The Eurovision Song Contest 1962 was the seventh in the series. France won for a third time with the song "Un premier amour", performed by Isabelle Aubret. This marked the first time a country had won three contests. Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, and Spain all scored "null points" for the first time.
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