Editing Isabelle Aubret (section)

== Career ==
[[File:Eurovisie Songfestival 1962 te Luxemburg, voor Frankrijk Isabella Aubret, Bestanddeelnr 913-6612.jpg|thumb|upright|Aubret at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962|alt=A young woman with shoulder-length blond hair and a floral dress stands in front of a microphone. There are curtains and two decorative chandeliers in the background.]]
Aubret won the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] in 1962, representing France and singing "[[Un premier amour]]" ("A first love")<ref name="RFI" /><ref name="Thompson">Thompson, Dave "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/isabelle-aubret-mn0000088051/biography Isabelle Aubret Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123214440/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/isabelle-aubret-mn0000088051/biography |date=23 January 2023 }}", [[Allmusic]]; retrieved 17 August 2014.</ref> with music composed by Claude-Henri Vic and lyrics by Roland Stéphane Valade. In 1963, she was approached by director [[Jacques Demy]] and musician [[Michel Legrand]] for the main role of the film ''[[Les parapluies de Cherbourg]]'', but Aubret was subsequently injured in a car accident when her car skidded on a bend. One person died and three were seriously injured, including pianist Serge Sentis. Aubret was hospitalized in [[Autun]], going through multiple operations and a long rehabilitation.{{Cite needed|date=September 2022}} In 1968, she returned to Eurovision and again represented France, this time singing "[[La source (song)|La source]]" ("The Spring/Fountain")<ref name="RFI" /><ref name="Thompson" /> with music by Daniel Faure and lyrics by Henri Dijan and [[Guy Bonnet]]. 

Aubret was a participant in the French national heats for Eurovision in other years. Her first attempt was in 1961 with the song "Le gars de n'importe où". She was awarded second place.<ref name="Thompson"/> Another runner-up spot came Aubret's way in 1970 when she teamed up with [[Daniel Beretta]] for the song "Olivier, Olivia". She was not as successful with her 1976 effort, "Je te connais déjà", which finished sixth out of seven songs in the second semi-final. Her final challenge for Eurovision came in 1983 with the patriotic "France, France", which took her to third place.<ref name="RFI"/><ref name="Thompson"/> 

Working with French composer [[Michel Colombier]], Aubret co-produced the song "C'est Ainsi Que Les Choses Arrivent" for [[Jean-Pierre Melville]]'s 1972 film ''[[Un flic|Un Flic]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michel Colombier, Isabelle Aubret - Un Flic (Bande Originale Du Film)|url=https://www.discogs.com/Michel-Colombier-Isabelle-Aubret-Un-Flic-Bande-Originale-Du-Film/master/1206481|access-date=9 August 2020|website=Discogs|year=1972 |language=en}}</ref> In 1981, Aubret had another accident. She was rehearsing a flying trapeze number for the {{Interlanguage link|Union of Artists Gala|fr|Gala de l'Union des artistes}} with her partner, boxer [[Jean-Claude Bouttier]], when she fell and broke both legs. It took two years of rehabilitation for her to walk again.

In 2001, she celebrated her forty-year career by giving a series of concerts at [[Bobino]].