About Georges Moustaki
Georges Moustaki was an Egyptian-French singer-songwriter of Greek-Jewish origin. He wrote about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in France, including Édith Piaf, Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Yves Montand, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall, Cindy Daniel, Juliette Gréco, Pia Colombo, and Tino Rossi, as well as for himself. Out of gratitude, Moustaki adopted the first name of the only musician he called "master". Serge Reggiani rejected it and the record companies refused to produce it. Moustaki and Piaf became lovers and embarked on what the newspaper Libération described as a year of "devastating, mad love", with the newspapers following "the 'scandal' of the 'gigolo' and his dame day after day". I say that suffering is a sacrilege when there are roses and white bread for everyone." Moustaki became a French citizen in 1985.
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