Georges Moustaki

Georges Moustaki

Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi; 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Jewish Italo-Greek origin, best known for the poetic rhythm and simplicity of the romantic songs he composed and often sang. Moustaki gave France some of its best-loved music by writing about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in that country, such as Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette Gréco, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself. Georges Moustaki was born Giuseppe Mustacchi in Alexandria, Egypt, on 3 May 1934. His parents, Sarah and Nessim Mustacchi, were Francophile, Greek Jews from the ancient Romaniote Jewish community. Originally from the Greek island of Corfu, they moved to Egypt, where young Giuseppe was born and first learned French. They owned the Cité du Livre − one of the finest book shops in the Middle East – in the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria, where many ethnic communities lived together. Moustaki's father spoke five languages whereas his mother spoke six. The young Giuseppe and his two older sisters spoke Italian at home and Arabic in the streets. The parents placed Giuseppe and his sisters in a French school where they learned to speak French. At the age of 17, after a summer holiday in Paris, Moustaki obtained his father's permission to move there, working as a door-to-door salesman of poetry books. He began playing the piano and singing in nightclubs in Paris, where he met some of the era's best-known performers. His career took off after the young singer-songwriter Georges Brassens took Moustaki under his wing. Brassens introduced him to artists and intellectuals who spent much of their time around Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Out of gratitude, Moustaki adopted the first name of the only musician he called "master". Moustaki said that his taste for music came from hearing various French singers – Édith Piaf, Charles Trenet, Henri Salvador, Georges Ulmer, Yves Montand, Georges Guétary and Luis Mariano – sing. Moustaki was introduced to Édith Piaf in the late 1950s by a friend whose praise of the young songwriter was so flattering that Piaf, then at the peak of her fame, requested somewhat sarcastically to hear him sing his best works. "I picked up a guitar and I was lamentable. But something must have touched her. She asked me to go and see her perform that same evening at the Olympia music hall and to show her later the songs I had just massacred." He soon began writing songs for Piaf, the most famous of which, Milord, about a lower-class girl who falls in love with an upper-class British traveller, reached number one in Germany in 1960 and number 24 in the British charts the same year. It has since been performed by numerous artists, including Bobby Darin and Cher. Piaf was captivated by Moustaki's music, as well as his great charm. Piaf liked how his musical compositions were flavored with jazz and styles that went beyond France's borders. Moustaki and Piaf became lovers and embarked on what the newspaper Libération described as a year of "devastating, mad love", with the newspapers following "the 'scandal' of the 'gigolo' and his dame day after day". ... Source: Article "Georges Moustaki" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Georges Moustaki
  • Popularity: 4.437
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1934-05-03
  • Place of Birth: Alexandria, Egypt
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  • Also Known As: Giuseppe Mustacchi, Yussef Mustacchi
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Georges Moustaki Movies

  • 2002
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    The Revolution on Two Horses

    The Revolution on Two Horses

    4.8 2002 HD

    It's the dawn of April 25, 1974, when Marco, a 25-year old Italian and his Portuguese friend Victor leave Paris on a yellow Citroen 2CV. The goal of...

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  • 2005
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    Akoibon

    Akoibon

    5 2005 HD

    A disparate group of people meet at a hotel on a gorgeous and isolated Mediterranean island. Meanwhile, a woman schemes to get even with its owner.

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  • 1984
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    Europe Express

    Europe Express

    1 1984 HD

    The film is set in Europe and depicts the love between a Japanese photographer and a princess from one of the European countries.

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  • 1998
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    Le Comte de Monte Christo

    Le Comte de Monte Christo

    7.4 1998 HD

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  • 2015
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    Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai

    Cavanna, jusqu'à l'ultime seconde j'écrirai

    6.2 2015 HD

    The life and career of French novelist and journalist François Cavanna, his leading role in the invention of satirical press in France and...

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  • 1972
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    Beggars and Proud Ones

    Beggars and Proud Ones

    1 1972 HD

    Hadjis, a philosophy professor in his thirties, put his spiritual concepts into practice when he left Europe to settle in a working-class district of...

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  • 1991
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    The Cocottes

    The Cocottes

    4 1991 HD

    A small village lies peacefully nestled in the hills beneath the Provence sun... until the arrival of an odd group of vacationers. Who are these...

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  • 2001
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    Autour de la guitare, Olympia 2000

    Autour de la guitare, Olympia 2000

    1 2001 HD

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  • 1963
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    Till the End of the World

    Till the End of the World

    3 1963 HD

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  • 1970
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    The Customer of the Off Season

    The Customer of the Off Season

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Outlaws

    The Outlaws

    8 1969 HD

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  • 1970
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    Le Métèque

    Le Métèque

    1 1970 HD

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  • 1969
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    A Very Curious Girl

    A Very Curious Girl

    6.3 1969 HD

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  • 1969
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    Time to Live

    Time to Live

    8 1969 HD

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  • 1972
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    Beggars and Proud Ones

    Beggars and Proud Ones

    1 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Solo

    Solo

    6.1 1970 HD

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  • 1979
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    Make Room for Tomorrow

    Make Room for Tomorrow

    3 1979 HD

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  • 1969
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    The American

    The American

    5.4 1969 HD

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  • 1978
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    Rockpop in Concert

    Rockpop in Concert

    1 1978 HD

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  • 1984
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    La Chance aux chansons

    La Chance aux chansons

    4 1984 HD

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  • 1959
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    Stars in der Manege

    Stars in der Manege

    5.3 1959 HD

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  • 1968
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    À bout portant

    À bout portant

    8 1968 HD

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  • 1975
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    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    10 1975 HD

    Midi Première is a French variety show presented by Danièle Gilbert, directed by Jacques Pierre and broadcast from January 6, 1975...

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  • 1998
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    The Count of Monte Cristo

    The Count of Monte Cristo

    7.3 1998 HD

    A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his...

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  • 1961
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    Musik aus Studio B

    Musik aus Studio B

    1 1961 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1965
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    Dim Dam Dom

    Dim Dam Dom

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1975
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    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    6 1975 HD

    A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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  • 1975
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    Numéro un

    Numéro un

    6 1975 HD

    A French variety show.

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  • 1975
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    Système 2

    Système 2

    1 1975 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 2022
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    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    Il était une fois Champs-Élysées

    6.6 2022 HD

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  • 1987
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    Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

    1 1987 HD

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  • 1959
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    Discorama

    Discorama

    1 1959 HD

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  • 1998
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    Vivement dimanche

    Vivement dimanche

    3.2 1998 HD

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  • 1968
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    Night-Club

    Night-Club

    1 1968 HD

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  • 1955
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    Was bin ich?

    Was bin ich?

    6.5 1955 HD

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  • 1971
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    Samedi soir

    Samedi soir

    6 1971 HD

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  • 1972
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6 1972 HD

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  • 1970
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    6.5 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    Midi trente

    Midi trente

    1 1970 HD

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