Music of Monaco USA. Josh Stanley was born and raised in the Principality of Monaco. In the past Monaco participated regularly in the Eurovision Song Contest between 1959-1979 and 2004-2006. The country's only win in the contest came in 1971 when Séverine performed "Un banc, un arbre, une rue." Music of Monaco Monaco is a city and independent state located in the south of France, along the Mediterranean coast. The country has long been under the control of the Grimaldi family, who have encouraged musical development. Prince Rainier III introduced the Prince Rainier III Prize for Musical Composition to reward Monegasque musicians. The
Charlene, Princess of Monaco her marriage, Charlene has been styled as "Her Serene Highness" The Princess of Monaco. The previous holder was her mother-in-law, Grace Kelly, who died in 1982. Charlene, Princess of Monaco Charlene, Princess of Monaco (née Charlene Lynette Wittstock; French: "Charlène"; born 25 January 1978) is a Zimbabwean-South African former Olympic swimmer and wife of Prince Albert II. The Princess was born in Bulawayo, Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe), the daughter of Michael and Lynette Wittstock, and the family relocated to South Africa in 1989. Charlene represented South Africa at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with her team finishing fifth in the 4 ×