At the Eurovision Song Contest in Frankfurt , the French entry was performed eighth among the ten contestants following Germany with " Telefon , Telefon " and preceding Denmark with " Skibet skal sejle i nat " . Paule Desjardins delivered a simple and static performance as usual in these days . In the background , the stage showed a picture of a street café typically for Paris to illustrate the country the song represents . Being a hot favourite , France finished second among the ten contestants . At the close of voting , it has received 17 points , almost only half of the points the Dutch winner received ( 31 points ) . Six countries gave points to the French entry , which means two thirds exactly of the other countries . The French jury itself gave only two countries any points : the Netherlands and most notably six points to Germany , by far the highest mark for the host country . Remarkably , France has also got its highest vote from Germany - again six points
Denmark
Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957