
Studio arrangement – Jean Claudric
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric
Score – 6th place (8 votes)
Song 3
Title – "Sans toi"
Rendition – Martine Clémenceau
Lyrics – Ann Grégory
Composition – Paul Koulak
Studio arrangement – Jean Claudric
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric
Score – 1st place (21 votes)
Song 4
Title – "Pas un mot, pas une larme"
Rendition – Anne Marie Godart
Lyrics – Michel Renard
Composition – Jeff Barnel
Studio arrangement – Max Gazzola
Live orchestration – Max Gazzola
Score – 3rd place (15 votes)
Song 5
Title – "Lui, il ne saura jamais"
Rendition – Anne Marie Godart
Lyrics – Bob Mehdi
Composition – Claude Bolling
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Max Gazzola
Score – 4th place (14 votes)
Song 6
Title – "Oui, je t'aime"
Rendition – Jean-Pierre Savelli
Lyrics – Pierre-André Dousset
Composition – Jean-Pierre Savelli / Pierre Porte
Studio arrangement – Jean Claudric / Pierre Porte
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric / Pierre Porte
Score final – 2nd place (16 votes)
