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Franz Kafka[b] (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and writer from Prague. He is widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of realism and the fantastic.[4] It typically features isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and ...
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Early life
Born in Marseille, France, Pourcel started learning the violin at the age of six. Later, Pourcel studied violin at the Conservatoire in Marseille, and also drums because he loved jazz, and spent a year in Parisat the Conservatoire. By 1931, he was working as a violinist in several theaters in Marseille, marrying Odette eight years later. He then became the musical director for Lucienne Boyer, with whom he went on a world tour.
Career: recording
He immigrated to the United States in 1952 but returned to France the following year to record "Blue Tango" and the follow-up "Limelight". In 1954, Pourcel recorded his first album on the Pathé-Marconi record label, with whom he would record a total of nine albums in a three-year period. In 1956, he recorded his version of The Platters hit "Only You", which sold over three million copies by 1959, and was awarded a gold disc. It peaked at number 9 on the United States Billboard pop chartduring...
Conducting
Between 1956 and 1972, he was the conductor for France at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the exceptions of 1957 and 1968. Four of the songs that he conducted won first place for France. As a result, France became the most successful country in the contest's early years, until Luxembourg matched its four wins in 1973. By 1958, Pourcel started recording classical music. His series of Pages Célèbres led him to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, The Society of Concerts for the Conservatoir...
He was rewarded with the following distinctions: 1. 1956: The Grand prix du disque Français 2. 1957: The Grand prix du disque in Brazil 3. 1963: The Golden disc in VenezuelaDiscomoda 4. 1965: Amsterdam: The Edison Prize for his orchestrations of pop music 5. 1966: Gold record for his sales in France 6. 1968: Golden disc in Colombia for Disco Mundo ...
Franck Pourcel at IMDbFranz Boas was born on July 9, 1858, [29] in Minden, Westphalia, the son of Sophie Meyer and Feibes Uri Boas. Although his grandparents were observant Jews, his parents embraced Enlightenment values, including their assimilation into modern German society. Boas's parents were educated, well-to-do, and liberal; they did not like dogma of any kind.
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