Eric Lévi

Eric Lévi
Also known asEric Jacques Levisalles
Born1955 (age 68–69)
OriginFrance
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, composer
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1975–present

Éric Jacques Levisalles, stage name Eric Lévi (Paris, 1955) is a French rock musician and film composer.[1][2][3]

In 1975, Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums Vampire Rock and Solid as a Rock. Shakin' Street briefly toured with AC/DC and the Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981. He then moved to New York, and back to Paris in 1992.[4]

Later on in his career, Eric Lévi wrote the musical score to several films, including L'Opération Corned-Beef, the comedy Les Visiteurs which was an international success and one of the highest-grossing films of all time in France, and La Vengeance d'une Blonde.[3][5] Levi wrote the end-credit song "People And Places" for La Vengeance d'une Blonde with Philip Bailey and Roxanne Seeman. "People And Places" was recorded by Dee Dee Bridgewater and Philip Bailey for the film soundtrack.[6] It was released as a single and on the soundtrack album as a single, club mix, and instrumental version.[7]

Lévi is best known for the musical project Era, and for inventing the Latin-sounding words of these songs. Era's self-titled debut album in 1997 was commercially successful, becoming the most exported French album with over 6 million copies sold. A sequel, Era 2 was released in 2000, followed by Era: The Mass in 2003. The trilogy is characterized by a mixture of rock, synth, and pseudo-Latin Gregorian chant.[2][8]

References

  1. ^ Jörg Amtage und Matthias Müller präsentieren Alle Hits aus ... 2003 – Page 199 " Era Eric Levi (1955 in Frankreich als Eric Jacques Levisalles), gesungen vom English Chamber Choir 05/01/98 12 22 1 Ameno Philips 578 884"
  2. ^ a b "SOME EUROPEAN ACTS BEING MARKETED AS 'BRANDS' INSTEAD OF FACES" (PDF). Billboard. 29 August 1998. p. 101.
  3. ^ a b Pride, Dominic (26 June 1999). "Global Music Pulse" (PDF). Billboard. p. 51.
  4. ^ "Article clipped from The San Francisco Examiner". Newspapers.com. 29 April 1979. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Why Is Mother in My Bed? de Patrick Malakian (1994) - Unifrance". en.unifrance.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  6. ^ La vengeance d'une blonde, retrieved 22 October 2019
  7. ^ People and Places - Philip Bailey, Dee Dee Bridgewater | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 20 March 2022
  8. ^ Discography of Eric Levisalles
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