name | Francis Lai |
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birth name | Francis Albert Lai |
birth date | April 06, 1932 |
birth place | Nice, France |
occupation | Film score composer}} |
Francis Lai (born April 26, 1932, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France) is a French accordionist, and composer noted for his film scores.
While in his twenties, Francis Lai left home and went to Paris where he became part of the lively Montmartre music scene. In 1965 he met filmmaker Claude Lelouch and was hired to help write the score for the film, ''Un homme et une femme'' (''A Man and A Woman''). Released in 1966, the film was a major international success, earning a number of Academy Awards, and for the young Francis Lai, a Golden Globe Award nomination for "Best Original Score". This initial success brought more opportunities to work for the film industry both in his native France as well as in Great Britain and the United States. He is known for his support of Mireille Mathieu in many compositions and recordings. In 1969, he wrote the score for director René Clément's film, ''Rider On The Rain'' ("Le Passager de la Pluie"). It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc in September 1971.
In 1970 Francis Lai won the Academy Award for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film ''Love Story''. In the United States, the soundtrack album went to No. 2 in the ''Billboard'' album charts and the film's theme, "Where Do I Begin" was a hit single with lyrics by Carl Sigman for traditional pop singer Andy Williams. The song would also be recorded successfully by Lai himself with a full orchestra and by Henry Mancini and Shirley Bassey. Francis Lai also wrote the music for the 1978 ''Love Story'' sequel titled ''Oliver's Story''.
Lai has also had success with music written for softcore erotic films like ''Emmanuelle 2'' (1975) and ''Bilitis'' (1977).
His composition "Aujourd'hui C'est Toi" (Today it's You) is probably best known in the UK as the theme music for the long-running BBC television current affairs documentary series ''Panorama''.
He also earned high praise for his score of the David Hamilton movie "Bilitis", a sound-track that sold over a million copies throughout the world.
In a career spanning forty years, Lai has also written music for television programs and alone or in collaboration with others has composed music for more than one hundred films and has personally written more than six hundred songs.
Award nominations:
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name | Danielle Licari |
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background | solo_singer |
origin | France |
occupation | Singer |
years active | 1960s and 1970s |
website | daniellelicari.com }} |
In 1969, she recorded her greatest hit, ''Concerto Pour Une Voix''. The album has sold over 15 million copies.
In 1968, she recorded "Treize jours en France" composed by Francis Lai; she also recorded a second version of “Love Story” dedicated to her by the same composer.
In 1972, she submitted her song "Au cœur d'une chanson" to compete in the Eurovision contest representing France. The French committee selected Betty Mars and her song “Come-Comedie” instead.
In 1972, she represented France in the "World Popular Song Festival" held in Tokio, Japan. Her song "Une Vie" was a finalist.
In July 1978, she sang with the Quebec Symphony Orchestra and the choir of St-Dominique Church. The piece chosen was a musical drama called ''Concerto pour Helene'', in honour of Helene Boule, the wife of the founder of Quebec City, as part of the city's 370th anniversary celebrations. The work was composed by Claude Léveillé.
Wyclef Jean sampled "Concerto Pour Une Voix" in his 1997 song "Apolcalypse."
She has sold over 20 million copies of her albums during her career. Her songs are found in easy listening CD compilations worldwide.
! Year | ! Title | ! Label | ! Release country |
1965 | ''La Geographie en Chansons'' | Barclay | France & Canada |
1965 | ''Lecon de Choses en Chansons'' | Barclay | France & Canada |
1966 | ''Vivre la Nuit'' | Phillips | France and Japan |
1967 | ''Jesus: La Vie de Jesus en 12 Chansons''with the Francois Rauber Orchestra | Phillips | France |
1969 | ''Sanctus: Musique Sacree Pour Piano, Orgue et Voix'' | Phillips | France, Canada, Mexico |
1969 | ''Classics Pour Une Voix'' | Barclay | World wide release |
1970 | ''On Est Bien La-La'' | Barclay | France |
1974 | ''Screen Themes Golden Prize'' | Barclay | France, Canada and Japan |
1974 and 1975 | ''Danielle Licari'' | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
1974 | ''Danielle Licari Live in Japan'' (with Obi) | Barclay | Japan |
1975 | ''Le Marche Persan'' | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
1976 | ''Rhapsodie pour deux voix'' | Barclay | France, Canada, Japan, Mexico |
1977 | ''Saggitarius'' | Barclay | France, Canada, Mexico |
1978 | ''Rappel'' | Barclay | France, Canada, Mexico |
1979 | ''Concerto Pour Elle'' | Heloise | France and Canada |
1980 | ''Elisabeth Serenade'' | Amo Records | France, Japan |
1980 | ''Danielle Licari Chante Ennio Morricone:Mal de Toi'' | Le Petit Menestral | France |
1981 | ''Heidi'' | Ades | France |
1982 | ''Concerto Pour deux Voix'' | Victor | Brazil, France, Canada |
1984 | ''Lonely Shepherd'' | Disques Star | France and Canada |
1984 | ''Romance'' | Star | France and Canada |
1993 | ''Sanctus: Musique Sacree Pour Piano,Orgue et Voix'' (re-release) | PolyGram Projects | France and Canada |
1995 | Danielle Licari chante les plus grands | Disques Quality | Canada |
''Pinocchio, Joli Pantin'' | Ades |
! Year | ! Title | ! Label | ! Release country |
1969 | "Concerto pour une voix" | Barclay | Worldwide |
1970 | "Adagio Romantique" | Barclay | France, Japan, Mexico |
1971 | "Prelude Pour Un Amour: Melodie Pour un Autoumne" | Barclay | France |
1972 | "Une Vie" | Barclay | France, Japan |
1975 | "Histoire D'O (Geschichte der O)" | Barclay | Canada, France and Germany |
1975 | La Canzone di Orlando | Barclay | Italy, Canada, France |
"Concerto Pour Une Voix" | Multiple labels | Japan, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Israel | |
"Les Parapluies de Cherbourg" | Multiple labels | France, Canada, Japan | |
"Rhapsodie Pour Deux Voix" | Barclay | France | |
1977 | "Adagio de Albinoni / Concerto No 1En Si Bemol De Tchaikowski" | Barclay | France and Canada |
1979 | "Concerto pour Elle" (Re-release) | Barclay | France |
1981 | "Les Chansons de Pierrot" | France | |
1981 | "Prelude Pour Un Amour: Melodie Pour un Autoumne" (Re-release) | Barclay | Canada |
1983 | "Le Chant des étoiles" | Barclay | France |
Category:1943 births Category:Living people Category:French female singers
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