Jean-Michel Damian (8 September 1947 – 1 November 2016) was a French radio and television music journalist. He hosted and produced radio programmes on

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from 1980 to 2009. He was the author of two books.

Early life

Jean-Michel Damian was born on 8 September 1947, in

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, France. He learned to play the piano, the

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and the

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as a child. He graduated from

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Career

Damian was a radio journalist. He began his career as a music journalist on

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in the early 1970s. He was also a book reviewer ''Politique Hebdo'', a radio programme on France Culture. He joined

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in 1975, where he was a music reviewer on ''Temps de vivre'', hosted by Jacques Pradel, until 1977. He was the host of ''Espace musical'', a television programme on

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, in 1978. Damian was a music journalist on

, a French radio station, from 1980 to 2009. He became the host of ''L’Air du temps de la musique'' in 1980. He was subsequently the host and producer of ''Désaccord parfait'', ''Les Imaginaires'', ''Cordes sensibles'', and ''Ce soir on dîne''. Damian was the author of two books, including a novel, ''Scène dans le bleu''.

Death

Damian died during the course of an operation in a Paris hospital on 1 November 2016, aged 69.

Works

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References

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