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Alexandre Lagoya
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Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandre Lagoya (29 June 1929 – 24 August 1999) was a French classical guitarist and composer. His early career included boxing and guitar, and as he cites on the sleeve of a 1981 Columbia album, his parents hoped he would outgrow his predilection for both. Lagoya was born in Alexandria, Egypt, to a Greek father and an Italian mother. By 1955, when he married the French guitarist Ida Presti,…
Known for
- Le monde est à vous — Self1987
- Champs-Elysées — Self1982
- Aujourd'hui la vie — Self1982
- Fan School — Self1977
- 30 millions d'amis — Self1976
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche — Self1975
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Midi trente — Self1972
- Samedi soir — Self1971
- À bout portant — Self1968
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1929
- Active to
- 1999
Discography
- Guitar Concerto No.4 In F / Guitar Concerto In A1982
- Guitare et flûte de pan1990
- Les Triomphes d'Alexandre Lagoya1990
- Alexandre Lagoya Plays Bach Scarlatti Weis1991
- Les Jeux interdits d’Alexandre Lagoya1991
- Merry Christmas1992
- Bizet * Carmen Dances1995
- Récital2002
- The Alexandre Lagoya Edition - Complete Philips Solo Recordings2019
- Alexandre Lagoya
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- 6,195
- Total plays
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Alexandre Lagoya (June 21, 1929 – August 24, 1999) was a classical guitarist. His early career included boxing and guitar, and as he cites on the sleeve of his 1981 Columbia album, his parents hoped he would outgrow his predilection for both. Lagoya was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a Greek father and an Italian mother. By 1955, when he married the French guitarist Ida Presti, his career had already begun. On the sleeve of his 1981 record with Columbia <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Alexandr
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alexandre
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- composer
- Employer
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Instrument
- classical guitar
- Image
- Alexandre Lagoya.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1929-06-29
- date of death
- 1999-08-24
- name in native language
- Alexandre Lagoya
- Commons category
- Alexandre Lagoya
- different from
- Lucrecia Reyes-Urtula
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