MAGDI VASCO NOVERRAZ

Born: date unknown, Martinique (French Antilles)

Nationality: French

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BIOGRAPHY

Magdi Vasco Noverraz is a pianist and keyboardist from Martinique, French Antilles. As a session musician, he worked on records with other artists from his island: T’zao, Max Ransay, and Operation 96. For the singer Tanagra, he wrote many of the arrangement. He has been a founding member of the Madinina Music Club, a project of a large group of musicians from Martinique who aim to produce music in the Creole language on Caribbean rhythms. Their album ‘Mizik tout’ koulè (Karaïb rock)’ was recorded in Havana, Cuba.

EUROVISION SONG CONTEST

Magdi Vasco Noverraz was the conductor of the 1992 French Eurovision entry, ‘Monté la riviè’, sung by Kali, another musician from Martinique, who regularly worked with Noverraz before. A small arrangement of strings and brass was added to the typically Caribbean sounds of Kali’s band.

EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR

1992 Malmö

Country – France

Song title – “Monté la riviè”

Rendition – Kali (Jean-Marc Monnerville)

Lyrics – Rémi Bellenchombre

Composition – Kali (Jean-Marc Monnerville)

Studio arrangement – Magdi Vasco Noverraz

Live orchestration – Magdi Vasco Noverraz

Conductor – Magdi Vasco Noverraz

Score – 8th place (73 votes)