Raymond Lefebvre

Raymond Lefebvre

Nascimento : 1929-11-20, Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France

Morte : 2008-06-27

História

Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer. Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation of the 1968 theme "Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)" (composed by Michel Polnareff), which became an international hit. He also wrote soundtracks for movies with Louis de Funès such as La Soupe Aux Choux (1981) or the series Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he accompanied Dalida on most of her recordings (Bambino, Por Favor, Tu peux tout faire de moi, Quand on n'a que l'amour), amongst many others. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay Records label. His recordings were released in the United States on the Kapp and Four Corners record labels until 1969. He was accepted at the Paris Conservatory when 17 years old. During the early 1950s he played the piano for the Franck Pourcel orchestra. In 1953 he played the piano at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay label and recorded his debut album that year. He worked on the French television programmes Musicorama (1950s) and Palmarés des Chansons (1965, 1966, 1967) accompanying such famous artists as Dalida, Claude François, Richard Anthony, with his own orchestra. His recording of "The Day the Rains Came" was a best seller in the United States in 1958. The song "Ame câline" (Soul Coaxing) became an international hit in 1968 and "La La La (He Gives Me Love)" - an instrumental adaptation of 1968's Eurovision Song Contest's winning song by Spanish singer Massiel - was a minor hit in 1968 in Canada and the United States. In 1969, his recording of "La Reine de Saba" (Queen of Sheba) became a big hit in Japan. From 1972 until the early 2000s, he undertook several successful tours of Japan. He worked on the soundtracks of many Louis de Funès movies. Lefèvre conducted entries four times at the Eurovision Song Contest, three times for Monaco (in 1961, 1962, and 1963), and once for Luxembourg in 1970. Raymond Lefèvre died in Seine-Port, France on 27 June 2008 at the age of 78. Source: Article "Raymond Lefèvre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Perfil

Raymond Lefebvre

Filmes

O Louco, Louco Mundo do Gendarme
Original Music Composer
Quatro novas gendarmes jovens chegam à delegacia do Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) com o objetivo de aprender a profissão com os melhores.
The Cabbage Soup
Original Music Composer
Two buddy farmers are visited by aliens who like their domestic cabbage soup.
O Gendarme e os Extra-Terrestres
Original Music Composer
O Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) tenta salvar os habitantes de Saint-Tropez e o resto da humanidade de uma invasão alienígena.
Jo
Original Music Composer
Selling author, Antoine Brisebard is a victim of a blackmailer, Jo, which threatens to jeopardize his reputation by revealing the past of his wife Sylvia. While the latter must pass the same night to take possession of the money required, Brisebard accidentally kills ...
As Loucas Aventuras de um Gendarme em Fuga
Original Music Composer
Depois de ser obrigado a se reformar, o Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) volta a usar o uniforme para ajudar um amigo que sofre de amnésia.
O Gendarme Se Casa
Original Music Composer
Quando o Gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) se apaixona por uma viúva e planeja casar-se com ela, sua filha travessa vai fazer de tudo para cancelar o casamento.
Un drôle de colonel
Music
As Nossas Férias Adoráveis
Original Music Composer
Monsieur Bosquier, the owner of a private school, is far from pleased when his eldest son, Philippe, fails his end of year exams. He decides to send his wayward offspring to England to improve his English. In exchange, Philippe’s host, a wealthy whisky distiller, Mac Farrel, will send his daughter, Shirley, to live with the Bosquiers in France. However, Philippe has already decided to spend the summer holidays on a yacht with his friends, so he sends a fellow student, Michonnet, to England in his place. The deception is soon discovered but things go from bad to worse when Philippe and Shirley fall in love and fly to Scotland to get married...
As Loucas Aventuras de um Gendarme em Nova York
Original Music Composer
Após ser escolhido para representar a França em um congresso internacional, o gendarme Cruchot (Louis de Funès) e sua brigada vão para Nova York.
Déclic et des claques
Music
Biquínis de Saint-Tropez
Original Music Composer
O ambicioso oficial de polícia Cruchol é transferido para Saint-Tropez. Além de lutar contra persistentes nadadores que insistem em ficar nus, ele também precisa lidar com a filha adolescente que está tentando impressionar os amigos ricos dizendo que seu pai era um homem milionário que possuía um iate no porto. Cruchol acaba sendo atraído para essa história ao precisar encobrir a filha quando um amigo empresta um carro do suposto pai dela.
The Virgins
Music
The story of five girls that lose their virginity.