eurovision 1978
Olivier Toussaint
Olivier Toussaint represented Monaco at Eurovision 1978 in Paris with “Les Jardins de Monaco”, finishing 4th of 20.
Monaco
1978
- who
- French composer, singer, producer
- born
- 1943, Paris, France
- contest
- 1978
- best result
- 4th, 1978
- plays
- guitar
- active
- since 1968
- sang for
- Monaco
Biography
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, arranger, company manager and record producer. With Caline, Toussaint sang “Les Jardins de Monaco” for Monaco in Paris in 1978 and finished fourth.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Olivier Toussaint”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1978 Paris
“Les Jardins de Monaco”
4th of 20 Finished 4th of 20, with 107 points.
- Billed as
- Caline and Olivier Toussaint
- With
- Caline
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Jean Albertini, Didier Barbelivien, Paul de Senneville, Olivier Toussaint
- Conductor
- Yvon Rioland
- Running order
- 14th of 20
- 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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