Jean Constantin (songwriter)

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Jean Constantin
Jean Constantin
Background information
Born	(1923-02-09)9 February 1923 Paris, France
Died	30 January 1997(1997-01-30) (aged 73) Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France
Genres	Film scores, songs
Occupation(s)	Composer, singer
Instrument(s)	Piano, voice

Jean Constantin (9 February 1923 – 30 January 1997) was French singer, songwriter and composer.

Playing piano and singing his own songs, he was viewed as a great performer and entertainer, being however more famous for the songs he wrote for others.^[1]

He wrote several songs that became hits like Mon manège à moi sung by Édith Piaf^[2] or Mon truc en plumes sung by Zizi Jeanmaire.^[3]

He also wrote several movie scores, most notably the soundtrack of the film classic The 400 Blows (1959).^[3]