Eric Lévi
Éric Lévi (real name Eric Jacques Levisalles , * 1955 in Paris , France ) is a French musician (guitar and keyboard ) and composer .
Life
In 1975, Éric Lévi and Fabienne Shine founded the hard rock band Shakin 'Street , which released the two albums Vampire Rock and Solid As A Rock . Shakin 'Street toured briefly with AC / DC and Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981.
Later, Eric Lévi wrote the soundtracks for several films, including operation corned beef and the comedy Les Visiteurs (German title: The Visitor ), which was also an international success and the film with the highest grossing in France.
But he became known as the mastermind of the music project ERA .
ERA's debut album of the same name was released in 1997 and became one of the most exported albums in France with over 6 million sales. The successor Era 2 was released in 1999. This was followed by The Mass in 2003 , Reborn in 2008 and The Essential in 2010 .
The mixture of rock, symphonic sounds and Gregorian choirs, often in pseudo-Latin language, is characteristic of the music of ERA.
Filmography (selection)
- 1991: Operation Corned Beef (L'Opération Corned-Beef)
- 1993: The visitors (Les Visiteurs)
- 1994: Blonde Retaliation (La vengeance d'une blonde)
- 1995: The Guardian Angels (Les Anges gardiens)
- 1996: Where's my wife's wedding going? (Ma femme me quince)
- 1998: The Time Knights - In Search of the Sacred Tooth (Les couloirs du temps: Les visiteurs II)
- 2006: The Chinese Gardener's Daughters (Les filles du botaniste)
- 2016: The visitors - storming the Bastille (Les visiteurs: La révolution)
Web links
- Eric Lévi in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official Era website
- Official Shakin 'Street website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lévi, Éric |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Levisalles, Eric Jacques (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |