eurovision 1978
Joël Prévost
Joël Prévost represented France at Eurovision 1978 in Paris with “Il y aura toujours des violons”, finishing 3rd of 20.
France
1978
- who
- French singer
- born
- 16 February 1950, Narbonne, France
- died
- 21 November 2024 (aged 74), 19th arrondissement of Paris, France
- contest
- 1978
- best result
- 3rd, 1978
- music
- middle of the road
- sang for
- France
Biography
Joël Prévost, who died in 2024, was a French singer, best known for the 1978 contest. “Il y aura toujours des violons” was the host country’s song in Paris and finished third.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Joël Prévost”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1978 Paris
“Il y aura toujours des violons”
3rd of 20 Finished 3rd of 20, with 119 points.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Didier Barbelivien, Gérard Stern
- Conductor
- Alain Goraguer
- Running order
- 6th of 20
- Age on the night
- 28
- Won that year
- Israel: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta, “A-Ba-Ni-Bi (א-ב-ני-בי)”
The story of Eurovision 1978: A-Ba-Ni-Bi, a bunch of daffodils and the first nul points
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