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- Birth nameLuis Guillaume Guglielmi
- Louiguy was born on April 3, 1916 in Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. He was a composer and actor, known for A Star Is Born (2018), X-Men: First Class (2011) and Sabrina (1954). He was married to Simone Malherbe and Andrée Castel. He died on April 4, 1991 in Vence, Alpes-Maritimes, France.
- SpousesSimone Malherbe(February 25, 1981 - April 4, 1991) (his death)Andrée Castel(August 2, 1937 - January 5, 1979) (divorced, 2 children)
- He studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris in the same harmony class as Henri Betti and then they both composed the music for two romantic songs with lyrics by Édith Piaf which were performed by Yves Montand : "La Vie en Rose" for Louiguy in 1946 and "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai" for Henri Betti in 1947. These two songs have been adapted into English in 1950 : "La Vie en Rose" by Mack David with the same title and "Mais qu'est-ce que j'ai" by Harold Rome with the title "What Can I Do".
- On April 28, 1958, he was one of the seven composers invited to the TV show Les grandes familles de Trente-Six Chandelles : la chanson (1958) hosted by Jean Nohain which was devoted to the successes of the Chanson Française between 1945 and 1955. The composers have played the melody of their favorite song on the piano : Henri Betti for "C'est si Bon" (1947), Louiguy for "La Vie en Rose" (1946), Paul Durand for "Boléro" (1948), Joseph Kosma for "Les Feuilles Mortes" (1946), Louis Ferrari for "Domino" (1949), Paul Misraki for "Tu n'peux pas t'Figurer" (1950) and André Popp for "Les Lavandières du Portugal" (1954).
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