Georges Ulmer
French actor-singer
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| Intro | French actor-singer | |
| Places | France Denmark | |
| was | Musician Composer Actor Singer Songwriter Film actor | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music | |
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| Genres: | Chanson | |
| Instruments: | Voice | |
| Birth | 16 February 1919, Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark | |
| Death | 29 September 1989Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France (aged 70 years) | |
| Star sign | Aquarius |
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Biography
Georges Ulmer was a Danish-born composer, librettist, and actor who became a naturalized French citizen. He was born Jørgen Frederik Ulmer on 16 February 1919 in Copenhagen, Denmark, and died on 29 September 1989 at Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was the father of singer Laura Ulmer.
Biography
Ulmer grew up in Spain, where he started work as a musical performer, writer, and composer for the movies. However, it was in France that he quickly found a permanent place in the musical firmament with his immortal cliché of Parisian tourism, Pigalle, which he co-wrote in 1944 with the lyricist, Géo Koger, and composed with Guy Luypaerts. Other than his own interpretation, the song was also covered by Jean Sablon, Charles Dumont, Franck Pourcel, Paul Anka, Bing Crosby, Petula Clark, Silvio Berlusconi, and many others.