On the night of the final Ursull performed 14th in the running order , following Germany and preceding Yugoslavia . " White and Black Blues " was among the pre-contest favourites , and stood out both musically and visually . Although the song never led in the voting , it finished the evening in joint second place ( with Ireland ) of the 22 entries , France 's best placement since Marie Myriam 's win in 1977 . The French and Irish entries had been expected to challenge for victory , but both were beaten by Italy 's " Insieme : 1992 " which was considered a very unexpected winner . " White and Black Blues " picked up six maximum 12s &ndash; from Finland , Iceland , the Netherlands , Norway , Switzerland and Yugoslavia &ndash; two more than Ireland and three more than Italy , but had also received several low or zero scores . The French jury awarded its 12 points to Luxembourg
Insieme : 1992
Insieme: 1992
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1990