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[ "Donnie Yen", "occupation", "actor" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "sex or gender", "male" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "languages spoken, written or signed", "Chinese" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "sport", "kickboxing" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "sport", "Wing Chun" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "spouse", "Cissy Wang" ]
Personal life Yen met his first wife, Hong Kong advertising executive Leung Zing-ci (Chinese: 梁靜慈), in 1990. The couple began dating in 1990. After three years of dating, they married secretly in the United States in November 1993. The marriage ended in less than a year. After their divorce was finalized, Leung realize...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "occupation", "choreographer" ]
Action choreography Donnie Yen was considered one of the premiere action choreographers in the world, having been invited by Hollywood to choreograph blockbusters such as Blade II, Highlander: Endgame, and Shanghai Knights. In Asia, he is the action choreographer for most of his movies and has won multiple awards for h...
29
[ "Donnie Yen", "notable work", "Iron Monkey" ]
Career Beginnings to the 1990s Yen's first step into the film industry was when he landed his first starring role in the 1984 film Drunken Tai Chi. After filming Drunken Tai Chi and Tiger Cage (1988), Yen made his breakthrough role as General Nap-lan in Once Upon a Time in China II (1992), which included a fight scene ...
30
[ "Donnie Yen", "sibling", "Chris Yen" ]
Early life Yen was born on 27 July 1963 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. His mother, Bow-sim Mark, is a Fu Style Wudangquan (internal martial arts) and Tai Chi grandmaster, while his father, Klyster Yen (甄雲龍), was a newspaper editor. When he was two years old, his family moved to Hong Kong and then to the United States,...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "notable work", "Flash Point" ]
Yen choreographed most of the fight animation in the 2004 video game Onimusha 3, which featured actors Takeshi Kaneshiro and Jean Reno. Yen continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema in the 2000s, starring as Chu Zhaonan in Tsui Hark's wuxia epic film Seven Swords, and as Ma Kwun in Wilson Yip's brutal crime drama film...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "notable work", "Ip Man" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "nominated for", "Hong Kong Film Awards" ]
Action choreography Donnie Yen was considered one of the premiere action choreographers in the world, having been invited by Hollywood to choreograph blockbusters such as Blade II, Highlander: Endgame, and Shanghai Knights. In Asia, he is the action choreographer for most of his movies and has won multiple awards for h...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "occupation", "film actor" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "notable work", "SPL: Sha Po Lang" ]
Yen choreographed most of the fight animation in the 2004 video game Onimusha 3, which featured actors Takeshi Kaneshiro and Jean Reno. Yen continued to be active in Hong Kong cinema in the 2000s, starring as Chu Zhaonan in Tsui Hark's wuxia epic film Seven Swords, and as Ma Kwun in Wilson Yip's brutal crime drama film...
47
[ "Donnie Yen", "given name", "Donnie" ]
Donnie Yen Ji-dan (Chinese: 甄子丹; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Regarded as one of Hong Kong's top action stars, Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The ...
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[ "Donnie Yen", "occupation", "martial artist" ]
Martial arts history, style and philosophy Yen describes himself as a mixed martial artist. He learned Shaolin Kung Fu and Wudang quan from a young age under his mother's tutelage. He then wanted to learn Taekwondo in his teenage years, earning a 6th Dan in the process. At the time, the Beijing Wushu Team had a scout ...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "record label", "Columbia Records" ]
Also in 2006, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (which bought out Hancock's old label, Columbia Records) released the two-disc retrospective The Essential Herbie Hancock. This set was the first compilation of his work at Warner Bros., Blue Note, Columbia and Verve/Polygram. This became Hancock's second major compilation of ...
4
[ "Herbie Hancock", "record label", "Warner Bros. Records" ]
Fat Albert (1969) and Mwandishi era (1971–1973) Hancock left Blue Note in 1969, signing with Warner Bros. Records. In 1969, Hancock composed the soundtrack for Bill Cosby's animated prime-time television special Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert. Music from the soundtrack was later included on Fat Albert Rotunda (1969), a...
8
[ "Herbie Hancock", "record label", "Blue Note" ]
by the time I actually heard the Hi-Lo's, I started picking that stuff out; my ear was happening. I could hear stuff and that's when I really learned some much farther-out voicings – like the harmonies I used on Speak Like a Child – just being able to do that. I really got that from Clare Fischer's arrangements for the...
9
[ "Herbie Hancock", "place of birth", "Chicago" ]
Early life Hancock was born in Chicago, the son of Winnie Belle (née Griffin), a secretary, and Wayman Edward Hancock, a government meat inspector. His parents named him after the singer and actor Herb Jeffries. He attended Hyde Park High School. Like many jazz pianists, Hancock started with a classical education. He s...
13
[ "Herbie Hancock", "instrument", "piano" ]
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary ...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album" ]
Also in 2006, Sony BMG Music Entertainment (which bought out Hancock's old label, Columbia Records) released the two-disc retrospective The Essential Herbie Hancock. This set was the first compilation of his work at Warner Bros., Blue Note, Columbia and Verve/Polygram. This became Hancock's second major compilation of ...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Grammy Award for Album of the Year" ]
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary ...
43
[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Academy Award for Best Original Score" ]
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary ...
46
[ "Herbie Hancock", "award received", "NEA Jazz Masters" ]
Other awards Keyboard Readers' Poll: Best Jazz Pianist (1987, 1988); Keyboardist (1983, 1987) Playboy Music Poll: Best Jazz Group (1985), Best Jazz Album Rockit (1985), Best Jazz Keyboards (1985, 1986), Best R&B Instrumentalist (1987), Best Jazz Instrumentalist (1988) MTV Awards (5), Best Concept Video, "Rockit", 1983–...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "religion or worldview", "Nichiren Buddhism" ]
Nichiren Buddhism Since 1972, Hancock has practiced Nichiren Buddhism as a member of the Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International. As part of Hancock's spiritual practice, he recites the Buddhist chant Nam Myoho Renge Kyo each day. In 2013, Hancock's dialogue with musician Wayne Shorter and Soka Gakkai Internatio...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "award received", "Grammy Award for Album of the Year" ]
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary ...
60
[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo" ]
Grammy Awards 1984: Best R&B Instrumental Performance, for Rockit 1985: Best R&B Instrumental Performance, for Sound-System 1988: Best Instrumental Composition, for Call Sheet Blues 1995: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group, for A Tribute to Miles 1997: Best Instrumental Composition, for Manhattan (...
67
[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album" ]
Other awards Keyboard Readers' Poll: Best Jazz Pianist (1987, 1988); Keyboardist (1983, 1987) Playboy Music Poll: Best Jazz Group (1985), Best Jazz Album Rockit (1985), Best Jazz Keyboards (1985, 1986), Best R&B Instrumentalist (1987), Best Jazz Instrumentalist (1988) MTV Awards (5), Best Concept Video, "Rockit", 1983–...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "award received", "Kennedy Center Honors" ]
2010 to present In June 2010, Hancock released The Imagine Project. On June 5, 2010, he received an Alumni Award from his alma mater Grinnell College. On July 22, 2011, at a ceremony in Paris, he was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue. In 2013, Hancock joined the University of ...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "educated at", "Grinnell College" ]
2010 to present In June 2010, Hancock released The Imagine Project. On June 5, 2010, he received an Alumni Award from his alma mater Grinnell College. On July 22, 2011, at a ceremony in Paris, he was named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for the promotion of Intercultural Dialogue. In 2013, Hancock joined the University of ...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "nominated for", "Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album" ]
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an American jazz pianist, keyboardist, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary ...
94
[ "Herbie Hancock", "award received", "Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo" ]
Grammy Awards 1984: Best R&B Instrumental Performance, for Rockit 1985: Best R&B Instrumental Performance, for Sound-System 1988: Best Instrumental Composition, for Call Sheet Blues 1995: Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual or Group, for A Tribute to Miles 1997: Best Instrumental Composition, for Manhattan (...
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[ "Herbie Hancock", "educated at", "Hyde Park Academy High School" ]
Early life Hancock was born in Chicago, the son of Winnie Belle (née Griffin), a secretary, and Wayman Edward Hancock, a government meat inspector. His parents named him after the singer and actor Herb Jeffries. He attended Hyde Park High School. Like many jazz pianists, Hancock started with a classical education. He s...
99
[ "Herbie Hancock", "award received", "Soul Train Music Award for Best Jazz Album" ]
Other awards Keyboard Readers' Poll: Best Jazz Pianist (1987, 1988); Keyboardist (1983, 1987) Playboy Music Poll: Best Jazz Group (1985), Best Jazz Album Rockit (1985), Best Jazz Keyboards (1985, 1986), Best R&B Instrumentalist (1987), Best Jazz Instrumentalist (1988) MTV Awards (5), Best Concept Video, "Rockit", 1983–...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "genre", "action film" ]
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, and Chris Tucker. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "award received", "César Award for Best Director" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "composer", "Éric Serra" ]
Soundtrack In The Fifth Element, some kind of music is playing during about ninety percent of the film; Besson's films have been described as "intrinsically musical". The score was composed by Éric Serra. He relies chiefly on the use of orchestral textures, such as the oboe and strings heard as the surgeons prepare to ...
21
[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "César Award for Best Director" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "award received", "BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "award received", "César Award for Best Production Design" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "Academy Award for Best Sound Editing" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
41
[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "MTV Movie Award for Best Fight" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "award received", "César Award for Best Cinematography" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "César Award for Best Cinematography" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "European Film Award for Best Film" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
73
[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "César Award for Best Production Design" ]
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, and Chris Tucker. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "genre", "adventure film" ]
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, and Chris Tucker. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "César Award for Best Costume Design" ]
The Fifth Element is a 1997 English-language French science fiction action film conceived and directed by Luc Besson, as well as co-written by Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm, Milla Jovovich, and Chris Tucker. Primarily set in the 23rd century, the film's central plot involves...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "Satellite Award for Best Visual Effects" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "The Fifth Element", "nominated for", "Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation" ]
Accolades The Fifth Element was nominated for Best Sound Editing at the 70th Academy Awards, and for Best Sound Editing at the 1998 Golden Reel Awards, but lost to Titanic in both cases. It won the BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects, and the Lumières Award for Best Director. It was nominated for seven César aw...
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "instance of", "human" ]
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer.Life Carlos d'Alessio was born in Buenos Aires. He studied architecture and is interested in cinema and learn music. In 1962, he moved to New York and was introduced in the middle of the vanguard. In 1973, he drew the attention of the novelis...
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "languages spoken, written or signed", "French" ]
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer.
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "country of citizenship", "Argentina" ]
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer.Life Carlos d'Alessio was born in Buenos Aires. He studied architecture and is interested in cinema and learn music. In 1962, he moved to New York and was introduced in the middle of the vanguard. In 1973, he drew the attention of the novelis...
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "place of birth", "Buenos Aires" ]
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer.Life Carlos d'Alessio was born in Buenos Aires. He studied architecture and is interested in cinema and learn music. In 1962, he moved to New York and was introduced in the middle of the vanguard. In 1973, he drew the attention of the novelis...
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "occupation", "composer" ]
Carlos d'Alessio (1935 – June 14, 1992) was an Argentina-born French composer.
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[ "Carlos d'Alessio", "place of death", "12th arrondissement of Paris" ]
Life Carlos d'Alessio was born in Buenos Aires. He studied architecture and is interested in cinema and learn music. In 1962, he moved to New York and was introduced in the middle of the vanguard. In 1973, he drew the attention of the novelist Marguerite Duras, and became a filmmaker. The two then worked together sever...
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[ "Émilie Simon", "nominated for", "César Award for Best Music Written for a Film" ]
La Marche de l'Empereur Wishing to orient her second album towards a more wintry or polar setting, she proceeded to record sounds which relate to coldness such as the sounds of smashing ice and footsteps in the snow. Coincidentally, in the midst of her search for sounds for the album, she was contacted by producer Luc ...
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[ "Émilie Simon", "occupation", "recording artist" ]
The film came out in France at the beginning of 2005, featuring a soundtrack by Emilie Simon that was also released by Universal Music as her second album. In 2006 she won the Victoire de la Musique in the "Film Soundtrack" category and was nominated for a César Award for the best film music composition. The version of...
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[ "Émilie Simon", "award received", "Victoires de la musique 2006" ]
The film came out in France at the beginning of 2005, featuring a soundtrack by Emilie Simon that was also released by Universal Music as her second album. In 2006 she won the Victoire de la Musique in the "Film Soundtrack" category and was nominated for a César Award for the best film music composition. The version of...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "instance of", "human" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Early life He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a conce...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "languages spoken, written or signed", "French" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "place of birth", "Paris" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Early life He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a conce...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "field of work", "pop music" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "occupation", "composer" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Early life He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a conce...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "field of work", "singing" ]
Early life He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a concert pianist who played in big orchestras in France. At the insistence of his mother, he studied economics and ...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "field of work", "instrumental music" ]
Success The year 1978 was Olivier Toussaint's big success, attending in Monégasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, and performing the duet "Les jardins de Monaco" ("The Gardens of Monaco") with the female singer "Caline" (pseudonym of Corinne Sauvage). It was succeeded as Monegasque representative at the 197...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "family name", "Toussaint" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "occupation", "singer" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Early life He was born in Paris, in a family of classical musicians. His great-grandfather, Gilbert Duprez was a very well known opera singer. His grandparents were both opera singers, and his mother was a conce...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "occupation", "record producer" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "field of work", "arranging" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "participant in", "Eurovision Song Contest 1978" ]
Success The year 1978 was Olivier Toussaint's big success, attending in Monégasque entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1978, and performing the duet "Les jardins de Monaco" ("The Gardens of Monaco") with the female singer "Caline" (pseudonym of Corinne Sauvage). It was succeeded as Monegasque representative at the 197...
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[ "Olivier Toussaint", "field of work", "arrangement" ]
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Career development 1975 was the major breakthrough for both Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint with the triumph of "Dolannes Melodie" which launched the trumpet player Jean-Claude Borelly. They collaborate...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "instance of", "human" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "languages spoken, written or signed", "French" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "country of citizenship", "France" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "award received", "Academy Award for Best Original Score" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "nominated for", "Academy Award for Best Original Score" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "field of work", "film score" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "nominated for", "European Film Award for Best Composer" ]
Career Desplat has composed extensively for French cinema, Hollywood, and incidental music for over 100 films, including Lapse of Memory (1992), Family Express (1992), Regarde Les Hommes Tomber (1994), Les Péchés Mortels (1995), César-nominated Un Héros Très Discret (1996), Une Minute de Silence (1998), Sweet Revenge (...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "given name", "Alexandre" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "occupation", "film score composer" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "nominated for", "Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "occupation", "composer" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "family name", "Desplat" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Alexandre Desplat", "sex or gender", "male" ]
Alexandre Michel Gérard Desplat (French: [alɛksɑ̃dʁ dɛspla]; born 23 August 1961) is a French film composer and conductor. He has won many awards, including two Academy Awards, three César, three BAFTA, two Golden Globe Award, and two Grammy nominations. In 2016, Desplat was made both an Officer of the Ordre national ...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "member of", "IAM" ]
Philippe Fragione (Italian: [fraˈdʒoːne]; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop group IAM and has since made a number of records, both with I...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "given name", "Philippe" ]
Biography Akhenaton was born Philippe Fragione in Marseille in 1968 and spent his youth in Plan-de-Cuques, a small village on the outskirts of the city. His family is of Italian origins. His paternal grandmother, Immacolata Scotti, was of Campanian descent, his great-grandfather Francesco Fragione, emigrated from Sperl...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "family name", "Fragione" ]
Biography Akhenaton was born Philippe Fragione in Marseille in 1968 and spent his youth in Plan-de-Cuques, a small village on the outskirts of the city. His family is of Italian origins. His paternal grandmother, Immacolata Scotti, was of Campanian descent, his great-grandfather Francesco Fragione, emigrated from Sperl...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "genre", "rap" ]
Philippe Fragione (Italian: [fraˈdʒoːne]; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop group IAM and has since made a number of records, both with I...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "genre", "hip hop music" ]
Philippe Fragione (Italian: [fraˈdʒoːne]; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop group IAM and has since made a number of records, both with I...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "place of birth", "3rd arrondissement of Marseille" ]
Biography Akhenaton was born Philippe Fragione in Marseille in 1968 and spent his youth in Plan-de-Cuques, a small village on the outskirts of the city. His family is of Italian origins. His paternal grandmother, Immacolata Scotti, was of Campanian descent, his great-grandfather Francesco Fragione, emigrated from Sperl...
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[ "Akhenaton (rapper)", "record label", "361 Records" ]
Philippe Fragione (Italian: [fraˈdʒoːne]; born 17 September 1968), better known by his stage name Akhenaton, is a French rapper and hip hop producer. He has also worked under the aliases Chill, AKH, Sentenza and Spectre. He is best known as member of hip hop group IAM and has since made a number of records, both with I...
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[ "Bilitis (film)", "genre", "erotic film" ]
Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic and erotic drama film, directed by photographer David Hamilton, with a music score by Francis Lai. It stars Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title character Bilitis and Melissa, respectively. The film is loosely based on a poem cycle by Pierre Louÿs entitled The Songs of B...
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[ "Bilitis (film)", "genre", "romance film" ]
Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic and erotic drama film, directed by photographer David Hamilton, with a music score by Francis Lai. It stars Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title character Bilitis and Melissa, respectively. The film is loosely based on a poem cycle by Pierre Louÿs entitled The Songs of B...
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[ "Bilitis (film)", "genre", "LGBT-related film" ]
Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic and erotic drama film, directed by photographer David Hamilton, with a music score by Francis Lai. It stars Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title character Bilitis and Melissa, respectively. The film is loosely based on a poem cycle by Pierre Louÿs entitled The Songs of B...
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[ "Bilitis (film)", "composer", "Francis Lai" ]
Bilitis is a 1977 French romantic and erotic drama film, directed by photographer David Hamilton, with a music score by Francis Lai. It stars Patti D'Arbanville and Mona Kristensen as the title character Bilitis and Melissa, respectively. The film is loosely based on a poem cycle by Pierre Louÿs entitled The Songs of B...
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[ "Antoine Duhamel", "father", "Georges Duhamel" ]
Life and career Born in Valmondois in the Val-d'Oise département of France, Antoine Duhamel was one of the three sons of the French writer Georges Duhamel and actress Blanche Albane. He studied music at the Sorbonne. He was a pupil of René Leibowitz, an exponent of Arnold Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic and serial method of ...
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[ "Antoine Duhamel", "place of birth", "Valmondois" ]
Life and career Born in Valmondois in the Val-d'Oise département of France, Antoine Duhamel was one of the three sons of the French writer Georges Duhamel and actress Blanche Albane. He studied music at the Sorbonne. He was a pupil of René Leibowitz, an exponent of Arnold Schoenberg’s dodecaphonic and serial method of ...
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