Singer-songwriter Georges
Moustaki died Thursday in the French Mediterranean city of Nice, his family
said. He was 79.
A Greek native, Moustaki grew
up in Alexandria, Egypt, and arrived in Paris in 1951.
He began performing at
nightclubs and came to know masters of the "chanson française" such
as Georges Brassens, Jacques Brel and Serge Gainsbourg.
Moustaki met Edith Piaf in the
late 1950s and was soon writing songs for the legendary singer, including
"Milord".
By the late 1960s, Moustaki
was an established singer with hits such as "Le Meteque" and "Ma
Liberte", even as he continued to write for other vocalists, among them,
Yves Montand.
Suffering from a lung ailment,
Moustaki retired from performing after a January 2009 concert at the Palace of
Music in Barcelona.
"I have had a passionate
life. I hope it will be that way until the end," he said in 2011. (Source)
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