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"Mon ami Pierrot" Eurovision Song Contest 1959 entry Country Monaco Artist(s) Jacques Pills Language French Composer(s) Florence Veran Lyricist(s) Raymond Bravard Conductor Franck Pourcel Finals performance Final result 11th Final points 1 Appearance chronology Ce soir-là (1960) ► "Mon ami Pierrot" ("My friend Pierrot") was the Monegasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1959, performed in French by French singer Jacques Pills. This was Monaco's debut entry in the Contest.
The song is in the chanson style popular in the early years of the Contest, with Pills singing about the fleeting fame of his friend Pierrot, whom he asks to join him and "sing about your loves and your grief" after his fame is over.
The song was performed fourth on the night (following Italy's Domenico Modugno with "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" and preceding the Netherlands' Teddy Scholten with "Een beetje"). At the close of voting, it had received 1 point, placing 11th (last) in a field of 11.
It was succeeded as Monegasque representative at the 1960 Contest by François Deguelt with "Ce soir-là".
Pills' daughter, Jacqueline Boyer, would go on to win the 1960 Contest, representing France with "Tom Pillibi".
Sources and external links
- Official Eurovision Song Contest site, history by year, 1959
- Detailed info and lyrics, The Diggiloo Thrush, "Mon ami Pierrot".
References
- Diggiloo Thrush. "1959 Monaco". http://www.diggiloo.net/?1959mc. Retrieved 2007-01-24.
Songs of the Eurovision Song Contest 1959 1. "Een beetje" · 2. "Sing, Little Birdie" · 3. "Oui, oui, oui, oui" · 4. "Irgendwoher" · 5. "Uh, jeg ville ønske jeg var dig" · 6. "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" · 6. "Hou toch van mij" · 8. "Heute Abend wollen wir tanzen geh'n" · 9. "Augustin" · 9. "Der K und K Kalypso aus Wien" · 11. "Mon ami Pierrot"(songs arranged by final results)Categories:- Eurovision songs of Monaco
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