Georges Moustaki
Georges Moustaki | |
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At the Grand Gala du Disque Populaire, 1974 | |
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| Birth name | Giuseppe Mustacchi |
| Born | 3 May 1934 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Died | 23 May 2013 (aged 79) Nice, France |
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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.