Born: July 10th, 1941, Paris (France)
Died: June 5th, 2002, Montreuil (France)
Nationality: French
In due course, the short impression below will be replaced with a more extensive career overview
BIOGRAPHY
In the 1970s and 1980s, pianist Michel Bernholc worked as an arranger in the recording studio for artists such as Mort Shuman, Michel Delpech, Matioszek, Gérard Lenorman, and Yves Duteil. Hit records with an orchestration written by him include ‘This Melody’ by Julien Clerc and ‘En chantant’ by Michel Sardou. He composed the music to Patrice Leconte’s cult film Les bronzes (1978) and arranged the music of TV series such as Magny (1985) and Jean-Jacques Debout’s 1992 musical comedy Paul et Virginie.
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST
Michel Bernholc participated in the Eurovision Song Contest as an arranger/conductor on four occasions and is responsible for some of the best orchestrations ever made in the contest, namely those of ‘Judy et cie.’, with which Pierre Rapsat represented Belgium in 1976 and ‘Femme dans ses rêves aussi’, performed by Roger Bens in 1985 for France. In 1983, Bernholc was part of the winning team behind Corinne Hermès victory for Luxembourg with ‘Si la vie est cadeau’. Bernholc’s last participation was in 1995, when he conducted the French entry ‘Il me donne rendez-vous’, performed by Nathalie Santamaria (4th place).
EUROVISION INVOLVEMENT YEAR BY YEAR
Country – Belgium
Song title – "Judie et cie."
Rendition – Pierre Rapsat
Lyrics – Eric Van Hulse
Composition – Pierre Rapsat
Studio arrangement – Jean-Pierre Orfino / Michel Bernholc
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc
Score – 8th place (68 votes)
Country – Luxembourg
Song title – "Si la vie est cadeau"
Rendition – Corinne Hermès
Lyrics – Alain Garcia
Composition – Jean-Pierre Millers
Studio arrangement – Michel Bernholc
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc
Score – 1st place (142 votes)
Country – France
Song title – "Femme dans ses rêves aussi"
Rendition – Roger Bens
Lyrics – Didier Pascalis
Composition – Didier Pascalis
Studio arrangement – Michel Bernholc
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc
Score – 10th place (56 votes)
Country – France
Song title – "Il me donne rendez-vous"
Rendition – Nathalie Santamaria
Lyrics – Didier Barbelivien
Composition – François Bernheim
Studio arrangement – Michel Bernholc
Live orchestration – Michel Bernholc
Conductor – Michel Bernholc
Score – 4th place (94 votes)
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