In 1977 , Prévost entered the French Eurovision selection with the song " Pour oublier Barbara " , but failed to progress from the semi-final . The following year , his song " Il y aura toujours des violons " ( " There Will Always Be Violins " ) was chosen as the French representative for the 23rd Eurovision Song Contest . Strangely , the song only finished second in its semi-final before emerging the clear winner in the final . As a result of Marie Myriam 's victory for France the previous year , the 1978 Eurovision was held in Paris on 22 April . Although " Il y aura toujours des violons " was a very traditional , old-style ballad with no concession to the musical trends of the late 1970s , it finished the evening in third place of the 20 entries
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1978
Joël Prévost