Both of the semi-finals were hosted by Evelyne Leclercq, Enrico Macias & Demis Roussos. The top 3 songs from each semi-final (chosen by televoting) qualified for the final.
Semi-Final 1 – March 15th
| 1 | Ophélie | Ophélie | Christian Gaubert | 2354 |
6th |
– |
| 2 | Pourquoi | Why | Sabrina Lory | 3457 |
5th |
– |
| 3 | Ne dis pas que tu m’aimes | Don’t say that you love me | Harmony 5 | 4474 |
2nd |
F |
| 4 | Vivre une page d’amour | To live a page of love | Christopher Laird | 1911 |
7th |
– |
| 5 | Les chevaux de l’automne | The horses of autumn | Christian Borel | 4109 |
4th |
– |
| 6 | Un, deux, trois | One, two, three | Catherine Ferry | 4776 |
1st |
F |
| 7 | Aimer quelqu’un d’heureux | To love somebody happy | Caroline Verdi | 4263 |
3rd |
F |
Semi-Final 2 – March 22nd
| 1 | Ça ne fait rien | It doesn’t matter | Karine Day | 3639 |
5th |
– |
| 2 | Je te connais déjà | I already know you | Isabelle Aubret | 3345 |
6th |
– |
| 3 | Marie-Valentine | Marie-Valentine | Jean Guidoni | 4336 |
2nd |
F |
| 4 | Si tu penses à l’amour | If you think of love | Laurence Cartier | 3876 |
3rd |
F |
| 5 | Quelqu’un dans ma vie | Someone in my life | Evelyne Geller | 4394 |
1st |
F |
| 6 | Trois petits soldats | Three small soldiers | Les Troubadours | 3264 |
7th |
– |
| 7 | Energie, lumière, amour | Energy, light, love | Edwige | 3724 |
4th |
– |
 |
 |
Isabelle Aubret represented France in ESC 1962 & 1968. The lead singer of the group ‚Les Troubadours‘ was Franca di Rienzo who represented Switzerland in 1961.