Date - never broadcast (planned broadcast of final was on March 4, 1979)
Official name - Grand Concours de la Chanson Française 1979
Organising broadcasters - TF1
Venue - Studios des Buttes Chaumont, Paris
Hosts - Marc Menant
Director - Bernard Lion
Stage designer - Jean-Jacques Faury
Producer - Emmanuel Robert
Musical director - François Rauber
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Opening sequence - instrumental arrangement (arr. François Rauber)
Interval act - none
Number of entries - 14
Winning entry - 'Je suis l'enfant-soleil' Anne-Marie David
Winning songwriters - Eddy Marnay / Hubert Giraud
Winning orchestrator - Guy Matteoni
Note - Due to a strike of the Société Française de Production, the French film technicians' union, the two semi-finals, due to be broadcast on February 18 and February 25, 1979, were never aired - and the final, due to be held on March 4th, 1979, was never held. Instead, broadcaster TF1 appointed an expert jury to pick a winner from the 14 songs taking part in the semi-finals - with the choice falling on 'Je suis l'enfant-soleil'.
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES SEMI-FINAL 1
Song 1
Title – "Juste une mélodie"
Rendition – Renaud Siry
Lyrics – Michel Bergam
Composition – José Souc / Christian Padovan
Studio arrangement – Benoît Kaufman
Live orchestration – Benoît Kaufman
Conductor – Benoît Kaufman
Song 2
Title – "Arlequin"
Rendition – Darras & Desumeur
Lyrics – Gilles de Loonois
Composition – Michel Bernholc
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc
Song 3
Title – "L'hiver est le plus chaud"
Rendition – Christy Caro
Lyrics – Pierre Foulonneau
Composition – Roger Davy
Studio arrangement – Benoît Kaufman
Live orchestration – Benoît Kaufman
Conductor – François Rauber
Song 4
Title – "Cette nuit-là"
Rendition – Elsa Litton
Lyrics – Pierre-André Dousset
Composition – Christian Gaubert
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – Jean-Claude Petit
Conductor – Jean-Claude Petit
Song 5
Title – "Je vole sur la musique"
Rendition – Chorus
Lyrics – Jean-Michel Rivat
Composition – Jean-Luc Attard
Studio arrangement – Tony Rallo
Live orchestration – Tony Rallo
Conductor – Tony Rallo
Song 6
Title – "Je suis l'enfant-soleil"
Rendition – Anne-Marie David
Lyrics – Eddy Marnay
Composition – Hubert Giraud
Studio arrangement – Guy Matteoni
Live orchestration – Guy Matteoni
Conductor – Guy Matteoni
Song 7
Title – "Prends la vie comme elle vient"
Rendition – Michel Démétriadès
Lyrics – Michel Démétriadès
Composition – Michael Démétriadès
Studio arrangement – unknown
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – François Rauber
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES SEMI-FINAL 2
Song 1
Title – "Enfants de la musique"
Rendition – Judith Lay
Lyrics – Pierre Delanoë
Composition – Hubert Giraud / Thierry Geoffroy
Studio arrangement – Jean Claudric
Live orchestration – Jean Claudric
Conductor – Jean Claudric
Song 2
Title – "Un vent de folie"
Rendition – Richard Lory
Lyrics – Michel Jouveaux / Danielle Vezolles
Composition – Jeff Barnel
Studio arrangement – Ray Taras Knehnetsky
Live orchestration – Ray Taras Knehnetsky
Conductor – Tony Rallo
Song 3
Title – "Danse, allez danse"
Rendition – Francine Aliona
Lyrics – Michel Jourdan
Composition – Claude Vasory "Caravelli"
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Conductor – François Rauber
Song 4
Title – "Retour aux années folles"
Rendition – Paul & Julie B
Lyrics – Billy Nencioli
Composition – Janko Nilović
Studio arrangement – Janko Nilović
Live orchestration – Janko Nilović
Conductor – Janko Nilović
Song 5
Title – "Bravo, tant pis"
Rendition – Patrick Loubié
Lyrics – Patrick Loubié
Composition – Jérôme Berrichon
Studio arrangement – Jean Bouchéty
Live orchestration – Jean Bouchéty
Conductor – Jean Bouchéty
Song 6
Title – "On est tous pareils"
Rendition – Jean-Noël Dupré
Lyrics – Jean-Noël Dupré
Composition – Paul-Jean Borowsky
Studio arrangement – Paul-Jean Borowsky
Live orchestration – Paul-Jean Borowsky
Conductor – Paul-Jean Borowksy
Song 7
Title – "Un jour tu trouveras"
Rendition – Nadine Douteau
Lyrics – Michel Bergam
Composition – Patrick Lemaître
Studio arrangement – Jean Bouchéty
Live orchestration – Jean Bouchéty
Conductor – Jean Bouchéty
