Jacques Pills

Biography

Jacques Pills (born René Jacques Ducos; 6 March 1906 – 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.
During the 1930s he appeared frequently alongside Georges Tabet.

Personal life

He married singer 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. 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