Joël Prévost (born Richard-Jacques Bonay) was a French singer. After being adopted by a family in northern France after birth, he moved to Paris in 1970 and signed his first contract in 1972.
He represented France on home ground at the Eurovision Song Contest 1978 in Paris with the song Il y aura toujours des violons, finishing in third place with 119 points, receiving marks from every other nation that year.
Joël performed until 2017, when he retired, having done residencies in the past at several theatres in Paris and touring extensively in Africa.
He died on 21 November 2024, aged 74, in the 19th Arrondissement of Paris, France.
| Eurovision Song Contest 1978 | |||
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| Participants | |||
 Colm Wilkinson •  Jahn Teigen •  Ricchi e Poveri •  Seija Simola •  Gemini •  Joël Prévost •  José Vélez •  Co-Co •  Carol Vinci •  Jean Vallée •  Harmony •  Nilüfer & Nazar •  Ireen Sheer •  Caline & Olivier Toussaint •  Tania Tsanaklidou •  Mabel •  Baccara •  Izhar Cohen & Alpha Beta •  Springtime •  Björn Skifs
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| Songs | |||
| Born to Sing • Mil Etter Mil • Questo amore • Anna rakkaudelle tilaisuus • Da li dou • Il y aura toujours des violons • Bailamos un vals • Bad Old Days • Vivre • L'amour ça fait chanter la vie • 't Is OK • Sevince • Feuer • Les jardins de Monaco • Charlie Chaplin • Boom Boom • Parlez-vous français? • A-Ba-Ni-Bi • Mrs. Caroline Robinson • Det blir alltid värre framåt natten
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