Eric Lévi
Éric Jacques Levisalles, stage name Eric Lévi (Paris, 1955) is a French rock musician and film composer. 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 played as the opening act of the 1980 "Black And Blue Tour" in the US, featuring Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, during this tour the band founded by Eric Levi also played with AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Journey (Day on The Green)before disbanding in 1981.
Also recorded as Éric Jacques Levisalles · Eric Levi · Eric Jacques Levisalles · Eric Lewy
Eric Lévi

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- Name
- Eric Lévi
- Born
- 1955
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Full name
- Éric Jacques Levisalles.
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- electronic music · hard rock
- Languages
- French
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Éric Jacques Levisalles, stage name Eric Lévi (Paris, 1955) is a French rock musician and film composer. 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 played as the opening act of the 1980 "Black And Blue Tour" in the US, featuring Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult, during this tour the band founded by Eric Levi also played with AC/DC, Alice Cooper, Journey (Day on The Green)before disbanding in 1981.
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Eric Levi then moved to New York where he collaborated with Marianne Faithfull, and back to Paris in 1992. 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. 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. It was released as a single and on the soundtrack album as a single, club mix, and instrumental version. Lévi is best known for the musical project Era, and for inventing the Latin-sounding words of these songs. Eras 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.
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• Background — person • Name — Eric Lévi • Born — 1955 • Landscape — yes • Alias — Eric Jacques Levisalles • Origin — France • Genre — * New-age • hard rock • Occupation — * Musician • songwriter • composer • Instrument — Guitar • Years Active — 1975–present • Current Member Of — Era • Past Member Of — Shakin' Street
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Identity and origins
Eric Lévi was recorded at birth as Éric Jacques Levisalles. He also worked under the names Eric Lewy and Eric Lévi. The authorities additionally record the headings Éric Jacques Levisalles, Eric Levi, Eric Jacques Levisalles and Eric Lewy. His recorded language was French.
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Eric Lévi is recorded with the occupation film score composer. Classed in the genre electronic music. Classed in the genre hard rock. Recorded as composer, guitarist and musician.
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1955
Eric Lévi was born on 23 December 1955.
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- 1.29 Aug 1998. SOME EUROPEAN ACTS BEING MARKETED AS `BRANDS' INSTEAD OF FACES. BILLBOARD. 101.
- 2.Pride. Dominic. 26 Jun 1999. Global Music Pulse. Billboard. 51.
- 3.Article clipped from The San Francisco Examiner. Newspapers.com. 1979-04-29.
- 4.I sat on a Euro pop jury by Andy Gill, Eric Levi Era, Maryla Rodowicz, Romuald. Newspapers.com. 1998-09-16.
- 5.Allentown Band's salute to veterans by Steve Siegel, Eric Levi "I Believe". Newspapers.com. 2016-12-01.
- 6.People and Places - Philip Bailey, Dee Dee Bri. AllMusic.
- 7.CINEMA - Zorro croqué - LA VENGEANCE D'UNE BLONDE by Odile Tremblay Le Devoir. Newspapers.com. 1994-03-05.
- 8.PRIME TIME TV Tonight - Lycée alpin CF 7:30PM. Newspapers.com. 1993-02-24.
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