- Mon Ami Pierrot
Infobox ESC entry
song = flagicon|Monaco Mon Ami Pierrot
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year = 1959
country = Monaco
artist = René Jacques Ducos
as = Jacques Pills
with =
language = French
languages =
composer = Florence Veran
lyricist = Raymond Bravard
conductor =Franck Pourcel
place = 11th
points = 1
place_semi =
points_semi =
lyrics = [http://www.diggiloo.net/?1959mc from Diggiloo Thrush]
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next = Ce Soir-Là
next_link = Ce Soir-LàMon Ami Pierrot (English translation: "My Friend Pierrot") was the Monegasque entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1959 , performed in French byJacques 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 'sDomenico Modugno withPiove (Ciao, ciao bambina) and preceding theNetherlands 'Teddy Scholten with'N 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 withCe Soir-Là .Pills' daughter,
Jacqueline Boyer , would go on to win the 1960 Contest, representingFrance withTom Pillibi . This performance, therefore, marks the first and (to date) only occasion on which two generations of the same family have appeared at the Contest - for the same or different countries.References
*citeweb|url=http://www.diggiloo.net/?1959mc|title=1959 Monaco|author=Diggiloo Thrush|accessdate=2007-01-24
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