Georgie Dann
Georges Mayer Dahan ( Paris, January 14, 1940 - Majadahonda, Spain, November 3, 2021 ),[1] artistically recognized as Georgie Dann, was a French singer resident in Spain .[2] He wrote many catchy songs about summer themes.
Georgie Dann | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Georges Mayer Dahan |
| Born | January 14, 1940 |
| Died | 3 November 2021 (aged 81) |
| Genres | pop music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1960s-2018 |
He studied for nine years at the Paris Conservatory, and played the clarinet, the saxophone and the accordion. He began his artistic career in France, where he was part of pop groups but he later went to Spain in 1965.[3]
His first big succesful song was "El casatschok" in 1969 [4] a comedy song about about the Russian cold with a fun dance. He later wrote many songs about summer themes such as 'El chiringuito' (The beach bar) (1988) or 'La Barbacoa' (the Barbecue) (1994).
Georgie Dann died on November 3, 2021 during a hip operation.[5]
Discography
- Madison (EP Francia, 1962)
- Je ne pense qu'a l'amour (EP Francia, 1963)
- VI Festival de la Canción Mediterránea (EP, 1964)
- Mister Surf (EP 1964)
- Capri, c'est fini - Bye bye et oublie-moi (single 1965)
- Aline (EP 1965)
- Por qué un pijama (1966)
- III Festival De La Canción De Mallorca (single, 1966)
- La contraprotesta (1967)
- Casatschok (1969)
- El dinosaurio (1972)
- El bimbó (1975)
- Campesino (1976)
- Mi cafetal (1977)
- A todo ritmo (1983)
- Arrasando (1984)
- El africano (1985)
- Macumba (1986)
- El negro no puede... (1987)
- El chiringuito (1988)
- Enróllate (1990)
- El veraneo (1993)
- Cachete, pechito y ombligo (1996)
- La duchita (1998)
- Vamos a la pista (2003)
- Dale, dale (2004)
- El rey del verano (2007)
- Los huevos (2010)
- La batidora (2012)
- La cerveza (2013)
References
- ↑ Durán, Luis Fernando (3 November 2021). Muere Georgie Dann, icono de la canción del verano, durante una operación de cadera. Madrid. https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/musica/2021/11/03/61829095fdddff941a8b4571.html. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ Oró, Àlex (2001). La Legión Extranjera: Foráneos en la España Musical de Los Sesenta. Editorial Milenio. p. 147. ISBN 849743014X.
- ↑ "Georgie Dann – VI Festival De La Canción Mediterránea". Discogs. 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ↑ «Casatschok», la canción del verano que vino de la estepa rusa in larazon.es
- ↑ "Fallece Georgie Dann a los 81 años". La Vanguardia. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.