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Franck Pourcel (14 August 1913 – 12 November 2000)[1] was a French composer, arranger, and conductor of popular and classical music.

Franck Pourcel
Born(1913-08-14)14 August 1913
Marseille, France
Died12 November 2000(2000-11-12) (aged 87)
Neuilly-Sur-Seine, France
EducationConservatoire de Paris
Occupation
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • conductor
Years active1952–1995
Notable work
  • 1956 until 1972 French Conductor for Eurovision Song Contest
  • Conductor of London Symphonic Orchestra
  • BBC Orchestra
Musical career
GenresClassical music, popular music, easy listening
Instrument(s)Conductor
LabelsPathe-Marconi, EMI

Biography



Early life


Born in Marseille, France,[1] Pourcel started learning the violin at the age of six. Later, Pourcel studied violin at the Conservatoire in Marseille, and also drums because he loved jazz, and spent a year in Paris at the Conservatoire.

By 1931, he was working as a violinist in several theaters in Marseille, marrying Odette eight years later. He then became the musical director for Lucienne Boyer, with whom he went on a world tour.


Career: recording


He immigrated to the United States in 1952 but returned to France the following year to record "Blue Tango" and the follow-up "Limelight". In 1954, Pourcel recorded his first album on the Pathé-Marconi record label, with whom he would record a total of nine albums in a three-year period. In 1956, he recorded his version of The Platters hit "Only You", which sold over three million copies by 1959, and was awarded a gold disc.[2] It peaked at number 9 on the United States Billboard pop chart during a 16 weeks chart run.


Conducting


Between 1956 and 1972, he was the conductor for France at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the exceptions of 1957 and 1968. Four of the songs that he conducted won first place for France. As a result, France became the most successful country in the contest's early years, until Luxembourg matched its four wins in 1973.

By 1958, Pourcel started recording classical music. His series of Pages Célèbres led him to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra, The Society of Concerts for the Conservatoire, The BBC Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall, and the Lamoureux Orchestra at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. In 1961, he co-composed with Paul Mauriat the hit "Chariot", which was recorded by Petula Clark and followed up by Peggy March as "I Will Follow Him". The song became the main theme for the film, Sister Act.

In 1975, at the request of Air France, Pourcel composed an anthem for their new supersonic plane, Concorde.[3]

Pourcel recorded 250 albums, over 3000 songs, and he conducted famous orchestras such as London Symphonic Orchestra, BBC Orchestra and Orchestre des concerts Lamoureux. He created the series Amour Danse et violons (54 albums) and the classical series Pages Célébres. His first recordings from 1956 to 1962 were released under the series Originals.

Pourcel recorded until 1995 with EMI.

He died on 12 November 2000 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, at the age of 87, from Parkinson's disease. His daughter Françoise Pourcel, is taking care of his musical legacy.


Awards


He was rewarded with the following distinctions:


References


  1. "And the conductor is...|...a website dedicated to all conductors of the Eurovision Song Contest". Andtheconductoris.eu. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. English. Franckpourcel.com (1913-08-14). Retrieved on 2012-04-23.


Media offices
Preceded by
Dolf van der Linden
Eurovision Song Contest conductor
1959
Succeeded by
Eric Robinson
Preceded by
Eric Robinson
Eurovision Song Contest conductor
1961
Succeeded by
Jean Roderès

На других языках


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[ru] Пурсель, Франк

Франк Пурсе́ль (фр. Franck Pourcel; 14 августа 1913, Марсель — 12 ноября 2000, Нёйи-сюр-Сен) — французский композитор и аранжировщик, создатель и руководитель эстрандно-симфонического оркестра (1952—1980-е)[2].



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