Steve Barakatt (born May 17, 1973) is a Canadian composer, music producer, pianist, singer and creative director. He was made a Knight of the

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in 2020 and he is a former National Ambassador of UNICEF Canada.

Early years

When he was four, he began piano lessons. Over the next 10 years he studied classical music, and then switched to jazz. Barakatt enjoyed many challenging musical experiences from an early age, including that of guest soloist with l' Orchestre symphonique de Québec when he was 13. When he was 16, he became fascinated by composition, arranging and production. He studied the new technology available and soon mastered all the intricacies of music programming. So much so that the Japanese firm Roland invited him to present their new products at the 1992

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in Anaheim, California. Barakatt has been invited to appear on various recordings and live performances with many artists and ensembles from the

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(Red Army Choir) to the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra. A true passionate artist, Barakatt enjoys meeting musicians and exploring all styles of music.

Recording artist

Barakatt recorded his first solo album, ''Double Joie'', when he was 14. It was released in Canada on November 11, 1987 and less than a week later the album was in the top 20 best-selling albums. He has composed and produced numerous instrumental albums: ''Audacity'', ''Escape'', ''Steve Barakatt LIVE'', ''Quebec'', ''Eternity'', ''A Love Affair'', ''All About Us'', ''Someday, Somewhere'' and ''Néoréalité''. These recordings reached the charts in many countries around the world and his music is broadcast on various radio stations. A number of his compositions are also used as themes for popular TV shows. In August 2020, he signed an agreement with the record labe
Universal Music MENA
for the global distribution of his future recordings.

Composer and producer

As composer/producer, Barakatt has collaborated with many artists from all over the world. In 1997, Barakatt produced the young Canadian singer,

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's album. His composition "Sans le Savoir" hit the top 5 on the radio charts, and the video of the song became number one on Musique Plus, Quebec's MTV. In 1997, he wrote many other songs including "C'est une Promesse" for the Canadian singer Johanne Blouin, and "En la arena" for Argentina's male singer Guillermo Saldana. In Hong Kong, Barakatt has been asked to compose for a number of artists. In 1995, he composed "Mou Tian" which was performed by the Asian stars

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, Joyce Yau, Daniel Chan and Ray Chan. In 1996 he composed a duet for

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and

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, Song of Stars, which featured them singing together for the first time on record. Barakatt also wrote "Ni Shi Shui" for Leon Lai's solo album, ''Feel Leon'', released the same year. In Japan, Barakatt's song "Kaze To Kino Uta-Quebec 1608" was performed by the Japanese singer Sincere. The popular singer

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recorded Barakatt's composition "We'll Be Together" and the song became the main theme for the TV show ''Shitteru Tsumori'' on the NTV network. Barakatt composed "Watashi Dake De Ite" for Noriko Sakai. His instrumental selection "Nuit d'Amour à Paris" was the theme for the TV drama ''Kiss Again'' on the

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network. Barakatt's compositions have been used in major TV sports programs including the

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2002 in Japan (NHK) as well as for the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco (Fuji TV). Barakatt also composed the score for the TV series ''Urban Myth Chillers'' starring

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. In 2006, Barakatt composed and produced the song "Here We Are", in which he duets with Canadian singer, Audrey de Montigny. The song is featured on Barakatt's first vocal album, ''Here I Am'' and simultaneously on de Montignyy's album ''Take Me As I Am''. In 2007, Barakatt collaborates again with her when he produced

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's song "Love" for the

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project "Make Some Noise" in collaboration with Yoko Ono. In 2010, Barakatt was invited to perform the song "You Are Not Alone" in duet with Korean R&B singer

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's compilation album ''Winter Night''.

Ad Vitam Aeternam

In 2003, Barakatt was inspired to create a music work of a major scale, by composing and conceiving a symphonic work based on the sixteen stages of human experience. After more than 30 months creating this work, on September 30, 2005, the world premiere of "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was presented at the Grand Théâtre de Québec accompanied by Orchestre Symphonique de Québec. On June 16, 2006 the European premiere was presented at

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, Russia with the "Yaroslavl Symphony Orchestra" under the baton of Murad Annamamedov. On September 7, 2007, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed by Barakatt for the first time in Asia with the Ditto Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Gilles Ouellet. This production was an official event for the 400th anniversary of Quebec City, Canada. Several concerts were presented on June 17–18–19, 2008, at the Grand Theatre of Quebec. In 2010, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed during the festivities celebrating the 1,000th anniversary of the city of Yaroslavl, Russia a

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World Heritage Site. On November 19, 2014, "Ad Vitam Aeternam" was performed by Barakatt at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky

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with the Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Murad Annamamedov. "Ad Vitam Aeternam" commemorated the 25th anniversary of the

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. Ambassadors & Officials representing more than 30 countries attended the event in Moscow.

''Here I Am'' (vocal project)

In 2007, Barakatt released his first vocal album ''Here I Am''. Several songs have been recorded at Sir

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in London featuring the Foundation Philharmonic Orchestra and several renowned musicians.

''Lullaby'', The UNICEF Anthem

In 2009, Barakatt composed the

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International Anthem, ''Lullaby'', a

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which has been premiered by symphony orchestras on five continents and in space on the international space station on November 20, 2009. Several musicians and ensembles have performed in the original recording including conductor Myung-whun Chung, the

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, Agnes Chan,

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, Richard O'Neill,

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and The choir of the

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. To mark this historical moment, symphony orchestras in 15 countries have performed the anthem. A music video have been produced and released to raise awareness among the world population on the importance of the

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. "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" has been watched in space by the Belgian astronaut Frank De Winne during a mission on the

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. On March 16, 2010, Barakatt performed "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" at Tokyo's

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. On February 22, 2012, Barakatt performed the anthem during an event organized by "Monaco Disease Power" under the presidency and in the presence of

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of Monaco. On November 19, 2014, "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" was performed by Barakatt at the Great Hall of the Tchaikovsky

with the Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra under the conductor Murad Annamamedov and the Children's Theatre DOMISOLKA. The performance commemorated the 25th anniversary of the

and the fifth anniversary of "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem". Ambassadors & Official representing more than 35 countries attended the historic event in Moscow. On December 7, 2015, Barakatt performed "Lullaby, The UNICEF Anthem" at the

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during the concert event to mark the 25th anniversary of the foundation of DOMISOLKA who performed the Anthem with Barakatt on stage.

International Anthem of the Royal Golf Clubs

In 2017, Barakatt was commissioned by

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to compose the International Anthem of the Royal Golf Clubs. On September 12, 2017 the International of the Royal Golf Clubs was premiered at by

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at La Citadelle de Québec

Korea Train eXpress

Barakatt's music is played onboard

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system, the Korea Train eXpress (

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). As each

train approaches a station, Barakatt's "California Vibes" is played while a pre-recorded announcement informs passengers of the arrival. The announcement declares the station name and reminds passengers to gather their belongings as they disembark the train. As

trains depart stations, Barakatt's "Dreamers" accompanies the pre-recorded departure announcement.

The Official Anthem of Chateau Frontenac

On April 13, 2018, Le

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became the first heritage building in the world to have its own official anthem. Barakatt composed the anthem and performed the world premiere in the Chateau Frontenac's Grand Ballroom with l' Orchestre Symphonique de Québec under the baton of Maestro

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Le Phare

Canadian firm Groupe Dallaire announced on November 15, 2016 the appointment of Barakatt as Creative Director of Le Phare real estate project in charge of the entertainment activities. Barakatt will supervise the conception of the facilities, the production of new entertainment content as well as the establishment of new partnerships for the creation of a world-class experience.

Awards and honours

*Winner of the Sillery music festival (1984 and 1986) *3 Nominations by the ADISQ (Between 1987 and 2005) *Youngest recipient of the Order of Merit of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society (1988) *Nominated for the "Prix Rayonnement hors Québec" – Grands Québécois (1996) *Certificate of acknowledgement from the United Nations (2004) *Recipient of the ARISTA Bank of Montreal Prize "Young International Business Leader in Quebec" (2005) *Young Personality of the Year (National and International) Youth Chamber of Commerce of Quebec (2005) *Recipient of the Pierre-Garon prize (Artist of the year, Quebec City) (2006) *Honorary Governor of The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in recognition of his contribution for the program in Quebec (2006) *SOCAN's Hagood Hardy Award-Composer of the Year-Instrumental (2010) *Plaque of Appreciation offered by the Prime Minister of the Republic of South Korea for the support and promotion of the City of Saemangeum (2017) *Lieutenant Governor's Medal for Exceptional Merit (2019) *Knight of the National Order of Quebec (2021)

Discography

Work as recording artist

*''Double-Joie'' (1987) *''Audace/Audacity'' (1994) *''Escape'' (1996) *''Steve Barakatt Live'' (1997) *''Quebec'' (1998) *''Eternity'' (1999) *''A Love Affair'' (2000) *''Rainbow Bridge – The Collection'' (2000) *''All About Us'' (2001) *''The Best of Steve Barakatt'' (2004) *''The Best Inspirations'' (2005) *''Here I Am'' (2007) *''Someday, Somewhere'' (2011) *''"Dear Charlotte" – Single (2015)'' *''"Dear Charlotte" (Piano Solo) – Single (2015)'' *''"Moonlight Dream" – Single (2015)'' *''"Symphony of Greatest Hits" – Single (2015)'' *''"I Can't Live Without You" – Single (2016)'' *''"The Official Anthem of Chateau Frontenac" (2018)'' *''"One More Heart, One More Dream – The Official Anthem of Saemangeum" (2018)'' *''"Sursum Corda in Beirut" - Single (2020)'' *''"Autumn in Quebec, The Landscape" - Single (2020)'' *''"Néoréalité" - Album (2021)''

Work as a composer/producer/pianist

* ''Emergence'' for

(1995) * ''Mou Tian'' for

, Daniel Chan, Joyce Yau, Ray Chan (1995) * ''En La Aerena'' for Guillermo Saldana (1995) * ''The Song of Stars'' for

(1996) * ''Ni Shi Shui'' for Leon Lai(1996) * ''C'est un promesse'' for Johanne Blouin (1997) * ''Kaze To Kino Uta'' for Sincere (1998) * ''Shitteru Tsumori'' for

(1999) * ''Watashi Dake Ite'' for Noriko Sakai (2000) * ''Here We Are'' for

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(2006) * ''Love'' performed by Audrey de Montigny for Amnesty International's Make Some Noise (2007) * ''Rainbow Bridge'' performed by Sunmin (2010) * ''You Are Not Alone'' performed in duet with

(2010) * ''I'm Sorry + My Funny Valentine'' performed with John Park (2011) * ''Imagine'' with Chen of

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(2016) * ''Sound of Your Heart'' with Lee Dong-woo,

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, Sunny of

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of f(x),

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and

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of Red Velvet, and Taeil and Doyoung of NCT (2016) * ''It's Complicated'' with Piera Van de Wiel (2018) * ''Devenir - The Official Anthem of Ordre national du Québec'' (2021)

UNICEF Ambassador

On March 9, 2007, Barakatt and his wife, Russian-born Olympic gymnast

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, were both appointed UNICEF Canada Ambassadors. They were the first couple to be given that honor.

IMAGINE for UNICEF

Barakatt is among the international artists who participated in the IMAGINE for UNICEF project in recording a new version of John Lennon's "Imagine". The music video has been filmed in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in November 2015.

Ensembles and artists who performed Barakatt's compositions

* L' Orchestre symphonique de Québec (Canada) * L'Orchestre Métropolitain du Grand Montréal (Canada) * The

(Czech Republic) * The Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra (Canada) * The Delta Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Greater Victoria Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Ottawa Youth Orchestra (Canada) * The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra (Canada) * The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra (Australia) * The

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(Finland) * L'

(France) * La Maitrise de Radio France (France) * The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra (China) * The choir of the

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Band (Canada) * Korean Pops Orchestra (South Korea) * The Edward Said National Youth Conservatory (Palestinian Occupied Territories) * Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Poland) * Auckland Symphony Orchestra (New Zealand) * The Bilkent Symphony Orchestra (Turkey) *

* Richard O'Neill *

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* Andrew Wan (OSM) * Agnes Chan *

* The Alexandrov Red Army Choir *

* Joo-Hyun Kim * Myung-whun Chung *

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Yannick Nézet-Séguin, CC (; born Yannick Séguin;David Patrick Stearns, "Nezet-Seguin signs Philadelphia Orchestra contract". ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', 19 June 2010. 6 March 1975) is a Canadian ( Québécois) conductor and pianist. He ...

* Yaroslavl Academic Symphony Orchestra *

* Daniel Chan * Joyce Yau * John Park * Ray Chan * Guillermo Saldana * Children's Choir DOMISOLKA *

* Johanne Blouin * Sincere *

* Noriko Sakai *

* SunMin *

Yiruma Lee Ru-ma ( ko, 이루마; born 15 February 1978), better known by his stage name Yiruma ( ko, 이루마, links=no), is a South Korean pianist and composer. Biography Yiruma was born in Seoul to a pastor. At age five, he began learning the pia ...

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References

External links

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