France first won the contest in 1958 with " Dors , mon amour " performed by André Claveau . Three more victories followed in the 1960s , with " Tom Pillibi " performed by Jacqueline Boyer in 1960 , " Un Premier Amour " performed by Isabelle Aubret in 1962 and " Un jour , un enfant " performed by Frida Boccara , who won in 1969 in a four-way tie with the Netherlands , Spain and the United Kingdom . France 's fifth victory came in 1977 , when Marie Myriam won with the song " L'oiseau et l'enfant " . France have also finished second four times , with Paule Desjardins ( 1957 ) , Catherine Ferry ( 1976 ) , Joëlle Ursull ( 1990 ) and Amina ( 1991 ) , who lost out to Sweden 's Carola in a tie-break
L'oiseau et l'enfant
L'oiseau et l'enfant
France in the Eurovision Song Contest