in 1978, paul was represented by both france and monaco in the eurovision song contest 1978 by his composition, les jardins de monaco as a duet. in 1976, he and olivier were nominated for the prestigious award césar award for best original music (césar is the french equivalent of the oscar) for their movie scores in the film "un linceul n'a pas de poches". he was bestowed the title of comte — a title of french nobility.