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"plainText": "Michel Legrand is a three-time Academy Award-winning French composer, conductor and pianist who composed over 200 film and television scores as well as recorded over a hundred albums of jazz, popular and classical music.\n\nHe was born on February 24, 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres, in the Paris suburbs, France. His father, Raymond Legrand, was a French composer and actor. His mother, Marcelle der Mikaelian, was descended from the Armenian bourgeousie. From 1942 - 1949 young Legrand studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire. There his teachers were Nadia Boulanger and Henri Challan among other renowned musicians. He received numerous awards for his skills in composition and piano and mastered a dozen other instruments. In 1947 he attended a concert by Dizzy Gillespie and caught a jazz bug. He started working as a pianist for major French singers. He eventually collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie on several albums and film scores.\n\nIn 1954 Legrand became an overnight star after his album \"I Love Paris\" became a hit, it went on selling over 8 million copies. He followed the success with such albums as \"Holiday in Rome\" (1955) and \"Michel Legrand Plays Cole Porter\" (1957). In 1958 he was invited to play at Moscow Festival of Students and Youth. There, in Moscow, he met his future wife, a young French model with who he went on to have three children.\n\nIn the late 1950s and 1960s Legrand was caught up in the French New Wave. He scored seven films for jean-Luc Godard, he also made ten films with Jacques Demy, and became responsible for creating the genre of musical in the French Cinema. In 1963 Legrand did The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964), the first film musical that was entirely sung. For that film score he received three Oscar nominations. His beautiful, haunting melody, \"I Will Wait For You\", received nomination for Best Original Song.\n\nIn 1966 Legrand decided to take his chances in Hollywood, and moved to Los Angeles with his wife and three children. His friendship with Quincy Jones and Hank Mancini helped him a great deal, especially in meeting the lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. In 1969 Legrand won his first Oscar for Best Music, Original Song for \"The Windmills of Your Mind\" and was also nominated for Best Music, Original score for a Motion Picture for The Thomas Crown Affair (1968). Eventually Legrand went on to become a star in the US, he received twelve nominations for Academy Awards, and won two more Oscars. He was also nominated for a Grammy 27 times and received 5 Grammys in the 1970s.\n\nIn the 1980s and 1990s Legrand continued giving live concerts with his own jazz trio. He also led his big band which he took on several international tours, accompanying such stars as Ray Charles , Diana Ross , Björk , and Stéphane Grappelli who celebrated his 85th birthday in 1992. He also recorded several classical albums, including an album with cross-genre hits entitled \"Kiri Sings Michel Legrand\" with the opera singer Kiri te Kanawa. During the 2000s Legrand has been working mainly in the studio, and also made several international tours.\n\nIn 2005 a compilation of Legrand's best known film soundtracks was released under the title \"Le Cinema de Michel Legrand\", featuring 90 songs composed in the course of his career."
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"bioHtml": "Michel Legrand is a three-time Academy Award-winning French composer,\nconductor and pianist who composed over 200 film and television scores\nas well as recorded over a hundred albums of jazz, popular and\nclassical music.<br/><br/>He was born on February 24, 1932, in Becon-les-Bruyeres, in the Paris\nsuburbs, France. His father, Raymond Legrand, was a French composer and\nactor. His mother, Marcelle der Mikaelian, was descended from the\nArmenian bourgeousie. From 1942 - 1949 young Legrand studied piano at\nthe Paris Conservatoire. There his teachers were <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm2558925/\">Nadia Boulanger</a> and Henri\nChallan among other renowned musicians. He received numerous awards for\nhis skills in composition and piano and mastered a dozen other\ninstruments. In 1947 he attended a concert by Dizzy Gillespie and\ncaught a jazz bug. He started working as a pianist for major French\nsingers. He eventually collaborated with <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0318926/\">Dizzy Gillespie</a> on several\nalbums and film scores.<br/><br/>In 1954 Legrand became an overnight star after his album "I Love Paris"\nbecame a hit, it went on selling over 8 million copies. He followed the\nsuccess with such albums as "Holiday in Rome" (1955) and "Michel\nLegrand Plays Cole Porter" (1957). In 1958 he was invited to play at\nMoscow Festival of Students and Youth. There, in Moscow, he met his\nfuture wife, a young French model with who he went on to have three\nchildren.<br/><br/>In the late 1950s and 1960s Legrand was caught up in the French New\nWave. He scored seven films for jean-Luc Godard, he also made ten films\nwith Jacques Demy, and became responsible for creating the genre of\nmusical in the French Cinema. In 1963 Legrand did <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0058450/\">The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)</a>, the first\nfilm musical that was entirely sung. For that film score he received\nthree Oscar nominations. His beautiful, haunting melody, "I Will Wait\nFor You", received nomination for Best Original Song.<br/><br/>In 1966 Legrand decided to take his chances in Hollywood, and moved to\nLos Angeles with his wife and three children. His friendship with\nQuincy Jones and Hank Mancini helped him a great deal, especially in\nmeeting the lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman. In 1969 Legrand won his\nfirst Oscar for Best Music, Original Song for "The Windmills of Your\nMind" and was also nominated for Best Music, Original score for a\nMotion Picture for <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/title/tt0063688/\">The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)</a>. Eventually Legrand went on to become a star\nin the US, he received twelve nominations for Academy Awards, and won\ntwo more Oscars. He was also nominated for a Grammy 27 times and\nreceived 5 Grammys in the 1970s.<br/><br/>In the 1980s and 1990s Legrand continued giving live concerts with his\nown jazz trio. He also led his big band which he took on several\ninternational tours, accompanying such stars as <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0153124/\">Ray Charles</a> , <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0005384/\">Diana Ross</a> , <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0001951/\">Björk</a> , and <a class=\"ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity\" href=\"/name/nm0335799/\">Stéphane Grappelli</a> who celebrated his 85th birthday in\n1992. He also recorded several classical albums, including an album\nwith cross-genre hits entitled "Kiri Sings Michel Legrand" with the\nopera singer Kiri te Kanawa. During the 2000s Legrand has been working\nmainly in the studio, and also made several international tours.<br/><br/>In 2005 a compilation of Legrand's best known film soundtracks was\nreleased under the title "Le Cinema de Michel Legrand", featuring 90\nsongs composed in the course of his career.",
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