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Francis Lai
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Francis Albert Lai was a French composer, pianist, and accordionist born in Nice on April 26, 1932. He worked in the genres of classical music and middle of the road, utilizing the piano, accordion, and voice. His professional career began in 1952 and continued until 2018. Lai was represented by SACEM as his copyright representative and spoke French.
He received the Academy Award for Best Original Score and was nominated for the same honor. His work included film scores and composed musical works. Lai died in the 8th arrondissement of Paris on November 7, 2018. He was buried in Nice.
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Film & TV
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Francis Albert Lai (26 April 1932 – 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. He won the 1970 Oscar for Best Music, Original Score and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score for the film Love Story. 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 for Andy Williams. Lai was born on 26…
Known for
- Shoot to Live — Self2022
- In The Tracks Of - Special Edition — Self2020
- Victoires de la musique — Self1985
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Smic, Smac, Smoc — Blind Accordionist1971
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1932
- Active to
- 2018
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 529,581
- Total plays
- 4,624,726
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Francis Lai (Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France, 26 April 1932 - 7 November 2018) was a French composer, noted for his film scores. While in his twenties, 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 A Man and a Woman. Released in 1966, the film was a major international success, earning a number of Academy Awards. The young Lai received a Golden Globe Award nomin
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Le site officiel du célèbre compositeur de Love Story, Un Homme et Une femme... Official website of Francis Lai composer of Love Story, A Man & A Woman...
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Albert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nice
- Place of death
- 8th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- French
- Award
- Academy Awards
- Genre
- middle of the road
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- francislai.com
- Image
- Identite-FrancisLai-1954-Sacem.png
Show 13 more facts
- date of birth
- 1932-04-26
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- name in native language
- Francis Lai
- date of death
- 2018-11-07
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- birth name
- Francis Albert Lai
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Francis Lai
- place of burial
- Nice
- copyright representative
- SACEM
- P8168
- Frank Freeman
- social media followers
- 128000
- Commons category
- Francis Lai
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