| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Télévision Française 1 (TF1) | |||
| Country |  France | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 12 March 1978 19 March 1978 Final: 26 March 1978 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Joël Prévost | |||
| Selected song | "Il y aura toujours des violons" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 3rd, 119 points | |||
| France in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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France was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 with the song "Il y aura toujours des violons", composed by Gérard Stern, with lyrics by Didier Barbelivien, and performed by Joël Prévost. The French participating broadcaster, Télévision Française 1 (TF1), selected its entry through a national final. In addition, TF1 was also the host broadcaster and staged the event at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, after winning the previous edition with the song "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" by Marie Myriam.