Georges Moustaki

Georges Moustaki
At the Grand Gala du Disque Populaire, 1974
At the Grand Gala du Disque Populaire, 1974
Background information
Birth nameGiuseppe Mustacchi
Born(1934-05-03)3 May 1934
Alexandria, Egypt
Died23 May 2013(2013-05-23) (aged 79)
Nice, France
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano

Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi;[1] 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Jewish Italo-Greek origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf,[1] Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette Gréco, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Georges Moustaki, composer of Edith Piaf hit song, dies". BBC News. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Golden era of French popular song closes with death of singer Georges Moustaki". The Irish Times. 25 May 2013.