Jacques Pills

Lucienne Boyer & Jacques Pills (Dec. 1945)

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

During the 1930s, Pills formed the duo Pills et Tabet alongside Georges Tabet . Among other things, they had success with the titles Couchés dans le foin , Aux îles Hawaï , Un cabanon près de Toulon and On n'a pas besoin de la lune . In 1939 the duo separated and Ducos continued to sing as a soloist.

In 1939 Pills married the singer Lucienne Boyer . Their child is Eliane Ducos, who won the Eurovision Song Contest for France under the stage name Jacqueline Boyer in 1960 . In 1952 he married the French singer Édith Piaf , from whom he was divorced in 1956.

In 1959 he represented Monaco at the Eurovision Song Contest with Mon ami Pierrot . Unlike his daughter, his chanson could only come last.

Discography

1941 - Avec son ukulélé
1942 - Sérénade Swing
1943 - Cheveux dans le vent
1945 - Seul dans la nuit
1945 - Oh! La! La!

Individual evidence

↑ Book clears up myths about Edith Piaf. NZZ, August 29, 2013, accessed on April 6, 2020 .

Web links

Discography at encyclopedisque.fr
Jacques Pills in the Internet Movie Database (English)

personal data
SURNAME	Pills, Jacques
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ducos, René
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French actor and singer
DATE OF BIRTH	January 7, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	Grommet
DATE OF DEATH	September 12, 1970

[1] Book clears up myths about Edith Piaf. NZZ, August 29, 2013, accessed on April 6, 2020 .