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Raymond Lefevre

Raymond Lefevre

Actor, Composer, Music Department

Born November 20, 1929 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, France

Died June 27, 2008

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Biography

Raymond Lefèvre (20 November 1929 – 27 June 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer.

Born on 20 November 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his interpretation of the 1968 theme "Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)" (composed by Michel Polnareff), which became an international hit. He also wrote soundtracks for movies with Louis de Funès such as La Soupe Aux Choux (1981) or the series Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, he accompanied Dalida on most of her recordings (Bambino, Por Favor, Tu peux tout faire de moi, Quand on n'a que l'amour), amongst many others. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay Records label. His recordings were released in the United States on the Kapp and Four Corners record labels until 1969.

He was accepted at the Paris Conservatory when 17 years old. During the early 1950s he played the piano for the Franck Pourcel orchestra. In 1953 he played the piano at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay label and recorded his debut album that year.

He worked on the French television programmes Musicorama (1950s) and Palmarés des Chansons (1965, 1966, 1967) accompanying such famous artists as Dalida, Claude François, Richard Anthony, with his own orchestra.

His recording of "The Day the Rains Came" was a best seller in the United States in 1958. The song "Ame câline" (Soul Coaxing) became an international hit in 1968 and "La La La (He Gives Me Love)" - an instrumental adaptation of 1968's Eurovision Song Contest's winning song by Spanish singer Massiel - was a minor hit in 1968 in Canada and the United States. In 1969, his recording of "La Reine de Saba" (Queen of Sheba) became a big hit in Japan. From 1972 until the early 2000s, he undertook several successful tours of Japan.

He worked on the soundtracks of many Louis de Funès movies.

Lefèvre conducted entries four times at the Eurovision Song Contest, three times for Monaco (in 1961, 1962, and 1963), and once for Luxembourg in 1970.

Raymond Lefèvre died in Seine-Port, France on 27 June 2008 at the age of 78.

Source: Article "Raymond Lefèvre" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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Actor

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Type

Year

Louis de Funès et les Gendarmes Poster

Louis de Funès et les Gendarmes Documentary2014Self

Vincent à l'heure TV Series1994Self

Simone Barbes or Virtue Poster

Simone Barbes or Virtue Feature Film1980Le cinéphile

Palmarès TV Series1979Self

Ring Parade Poster

Ring Parade TV Series1975Self

Système 2 Poster

Système 2 TV Series1975Self - Conductor

Domino TV Series1974Self - Conductor

French CanCan TV Series19741 episode, 1974

Le grand échiquier Poster

Le grand échiquier TV Series1972Self

Cadet Rousselle Poster

Cadet Rousselle TV Series1971Self - Conductor

Les étoiles de la chanson TV Series1971Self

Samedi soir TV Series1971Self

Eurovisie Songfestival '70 Poster

Eurovisie Songfestival '70 TV Special1970Self - Conductor: Luxembourg

Grand Prix R.T.L. International 70 TV Movie1970Self - Bandleader

Le palmarès des chansons Poster

Le palmarès des chansons TV Series1965Self

Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 TV Special1963Self - Conductor: Monaco

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest 1962 TV Special1962Self - Conductor: Monaco

The Eurovision Song Contest Poster

The Eurovision Song Contest TV Special1961Self - Conductor: Monaco

Eurovision Song Contest 1960 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest 1960 TV Special1960Self - Conductor: Monaco

Composer

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Le gendarme et les gendarmettes Poster

Le gendarme et les gendarmettes Feature Film1982

The Cabbage Soup Poster

The Cabbage Soup Feature Film1981

Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres Poster

Le gendarme et les extra-terrestres Feature Film1979

L'intrépide Poster

L'intrépide Feature Film1975

Le permis de conduire Poster

Le permis de conduire Feature Film1974

Les murs ont des oreilles Poster

Les murs ont des oreilles Feature Film1974

Jo Feature Film1971

Le gendarme en balade Poster

Le gendarme en balade Feature Film1970

The House in the Country Poster

The House in the Country Feature Film1969

A Strange Kind of Colonel Poster

A Strange Kind of Colonel Feature Film1968

The Gendarme gets married Poster

The Gendarme gets married Feature Film1968

The Exchange Student Poster

The Exchange Student Feature Film1967

Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (Appelez-moi Maître) Poster

Monsieur le Président Directeur Général (Appelez-moi Maître) Feature Film1966

Déclic et des claques Poster

Déclic et des claques Feature Film1965

Le gendarme à New York Poster

Le gendarme à New York Feature Film1965

Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez Poster

Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez Feature Film1964

Les gorilles Poster

Les gorilles Feature Film1964

The Virgins Poster

The Virgins Feature Film1963

Incognito Poster

Incognito Feature Film1958 $Fric-frac en dentelles Poster$ Fric-frac en dentelles Feature Film1957

Music Department

8

Type

Year

Louis de Funès, 100 ans déjà Poster

Louis de Funès, 100 ans déjà Documentary2014

Domino TV Series1974

French CanCan TV Series1974

Cadet Rousselle Poster

Cadet Rousselle TV Series1971

Le palmarès des chansons Poster

Le palmarès des chansons TV Series1965

Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 Poster

Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 TV Special1963

Tales of Paris Poster

Tales of Paris Feature Film1962

The Lions Are Loose Poster

The Lions Are Loose Feature Film1961

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