eurovision 1959
Jacques Pills
Jacques Pills represented Monaco at Eurovision 1959 in Cannes with “Mon ami Pierrot”, finishing 11th of 11.
- who
- French actor and singer
- born
- 6 March 1906, Tulle, France
- died
- 12 September 1970 (aged 64), 12th arrondissement of Paris, France
- contest
- 1959
- best result
- 11th, 1959
- sang for
- Monaco
Biography
Jacques Pills, who died in 1970, was a French singer and actor. Pills sang the first song Monaco sent to the contest, “Mon ami Pierrot”, in Cannes in 1959; it finished last of 11, with one point.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jacques Pills”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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1959 Cannes
“Mon ami Pierrot”
11th of 11 Finished 11th of 11, with 1 point.
- Sung in
- French
- Written by
- Raymond Bravard, Florence Véran
- Conductor
- Franck Pourcel
- Running order
- 4th of 11
- Age on the night
- 53
- Won that year
- Netherlands: Teddy Scholten, “Een beetje”
The story of Eurovision 1959: Cannes, a revolving stage and the first country to win twice
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Jacques Pills, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 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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