Saturday, 4 April 1987

1987 FRANCE EUROVISION SELECTION

Date - April 4, 1987
Official name - Sélection de la Chanson Française Concours Eurovision 1987
Organising broadcaster - Antenne 2
Venue - Studio Antenne 2, Paris
Hosts - Patrick Simpson-Jones / Marie-Ange Nardi
Director - Gabriel Cotto
Stage designer - Michel Millecamps
Producer - Léla Milcic
Musical director - Jean-Claude Petit
Orchestra - freelance orchestra
Arrangements - José Souc / Marc Goldfeder / Michel Guillaume
Interval act - none
Number of entries - 10
Winning entry - 'Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche' Christine Minier
Winning songwriters - Marc Minier / Gérard Curci
Winning orchestrator - Marc Minier

The winning entry was composed and arranged by Marc Minier for his sister Christine

PARTICIPATING ENTRIES

Song 1
Title – "Vivre libre"
Rendition – Jacques Payan
Lyrics – Jacques Payan
Composition – Philippe Béfore
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place (74 votes) 

Song 2
Title – "Bonheur ordinateur"
Rendition – Pascale Fontenel
Lyrics – Yves Belluardo
Composition – Pascal Azéma
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 10th place (28 votes)

Song 3
Title – "Ciné-climat"
Rendition – Isabelle Gautier
Lyrics – Pascal-Gabriel Vauris
Composition – Gaston Borréani
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 9th place (29 votes)
Song 4
Title – "A tout vent"
Rendition – Patrick Alès
Lyrics – Jacques Milgram
Composition – Patrick Alès
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 3rd place (137 votes)

Song 5
Title – "Manolito"
Rendition – Cathy Solo
Lyrics – Hubert Ithier
Composition – Cathy Solo "Belaidene"
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 8th place (58 votes)

Song 6
Title – "Les mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche"
Rendition – Christine Minier
Lyrics – Gérard Curci
Composition – Marc Minier
Studio arrangement – Marc Minier
Live orchestration – Marc Minier
Score – 1st place (163 votes)

Song 7
Title – "Délit de fruit"
Rendition – Pascal Tafuri
Lyrics – Jean-Marie Leblanc
Composition – Roger Deroeux
Studio arrangement – Roger Deroeux
Live orchestration – Roger Deroeux
Score – 6th place (110 votes)

Song 8
Title – "Maryline et Marina"
Rendition – Maryline & Marina
Lyrics – Carmen Aroca
Composition – Michel Quéreuil
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place (150 votes)

Song 9
Title – "La clef du temps"
Rendition – Joël Barret
Lyrics – Joël Barret
Composition – Joël Barret
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 5th place (126 votes)

Song 10
Title – "Vivre pour aimer"
Rendition – Damien Natangelo
Lyrics – Pierre-André Dousset
Composition – Patrick Lemaître
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place (127 votes)