Michel Emer

Michel Emer (born June 18, 1906 in St. Petersburg as Michel Rosenstein ; † November 28, 1984 in Neuilly-sur-Seine ) was a French composer , songwriter , arranger and pianist in the field of chanson and swing .

Emer wrote chansons a. a. for Maurice Chevalier , Ray Ventura , Tino Rossi , Eartha Kitt and Yves Montand . From 1940 until her death he wrote numerous chansons for Édith Piaf . The best known of these are L'Accordéoniste and the duet À quoi ça sert l'amour , which Piaf performed together with her husband Théo Sarapo . He also worked with André Ekyan , Jean Sablon , Jean Tranchant , Yvonne Louis and the L'Orchestre du Theater Daunou (1933, including Django Reinhardt ), as a musician with Éliane de Creus and as an arranger with Grégor et ses Grégoriens (1930) .

Michel Emer was married to the French actress Jacqueline Maillan .

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SURNAME	Emer, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Rosenstein, Michel (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	French composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH	June 18, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH	November 28, 1984
Place of death	Neuilly-sur-Seine