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Frank Pourcel

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light music

From the Rock Opera composed by Claude-Michel Schönberg: La Révolution Française

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Francais,Francais

From La vie brêve composed by Manuel de Falla
This tilte is part of the compilation for download only, including some of Françoise Pourcel's favorites recordings by her father

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Danse Espagnole ( La Vie Brêve)

a selection of titles favorited by Francoise Pourcel, on this compilation available for legal download only

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

composed by Franck Pourcel/Paul Mauriat
published by Universal
created by Petula Clark in France, and Little Peggy March in USA
sampled by Eminem in Guilty Conscience (radio version)


I Will Follow Him

from the compilation "Francoise's favorites"

Stormy Weather

Composed by Franck Pourcel.
Included in the compilation FRANCOISE'S FAVORITES

So Many Violins

compilation download on Amazon or iTunes or emusic.......

My Prayer

soundtrack composed by Henri Mancini
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Breakfast at Tiffany's: Moonriver

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Danse slave No 1 en Ut majeur

A new way to dance tangos. Franck recorded this album in 1968.
At the accordion the magnificent Joss Baselli, who shows his talent all along the tracks. This CD, remastered is part of the new 4CDs box: Coffret 2014, available everywhere in the world

JALOUSIE

composed by Charles Aznavour this song was first released on the album Amour Danse et violons vol 17

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Il faut savoir

Ray Charles famous hit, was first released on the album Amour Danse et violons vol 17

Georgia on my mind

First released on the album Amour Danse et violons vol 17

Chanson de Ben-Hur

soundtrack of the film Edith et Marcel
composed by Francis Lai and Charles Aznavour
from Franck Pourcel's album Edith et Pourcel, remastered and re-released on the 4 CDs box honoring Franck's birthdate, in 2013

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AVANT TOI

From the film directed by René Clément, the soundtrack was first recorded by Franck in 1972. It was remastered in 2012 for the 4CDs box CINEMA

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JEUX INTERDITS

from the film with Marlon Brando.
This track is from the album Amour Danse et Violons vol 41, remastered in 2015

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Last tango in Paris

From Tannhauser scene II, this great arrangement by Maestro Pourcel
a beautiful music!

Tannhauser (Romance A L'étoile)

From the CD :MAESTRO POURCEL: WHO ELSE!...
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20 originals instrumentals

More from the Maestro

From the CD : MAESTRO POURCEL : WHO ELSE !...
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20 originals instrumentals

Popsy

from the CD: MAESTRO POURCEL: WHO ELSE!....
for download only
20 originals instrementals tracks


May We Introduce

A hit in France is the 60s, "The sky, the sun and the sea"
Enjoy and relax

Le Ciel, Le Soleil Et La Mer

from the album Amour Danse et violons vol  41.
Released by Warner Music France in 2015

Killing me softly with this song

from Amour Danse et violons 42, just released in the Coffret 2015 by Warner Music
This song was an original hit song by DRUPI in 1973

VADO VIA

first released in 1971
remastered in 2011

Jésus Christ Superstar

James Bond's composed by Paul and Linda McCartney

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Live and let die

Chanson composée par Franck Pourcel
Paroles Charles Aznavour
Composed by Franck Pourcel/Lyrics Charles Aznavour

In Spanish: "Con"

Avec

released in 1975 on the album AMOUR DANSE ET VIOLONS vol 45

Chuva do Brasil

Le torrent by Franck Pourcel is one of the Gold records he was awarded in Japan.
Françoise Pourcel, his daughter, has remastered this new compilation, including some of her favorites titles (for download only)

Le Torrent

from the new release Françoise's favorites 
Composed by Léo Delibes

Les Filles De Cadix

Born in Marseilles August 11, 1913
His father, a musician in the navy in Marseilles, starts teaching him music at 6 years old
He learns violin at the Conservatoire in Marseilles but alsos drums because he loves jazz. Then he spends a year in Paris at the Conservatoire.
1931: he works as a violonist at the Théâtre des Variétés in marseilles
June 10, 1939 he marries Odette.
At that period he becomes the musical director of some singers, among them Yves Montand, and Lucienne Boyer, with whom he is going to tour the world.
1946: he has a baby- girl named Françoise.
1952: he emigrates to US, and get the Green card and the musician  Union card, because he wants to produce a big band orchestra.
1953, a french producer Maurice Tézé, calls him back in France to record his first record Blue Tango and the follow up Limelight
He gets his first success with this record, and from now, all french singers want to hire Franck, called ‘The American » to be their musical director.
1954 he records his first LP under the label Pathé-Marconi- he will record 9 LPs in 3 years. and will create the serie Amour Danse et Violons which will include 54 LPs
1956, he records his version of  Only You, the success created by yhe Platters ; he will sell over 3 millions copies in the US
Between 1956 and 1972 he is the regular conductor for France at the Eurovision song contest.
1958 he starts recording classical music ; with his serie Pages Célèbres he will record popular classical pieces with 80 musicians, so leading his « Varieties » public to the discovery and appreciation of classical music.
His Pages Célèbres give him the chance to direct famous classical orchestras like :

The London Symphony orchestra
The Society of Concerts for the Conservatoirte
The BBC orchestra ar the Royal Festival Hall
The Lamoureux Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel

His records are distributed in over 50 countries
1962: he composes together with Paul Mauriat and Raymond Lefèvre the famous hit « Chariot » created by Petula Clark and followed up by Little Peggy March as « I will follow Him ».
In 1992 the song will become the main theme of the motion picture Sister Act 1 & 2.

He will record until 1995 with EMI

He achieves, among many other distinctions:

1956: The Grand prix du disque Français
1957: The Grand prix du disque in Brazil
1963: The Golden disc in Venezuela
1965: Amsterdam: The Edison Price (The equivalent of the film Oscars) for his orchestrations of Pop music
1965: Award of the “DISQUE POPULAIRE”
1967: Back to the USA for an important promotion journey. He conducts in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver, Hollywood…
1968: Golden disc in Colombia for his popularity in this country-Disco Mundo
1969: Grand Prix du disque of the Charles Cros Academy in Paris
1970: Gold record in Japan, for the album “FOR YOUR LOVELY BABY”
1976:Gold record in Japan for “ADORO”

Franck has broken all the selling records of the European orchestras

He dies on November 12, 2000 in Neuilly-France, from Parkinson desease.

Active years: 50s,60s,70s,80s,90s.
