André Manoukian
André (Antranik) Manoukian (born April 9, 1957 in Lyon ) is a French jazz pianist , composer , arranger and music producer of Armenian descent: Antranik is the Armenian form of André. He has been married to Stéphanie since 1993.
Live and act
At the age of seven years Manoukian began self-taught to play the piano, earned later his living by selling organs. He then studied at the renowned Berklee College of Music in Boston . Returning to France, he founded the jazz band "Horn Stuff" and composed. Two jazz-funk albums were recorded. For Liane Foly , whom he discovered in 1983 and with whom he was together until 1992, he wrote the successes Au fur et à mesure and Doucement .
He created further compositions for Michel Petrucciani , Richard Galliano , Charles Aznavour , Gilbert Bécaud , Diane Dufresne , Nicole Croisille , Natacha Atlas , Janet Jackson , Myriam Abel , Camille Bazbaz and since 2001 for Malia . From 2002 he became known to the general public as a juror for the first five seasons of Nouvelle Star , the French version of Deutschland sucht den Superstar . In 2011 he took part in the first season of the dance show Danse avec les stars .
Discographic notes
Albums under your own name
- 2011 - "Melanchology , with Stéphane Huchard , Christophe Wallemme , Hervé Gourdikian , Ibrahim Maalouf
Composer and producer
- 1988 - The man I love - Liane Foly
- 1990 - Rêve Orange - Liane Foly
- 1993 - Les petites notes - Liane Foly
- 1994 - Sweet mystery (english version of petites notes ) - Liane Foly
- 2002 - Yellow Daffodils - Malia
- 2004 - La Chanteuse de bal - Liane Foly
- 2004 - Echos of dreams - Malia
- 2007 - Young Bones - Malia
producer
- 1994 - Lumières - Liane Foly
- 1998 - Jazzaznavour - Charles Aznavour
- 1999 - Faut faire avec - Gilbert Bécaud
- 2006 - La Vie devant toi - Myriam Abel
- He produced other albums for Michel Petrucciani and Richard Galliano .
composer
- 1994 - French translation of Again ( Janet Jackson )
- 2000 - Épine de rose - Diane Dufresne (lyrics: P. Grosz)
- 2002 - Ne dis rien - Julie Demne
- 2003 - À quoi ça sert - Gérard Darmon - (lyrics: C. Bazbaz)
- 2004 - Éternelle - Nicole Croisille
Web links
- Works by and about André Manoukian in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Danse avec les stars: le chant du cygne d'André Manoukian , February 12, 2011, www.tf1.fr
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manoukian, André |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manoukian, Andre Antranik |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French jazz pianist, composer and producer of Armenian descent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 9, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyon |