Il y aura toujours des violons
"Il y aura toujours des violons" ("There Will Always Be Violins") was the French entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, performed in French by Joël Prévost.
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 entry | |
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| Composer(s) | Gérard Stern |
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| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 3rd |
| Final points | 119 |
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| ◄ "L'oiseau et l'enfant" (1977) | |
| "Je suis l'enfant soleil" (1979) ► | |
The song was performed sixth on the night, following Portugal's Gemini with "Dai li dou" and preceding Spain's José Vélez with "Bailemos un vals". At the close of voting it had received 119 points, coming third in a field of twenty.
The song is a ballad, with Prévost singing that, while many things about life can be changed (one's home, one's appearance, and so on), "there will always be violins to play love songs". Prévost also recorded an English language version of the song, entitled "Somewhere, Sometime".
The song was succeeded as French representative at the 1979 Contest by Anne-Marie David with "Je suis l'enfant soleil".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1978
- Detailed info & lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Il y aura toujours des violons".