Jacques Pills
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Jacques Pills (7 January 1906, Tulle, France — 12 September 1970) was a French singer and actor, born René Jacques Ducos. His impresario was Bruno Coquatrix. In 1959, Pills was the Monegasque entrant at the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 with the song "Mon ami Pierrot". The song ended last, in eleventh place and got only one point.
Personal life [edit]
He married Lucienne Boyer in 1939 and they were divorced in 1951. On 20 September 1952, he married singer Édith Piaf. However, in 1956, this marriage also ended in divorce. He was the father of Jacqueline Boyer, who went on to win the contest the next year for France.
Filmography [edit]
- 1954 – Boum sur Paris
- 1949 – Une femme par jour
- 1945 – Seul dans la nuit
- 1945 – Marie la Misere
- 1942 – Pension Jonas
- 1936 – Toi, c'est moi
- 1936 – Prends la route
- 1934 – Princesse Czardas
- 1933 – Mademoiselle Josette, ma femme
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Monaco in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 |
Succeeded by François Deguelt |
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