Occupation Composer and lyricist Record label BNF Collection | Genre Jazz | |
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Born 3 March 1920 ( 1920-03-03 ) Marseille, France Died 16 January 2016, Montreux, Switzerland Albums La jeunesse / Sous le ciel de Paris (Mono Version) [feat. Bill Byers et son orchestre] Similar Jean Drejac, Pierre Cour, Pierre Delanoë, Eddy Marnay, Phil Trim | ||
Hubert Yves Adrian Giraud (3 March 1920 – 16 January 2016) was a French composer and lyricist.
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Career
Giraud began his career playing the harmonica with Django Reinhardt's jazz group, the Quintette du Hot Club de France. In 1941, he was recruited by Ray Ventura to play the guitar during Ventura's big-band tour of South America. Six years later, he joined Jacques Hélian's orchestra in scoring a series of post-war romantic comedy films, including Georges Combert's 1951 feature, Musique en tête.
His song "Dors, mon amour", performed by André Claveau, won the Eurovision Song Contest 1958.
Giraud (with lyricist Pierre Cour) wrote the song "Gitans" (a.k.a. "Les Gitans"). It was further translated into English by B. Guilgud (a.k.a. Guilgudo) and A. Gill and recorded by Corry Brokken. Sergio Franchi recorded an English and Italian version (Italian lyrics by Leo Chiosso) on his 1965 RCA album Live at the Cocoanut Grove.
Giraud also wrote the music for the songs "Sous le ciel de Paris" in 1951 and "Mamy Blue" in 1970.
Selected filmography
Songs
Sous le ciel de Paris
Les amants de Ménilmontant
Puisque tu dors