Eddy Marnay
Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint winner, as lyricist, of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 for "Un Jour, Un Enfant", sung by Frida Boccara.
Also recorded as Edmond Bacri · Edmond David Bacri
Eddy Marnay
Touron66 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Name
- Eddy Marnay
- Birthplace
- Algiers, Algeria
- Born
- 18 December 1920
- Died
- 3 January 2003 (aged 82)
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Songwriter, singer
- Full name
- Edmond David Bacri.
- Nationality
- France.
- Honours
- Knight of the Legion of Honour.
- Languages
- French.
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Edmond Bacri (18 December 1920 – 3 January 2003), known professionally as Eddy Marnay, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf, Frida Boccara and Céline Dion. He was joint winner, as lyricist, of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 for "Un Jour, Un Enfant", sung by Frida Boccara.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Eddy Marnay. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q587483 · wikipedia · Eddy Marnay
In this article
Biography
Biography
He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York. Céline Dion named one of her twin sons after him in 2010, as Marnay produced and helped write Dion's first five records.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Eddy Marnay • Birthplace — Algiers, Algeria • Born — 18 December 1920 • Died — 3 January 2003 (aged 82) • Place of death — Paris, France • Origin — French Algeria • Occupation — Songwriter, singer • Genre — Various • Years Active — 1940s–2003 • Associated Acts — Edith Piaf, Frida Boccara, Céline Dion
Identity
Identity
Eddy Marnay is recorded as songwriter, composer, singer, lyricist and copywriter.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1920
Eddy Marnay born at Algiers.
2003
Eddy Marnay died at Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Algiers.
Birth place
Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q587483: Eddy Marnay
General reference · Wikidata
reference work
- “Eddy Marnay”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
authority record
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Eddy Marnay was recorded at birth as Edmond David Bacri. He also worked under the name Eddy Marnay. The authorities additionally record the headings Edmond Bacri and Edmond David Bacri. His recorded language was French.
Identity and origins
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,731 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Eddy Fort Moda GrogPerson
- Eddy GrantPerson
- Eddy KenzoPerson
- Eddy LouissPerson
- Eddy NaviaPerson
- Eddy OffordPerson
- Eddy OuwensPerson
- Eddy ShaverPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Eddy Marnay?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.