MUSICIAN

Michel Petrucciani

1962 - 1999

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Michel Petrucciani (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl petʁutʃani]; Italian: [petrutˈtʃaːni]; 28 December 1962 – 6 January 1999) was a French jazz pianist. From birth he had osteogenesis imperfecta, a genetic disease that causes brittle bones and, in his case, short stature. Despite his health condition and relatively short life, he became one of the most accomplished jazz pianists of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel Petrucciani is the 613th most popular musician (down from 506th in 2019), the 2,693rd most popular biography from France (down from 2,371st in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Michel Petrucciani ranks 613 out of 3,175. Before him are Jean-Delphin Alard, Phil Lynott, Chris Martin, David Helfgott, Felix Blumenfeld, and Jacques Loussier. After him are Ace Frehley, Vince Clarke, Carla Bley, Bulbul, Carl W. Stalling, and Vladimir Sofronitsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Michel Petrucciani ranks 102. Before him are Imad Mughniyah, Marty Friedman, Lance Reddick, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, John Hannah, and Black. After him are Tommy Lee, Maia Morgenstern, Danny Huston, Víctor Manuel Fernández, Ferenc Krausz, and Alain Robert. Among people deceased in 1999, Michel Petrucciani ranks 91. Before him are Saul Steinberg, Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin, Yuri Knorozov, Roy Chiao, Sylvia Sidney, and Peko Dapčević. After him are DeForest Kelley, Pierre Bézier, Ron Wyatt, Curtis Mayfield, Alphonse Matejka, and Heinz G. Konsalik.

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In France

Among people born in France, Michel Petrucciani ranks 2,693 out of 6,770. Before him are Abraham Bosse (1604), Pierre Séguier (1588), Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740), Jacques Loussier (1934), Michel Constantin (1924), and Charles de Bourbon (1523). After him are Léon Charles Thévenin (1857), Jean-Jacques Barthélemy (1716), Claude Zidi (1934), Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (1762), Armand de Bourbon, Prince of Conti (1629), and Auguste Chevalier (1873).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Michel Petrucciani ranks 29. Before him are Manitas de Plata (1921), Claude-Michel Schönberg (1944), Ginette Neveu (1919), Michel Sogny (1947), Jean-Delphin Alard (1815), and Jacques Loussier (1934). After him are Paul Tortelier (1914), Zino Francescatti (1902), Pierre Rode (1774), Walter Gieseking (1895), Claude Bolling (1930), and Robert Casadesus (1899).

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