Jacques Pills (born René Jacques Ducos; 7 January 1906, Tulle, France – 12 September 1970) was a French singer and actor. 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.

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Jacques Pills
Luciene Boyer and Jacques Pills (1945)
Born	Rene Jacques Ducos (1906-01-07)7 January 1906 Tulle, France
Died	12 September 1970(1970-09-12) (aged 64)
Occupation	Singer, actor
Spouse(s)	Lucienne Boyer ​ ​ (m. 1939; div. 1951)​ Edith Piaf ​ ​ (m. 1952; div. 1957)​
Children	Jacqueline Boyer
Musical career Musical artist

During the 1930s he appeared frequently alongside Georges Tabet.

Personal life

He married Lucienne Boyer in 1939 and they were divorced in 1951. On 20 September 1952, he married singer Édith Piaf. However, in 1957, this marriage also ended in divorce.[1] He was the father of Jacqueline Boyer, who won the 1960 Eurovision contest the year after her father's participation. Upon his death, he became the first Eurovision contestant to die.

Selected filmography

• 1953 – Boum sur Paris
• 1949 – Une femme par jour
• 1945 – Alone in the Night
• 1945 – Marie la Misere
• 1942 – Pension Jonas
• 1936 – Toi, c'est moi
• 1936 – Prends la route
• 1934 – Princesse Czardas
• 1933 – Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman
• 1932 – A Gentleman of the Ring

References

External links

• Jacques Pills at IMDb

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