eurovision 1963
Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy represented Monaco at Eurovision 1963 in London with “L'amour s'en va”, finishing 5th of 16.
- who
- French singer
- born
- 17 January 1944, 9th arrondissement of Paris, France
- died
- 11 June 2024 (aged 80), Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- contest
- 1963
- best result
- 5th, 1963
- music
- French pop, variety, chanson, ballade, bossa nova
- plays
- guitar
- active
- 1962 to 2021
- record labels
- Disques Vogue, Philips Records, Pathé, Virgin Records
- sang for
- Monaco
Biography
Françoise Hardy, who died in 2024, was a French singer-songwriter, actor and author, known for melancholy, sentimental ballads. “L’amour s’en va” finished joint fifth for Monaco in London in 1963.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Françoise Hardy”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1963 London
“L'amour s'en va”
5th of 16 Finished 5th of 16, with 25 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Françoise Hardy
- Conductor
- Raymond Lefèvre
- Running order
- 15th of 16
- Age on the night
- 19
- Won that year
- Denmark: Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann, “Dansevise”
The story of Eurovision 1963: Two studios, and a vote that was read out twice
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Sanremo Music Festival 1966
Awards
- Victoires de la Musique – Female artist of the year 2005
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Françoise Hardy, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1963 The result
Italy was third. Further down were two singers who would become far bigger than the contest: Françoise Hardy, fifth for Monaco, and Nana Mouskouri, eighth for Luxembourg.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.