Jacques Pills
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".
Jacques Pills
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- Name
- Jacques Pills
- Birth Name
- Rene Jacques Ducos
- Birthplace
- Tulle, France
- Born
- 6 March 1906
- Died
- 12 September 1970
- Occupation
- * Singer
- Full name
- René Victor Eugène Ducos.
- Nationality
- France.
- Languages
- French.
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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".
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The song ended last, in eleventh place and got only one point. During the 1930s he appeared frequently alongside Georges Tabet.
![Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: (NIET) Lucienne Boyer en (WEL) Jaccques Pills Datum: 14 december 1945 Persoonsnaam: Boyer, Lucienne, Jack Pills Fotograaf: Raucamp, Koos / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Glasnegatief Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.09 Bestanddeelnummer: 901-2470](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Lucienne_Boyer_en_Jack_Pills%2C_Bestanddeelnr_901-2470.jpg/800px-Lucienne_Boyer_en_Jack_Pills%2C_Bestanddeelnr_901-2470.jpg)
Collectie / Archief: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie: [onbekend] Beschrijving: (NIET) Lucienne Boyer en (WEL) Jaccques Pills Datum: 14 december 1945 Persoonsnaam: Boyer, Lucienne, Jack Pills Fotograaf: Raucamp, Koos / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort: Glasnegatief Nummer archiefinventaris: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.09 Bestanddeelnummer: 901-2470
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Jacques Pills • Birth Name — Rene Jacques Ducos • Birthplace — Tulle, France • Born — 6 March 1906 • Died — 12 September 1970 • Occupation — * Singer • actor • Children — Jacqueline Boyer
Personal life
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
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
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Tulle.
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- 1.Acte de décès du 14 septembre 1970 sur le site des archives de Paris.
- 2.Mariage Paris 8e, 3 août 1939 (acte n° 549)-2 novembre 1939 (acte n° 727), cote 8M283, page 24/31 acte
- 3.Paris-Presse, L'Intransigeant, 20 juin 1950, p.1 : "On sait que sur la plainte de cette dernière, Jacques Pills était poursuivi pour coups et blessures. Lucienne Boyer reprochait à son mari, avec lequel elle était en instance de divorce, de l'avoir brutalisée dans la nuit du 31 août 1949 (...) Finalement, Jacques Pills a été condamné à 6.000 francs d'amende, le tribunal ayant estimé qu'il ne s'agissait que de violences légères."
- 4.Fabricio Cardenas, Musicam scire, Jacques Pills, 27 mai 2012
- 5.L'Almanach du Landais 2009, éditions CPE
- 6.Cimetières de France et d'ailleurs : PILLS Jacques (René Ducos : 1906-1970)
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