Eddy Marnay

Eddy Marnay (born December 18, 1920 in Algiers , Algeria as Edmond David Bacri ; † January 3, 2003 in Neuilly-sur-Seine , Hauts-de-Seine department , France ) was a French songwriter , lyricist and composer of Algerian origin. He won the Eurovision Song Contest with Un Jour, Un Enfant in 1969 .

Life

In the course of his career he wrote more than 4,000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf , Frida Boccara , Paul Anka , Tony Bennett , Miles Davis , Marlene Dietrich , Barbra Streisand , Sarah Vaughan and Celine Dion as well as film scores for various works. In 1969 he was the lyricist of Un Jour, Un Enfant , sung by Frida Boccara winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.

In 1993 he was made a Knight of the French Legion of Honor .

He also wrote the theme song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York .

Celine Dion, whose first five recordings were produced by Marnay, named one of her sons after him in 2010.

1979 Je suis l'enfant soleil for Anne-Marie David (France), 3rd place
1970 Je suis tombé du ciel for David Alexandre Winter ( Luxembourg ) as copywriter, 12th place
1969 Un jour, un enfant for Frida Boccara (France), 1st place

1984 - The Vagabond
1973 - Berceuse à Frédéric (text); Music: Emile Stern (for Bourvil)
1962 - Cent mille chansons (text); Music: Michel Magne (for Frida Boccara)
1961 - Planter (as a copywriter for Yves Montand in the film Yves Montand on Broadway )
1955 - La valse des Lilas (text); Music: Michel Legrand

Eddy Marnay, Le Manège aux souvenirs , Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès , Paris, 1990 ISBN 2-7096-0891-X

personal data
SURNAME	Marnay, Eddy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Edmund David Bacri (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French songwriter, lyricist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 18, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH	Algiers , Algeria
DATE OF DEATH	January 3, 2003
Place of death	Neuilly-sur-Seine , France