1999 FRANCE EUROVISION SELECTION

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