Georges Moustaki
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Greek-French singer (1934–2013)
OverviewAI-generated
Georges Moustaki was a French male singer-songwriter and author. His professional career spanned from 1958 to 2009. He is associated with genres including French chanson, folk, and Mediterranean music.
His literary works include *Hijo de la Niebla* and *Un gato de Alejandría*. He was born on May 3, 1934, and died on May 23, 2013.
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Key facts
- Born
- Giuseppe Mustacchi , ( 1934-05-03 ) 3 May 1934, Alexandria , Egypt
- Died
- 23 May 2013 (2013-05-23) (aged 79), Nice , France
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar piano
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Nice
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- Egyptian Arabic
- Native language
- Egyptian Arabic
- Religion
- Judaism
- Genre
- chanson
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Polydor
- Official website
- www.creatweb.com/moustaki
- Image
- Georges Moustaki.jpg
- Height
- 1.72
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- Commons category
- Georges Moustaki
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- date of birth
- 1934-05-03
- date of death
- 2013-05-23
- place of burial
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Yussef Mustacchi
- unmarried partner
- Édith Piaf
- pseudonym
- Georges Moustaki
- start of work period
- 1958-00-00
- name in native language
- Georges Moustaki
- social media followers
- 23300
- end of work period
- 2009-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi; 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, 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.
Early life
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