caption death_date death_place birth_place name background birth_date instrument image article_title birth_name occupation
at , 1974 the '' grand gala du disque populaire '' 23 may 2013 nice , france alexandria , egypt georges moustaki solo_singer 03 may 1934 vocals guitar piano grand 254-9467crop . jpg gala du disque populaire 1974 - georges moustaki georges moustaki
 giuseppe mustacchi singer ; songwriter
georges moustaki

georges moustaki -lrb- born giuseppe mustacchi ; -lrb- may 3 , 1934 -- may 23 , 2013 -rrb- was an egyptian-french singer-songwriter of italo-greek origin , best known for the poetic rhythm and simplicity of the romantic songs he composed and often sang .
moustaki gave france some of its best-loved music by writing about 300 songs for some of the most popular singers in that country , such as Édith piaf , dalida , françoise hardy , yves montand , barbara , brigitte fontaine , herbert pagani , france gall , cindy daniel , juliette greco , pia colombo , and tino rossi , as well as for himself .
