Date - March 2, 1999
Official name - Eurovision 1999: La Sélection
Organising broadcaster - France 3
Venue - L'Olympia, Paris
Hosts - Julien Lepers / Karen Cheryl
Director - unknown
Musical director - René Coll (= René Colombies)
Orchestra - Grand Orchestre René Coll
Number of entries - 12
Winning entry - 'Je veux donner ma voix' Nayah
Winning songwriters - Pascal Graczyk / René Colombies / Gilles Arcens / Luigi Rutigliano
Winning orchestrator - René Coll
One of France's best-known television conductors, René Coll (stage name of René Colombies, 1941-2009), was the musical director of the 1999 French Eurovision final as well as one of the composers of the winning entry, 'Je veux donner ma voix'
PARTICIPATING ENTRIES
Song 1
Title – "Les droits de l'âme"
Rendition – Alex
Lyrics – Dominique Valls
Composition – Patrick Lemaître
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 4th place
Song 2
Title – "Euroland"
Rendition – Karine Trécy
Lyrics – Thierry Sforza
Composition – Martial Kool Louis / Georges Padey
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 12th place
Song 3
Title – "Douce"
Rendition – Caractère
Lyrics – Billy Man / Grégory Agathe / Shandra Simmons / Carmen Brown
Composition – Billy Man / Grégory Agathe / Shandra Simmons / Carmen Brown
Studio arrangement – Berny C.
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 5th place
Song 4
Title – "C'est souvent ça l'amour"
Rendition – Nathalie Marine
Lyrics – Didier Barbelivien
Composition – Didier Barbelivien
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 6th place
Song 5
Title – "Plus jamais, never more"
Rendition – Pedro Alves
Lyrics – Claude Lemesle
Composition – Gianni Mancuso
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 3rd place
Song 6
Title – "Go ahead"
Rendition – Anath
Lyrics – Anath
Composition – Franck Marchal
Studio arrangement – Franck Marchal
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 7th place
Song 7
Title – "Irradaka"
Rendition – Kukumiku
Lyrics – Kukumiku / Populaire / Béreau
Composition – Kukumiku / Populaire / Béreau
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – none
Score – 10th place
Song 8
Title – "La même histoire"
Rendition – Ginie Line
Lyrics – Chantal Péraldi / Clay Suddath
Composition – Chantal Péraldi / Clay Suddath
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 2nd place
Song 9
Title – "Gazoline"
Rendition – Mo & La Gazo
Lyrics – Mo / La Gazo
Composition – Mo / La Gazo
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – none
Score – 9th place
Song 10
Title – "Je veux donner ma voix"
Rendition – Nayah
Lyrics – Gilles Arcens / Luigi Rutigliano
Composition – Pascal Graczyk / René Colombies
Studio arrangement – René Colombies
Live orchestration – René Coll
Score – 1st place
Song 11
Title – "Ihtadael"
Rendition – Israhn
Lyrics – Israhn
Composition – A. Madden / Israhn
Studio arrangement – A. Madden
Live orchestration – unknown
Score – 8th place
Song 12
Title – "Euro song"
Rendition – Uni.T
Lyrics – Serge Prisset
Composition – Serge Prisset
Studio arrangement – none
Live orchestration – none
Score – 8th place