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C'est Magnifique

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"C'est Magnifique" ("It's Magnificent") is a 1953 popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1953 musical Can-Can, where it was introduced by Lilo and Peter Cookson. The song become a standard, despite weak performance in the 1953 charts.

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Film

  • Franck Sinatra sings it in the film Can-Can in 1960.

    • Notable recordings in english

  • Gordon MacRae - 1953 chart single
  • Peggy Lee, in her album Latin ala Lee! in 1960, sings it as a mambo.
  • Kong Ling, Hong Kong female singer, on her 1961 LP album Off-Beat Cha Cha with the local Diamond Records.
  • Sergio Franchi - Wine and Song (1968)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Loves Cole (1972)
  • Amanda Lear: On album With Love (2006)
  • Térez Montcalm - Connection (2009)
  • Kay Starr
  • Dean Martin.
  • Eartha Kitt.

    • In German

  • Angèle Durand.

    • =In French

  • Luis Mariano.
  • Lucienne Delyle
  • Annie Cordy.
  • Yolande Moreau
  • Benjamin Biolay, in his album Pourquoi tu pleures.
  • Roberto Alagna.

    • References

    C'est Magnifique Wikipedia
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