Jean Roussel

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Birth name Jean Alain Roussel Role Musician		Name Jean Roussel

Genres Classical, film score, rock music, pop music Occupation(s) Composer, music producer, musician Associated acts Cat Stevens, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Dusty Springfield, Sting, Donovan Similar People Julien Clerc, Eddy Marnay, Luc Plamondon, Jean‑Loup Dabadie, Shari Ulrich

SoundBringer with Jean Roussel (Mai 2010).mp4

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951, Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer and arranger.

He is best known for keyboard work in the 1970s and 1980s, playing regularly with Cat Stevens (e.g. "Peace Train", 1976), playing and composing with Sting (e.g. "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic", 1981) and performing a variety of roles with dozens of others (e.g. Paul Kossoff, Elkie Brooks, Dusty Springfield, Celine Dion, Suzi Quatro, Donovan, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Joan Armatrading, etc.).

Felix Award (1987) for arranging "Comme un cœur froid" and was nominated for two other Felix Awards for producing and engineering "Incognito."

Grammy Nomination (2013) – Songwriter of the Year ~ Rap Music Ashamed by Rick Ross

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