Pierre Papadiamandis (31 January 1937 – 22 March 2022) was a French songwriter and pianist.
Life and career
Born in
Nogent-sur-Marne, Papadiamandis grew up in
Nogent-sur-Marne, and started playing piano at 5 years old.
In 1964 he began his long association with
Eddy Mitchell
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, first as pianist in his supporting band, and starting from "J'ai oublié de l'oublier" (1966) as the main composer of his songs.
He collaborated with Mitchell for over fifty years, and composed over 200 songs of his repertoire.
Other notable collaborations include
Ray Charles,
Celine Dion,
Grace Jones
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,
Michel Delpech,
Johnny Hallyday and
Françoise Hardy.
Papadiamandis died on 22 March 2022, at the age of 85 years old.
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1937 births
2022 deaths
French male songwriters
French songwriters
French jazz composers
French jazz pianists
French film score composers
French people of Greek descent
Musicians from Paris
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