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Georges Moustaki

1934 - 2013

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Georges Moustaki (born Giuseppe Mustacchi; 3 May 1934 – 23 May 2013) was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Moustaki is the 130th most popular singer (up from 139th in 2019), the 136th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 158th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Egyptian Singer.

Georges Moustaki is most famous for his song "Je Suis Un Soir D'été" which is about a man who is in love with a woman but she doesn't love him back.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Georges Moustaki ranks 130 out of 4,381. Before him are Peter Gabriel, Dolly Parton, Psy, Harry Belafonte, Mercedes Sosa, and Roy Orbison. After him are George Clinton, Laura Branigan, Bruce Dickinson, Melanie, Selena, and Robin Gibb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Georges Moustaki ranks 49. Before him are Richard Chamberlain, Bill Bixby, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Alan Arkin, Otar Iosseliani, Tarcisio Bertone, Jacques Anquetil, Bill Russell, David J. Thouless, Jonas Savimbi, and John L. Hall. After him is Brian Epstein. Among people deceased in 2013, Georges Moustaki ranks 39. Before him are Richard Griffiths, Robert Edwards, Ieng Sary, Jack Vance, Rochus Misch, Ray Manzarek, and Erich Priebke. After him are Don Shirley, Mohammed Omar, Jerome Karle, Jesús Franco, and James Gandolfini.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Georges Moustaki ranks 136 out of 642. Before him are Sekhemkhet (-2800), Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani (1372), Isetnofret (-1250), Setnakhte (-1300), Shoshenq II (-1000), and Pope Peter I of Alexandria (300). After him are Al-Aziz Uthman (1171), Anatolius of Constantinople (301), Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Al-Suyuti (1445), Arsinoe II (-316), and Claudian (370).

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Among SINGERS In Egypt

Among singers born in Egypt, Georges Moustaki ranks 4. Before him are Dalida (1933), Umm Kulthum (1898), and Demis Roussos (1946). After him are Claude François (1939), Mohammed Abdel Wahab (1901), Amr Diab (1961), Leila Mourad (1918), Sayed Darwish (1892), Gohar Gasparyan (1924), Guy Béart (1930), and Richard Anthony (1938).

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