Mon ami Pierrot
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 "Mon ami Pierrot" | |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 1959 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | |
| Composer(s) | Florence Veran |
| Lyricist(s) | Raymond Bravard |
| Conductor | |
| Finals performance | |
| Final result | 11th |
| Final points | 1 |
| Entry chronology | |
| "Ce soir-là" (1960) ► | |
"Mon ami Pierrot" ("My friend Pierrot") was the Monaco's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in French by the French singer Jacques Pills.[1] This was Monaco's first entry in the Contest.
The song is in the chanson style popular in the early years of the Contest, with Pills singing about the fleeting fame of his friend Pierrot, whom he asks to join him and "sing about your loves and your grief" after his fame is over.
The song was performed fourth on the night (following Italy's Domenico Modugno with "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" and preceding the Netherlands' Teddy Scholten with "Een beetje"). At the close of voting, it had received 1 point, placing it 11th in a field of 11.
It was succeeded as Monaco's entry at the 1960 Contest by François Deguelt with "Ce soir-là".
Pills' daughter, Jacqueline Boyer, won the 1960 Contest, representing France with "Tom Pillibi".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1959
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Mon ami Pierrot".
References
- ^ "Jacques Pills - Mon Ami Pierrot (Monaco 1959)". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
- Diggiloo Thrush. "1959 Monaco". Retrieved 2007-01-24.
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