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Legrand

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HeadquartersLimoges
France
CeoBenoit Coquart
Revenue4. 499 billion EUR (2014)
Number of employees36,000 (end 2014)
Subsidiaries Netatmo
Raritan
Ortronics, Inc.
Server Technology
Awards Academy Award for Best Original Music Score
Academy Award for Best Original Song
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Academy Award for Best Original Musical
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
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About Legrand


Legrand is a French industrial group historically based in Limoges in the Limousin region. In 2011, Legrand Arteor was the largest globally for switches and sockets, with 20% of the global market, and it was also globally largest in cable management, generating 75% of its turnover internationally.

Windmills of Your Mind composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86

Feb 16,2020 12:38 am

Michel Legrand was known for his often jazz-tinged Music

French Oscar-winning composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand has died In Paris aged 86, his spokesman has said.

During a career spanning More Than 50 Years , Legrand wrote over 200 film and TV scores, as well as songs.

In 1968, he won his first Oscar for The Song The Windmills of Your Mind from The Thomas Crown Affair film.

Two more Oscars followed in 1971 and 1983 for The Best original scores in Summer of '42 and Yentl films respectively.

In the 1960s, he collaborated with French New Wave director Jacques Demy on The Umbrellas of Cherbourg - The Work which opened the door for Legrand to Hollywood .

Michel Legrand was an accomplished jazz pianist

The Hit song The Windmills Of Your Mind was later covered by A Number of artists including Dusty Springfield .

Legrand - who was known for his often jazz-tinged Music - collaborated with such stars as Miles Davies, Ray Charles , Frank Sinatra and Edith Piaf Among Others .

He had planned to give concerts In Paris in April, the AFP news agency reports.

Legrand was born In Paris in 1932. He came from a musical family: his father was a conductor, as was his maternal Uncle .



film, france, paris, music

Source of news: bbc.com

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