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Léo Souris (18 July 1911 — 14 March 1990) was a Belgian composer, arranger, planner and conductor.[1] He was mostly known for conducting Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 1956.

Léo Souris
Born(1911-07-18)18 July 1911
Marchienne-au-Pont, Charleroi, Belgium
DiedMarch 14, 1990(1990-03-14) (aged 78)
Liège, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
OccupationComposer, arranger, planner, conductor

In 1928, at the age of 17, he was founded and led his own orchestra.


Singles & EP's


Singles & EP's
Title[2] Year
English Medley / Scotch Medl 1944
If I Had My Way / The Rose Covered Shack 1944
All's Well, Mademoiselle / It's Love, Love, Love Unknown
Shoo Shoo Baby / I'll Be Seeing You Unknown

Playing career


Before conducting, he played for two orchestras. In 1952, he played "Paul Norman And His Orchestra - Rocking Horse Rag / Hésitation.

He then performed "Jean Woodman With Léo Souris' Swingettes - Shoo Shoo Baby / I'll Be Seeing You".


Conducting career


For his previous performance which was "Jean Woodman With Léo Souris' Swingettes - Shoo Shoo Baby / I'll Be Seeing You", he was playing, but then was the conductor, the years following.


References


  1. Dictionnaire du jazz à Bruxelles et en Wallonie. Belgium: Conseil de la musique de la Communauté française de Belgique. 1991. pp. 273–276. ISBN 287009468X. OCLC 30357595.
  2. "Léo Souris' Swingtette". Discogs.




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