winner, 1960
Jacqueline Boyer
Jacqueline Boyer represented France at Eurovision 1960 in London with “Tom Pillibi”, and won.
- who
- French singer
- born
- 23 April 1941, 15th arrondissement of Paris, France
- contest
- 1960
- win
- 1960
- active
- since 1959
- sang for
- France
Biography
Jacqueline Boyer is a French singer and actor who won the 1960 contest in London with “Tom Pillibi”, written by André Popp and Pierre Cour. The single reached number 33 in the British chart that May.
Boyer was 18 at the time: the first teenager to win the contest, and its youngest winner until 1964.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jacqueline Boyer”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1960 London
“Tom Pillibi”
Winner Won the contest with 32 points, ahead of 12 other songs.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Pierre Cour, André Popp
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 13th of 13
- Age on the night
- 18
Play: Jacqueline Boyer — “Tom Pillibi”, the winning performance at Eurovision 1960 hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 1960: London steps in, and a last-placed singer's daughter wins
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In our contest stories
What we wrote about Jacqueline Boyer, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1960 The result
France won for the second time, drawing level with the Netherlands. "Tom Pillibi", sung by Jacqueline Boyer, took 32 of the 130 votes.
- 1960 The result
There was a family story in it. Boyer's father, Jacques Pills, had sung for Monaco the year before and finished last, with a single vote. Twelve months later his daughter won the whole thing.
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