ANDRÉ MANOUKIAN

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André Manoukian, (born 9 April 1957) is an French-Armenian songwriter, arranger, and jazz musician. Since 2002, he is also one of the four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, Nouvelle Star. Born in Lyon, France, Manoukian is of Armenian descent. He began playing the piano when he was seven years old. Later, when he was a student, he sold organs in a shop to earn money. At 20, he studied music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After the basics he studied musical composition, arrangement and harmony. Upon returning to France Manoukian started a jazz band called Horn Stuff. At the same time he composed for female singers and two jazz-funk albums were recorded. He was also approached to join the band of the singer Michèle Torr. In 1983 he met the singer Liane Foly and in addition to becoming her partner, he composed her first successes, including Au read more...
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ANDRÉ MANOUKIAN Quatre Étoiles album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Quatre Étoiles
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2006
ANDRÉ MANOUKIAN Inkala album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Inkala
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2008
ANDRÉ MANOUKIAN So in Love album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
So in Love
Vocal Jazz 2010
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Melanchology
Post-Fusion Contemporary 2011
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Apatride
World Fusion 2017
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Les pianos de Gainsbourg
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2021
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Anouch
World Fusion 2022

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ANDRÉ MANOUKIAN So in Love

Album · 2010 · Vocal Jazz
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Who needs another compilation of standards? Apparently if it's done by French artists, the French do. Downloads of some of the songs in this album surpassed classics like Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. French piano player and arranger Andre Manoukian brought in some of the hotest young talents in France, like China Moses(daughter of Dee Dee Bridgewater), Anaïs,Emily Loizeau, Helena Noguerra and others. Manoukian picked some of the best known love songs of the jazz repertoire ( from Gershwin to Bacharach) and arranged them with freshness, humor and elegance. Luckily his singing stars don't try to emulate any of the great voices who have made these songs famous but keep their own personalities thus avoiding any unflattering comparisons. 'Tea For Two' and 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' sung by Emily Loizeau together with 'Lullaby Of Birdland (China Moses and Benjamin Siksou) stand out. A nice, unpretentious, entertaining album of mellow pop and jazz.

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