
Eddy Marnay
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-12-18
Day of Death
2003-01-03 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Alger, Algeria
Eddy Marnay
Biography
Edmond Bacri known by the professional name Eddy Marnay (Algiers, 18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint winner, as lyricist, of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 for "Un Jour, Un Enfant", sung by Frida Boccara. He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York.
Céline Dion named one of her twin sons after him in 2010, as Marnay produced and helped write Dion's first five records.
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Known For
Crew
(1985)
The Peanut Butter Solution
Lyricist
(1971)
Max and the Junkmen
Music Producer