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Jean-Claude Petit

French pianist, composer and arranger
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Jean-Claude Petit
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Jean-Claude Petit

Summary

Jean-Claude Petit is a human[1]. His place of birth was Vaires-sur-Marne[2]. He was born on November 14, 1943[3]. He worked as a composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], music arranger[7], and pianist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Vaires-sur-Marne[2], Jean-Claude Petit…
  • Jean-Claude Petit was born on November 14, 1943[3].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was born on June 15, 1943[10].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was born on 1943[11].
  • Jean-Claude Petit held citizenship in France[12].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's professions included composer[4].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's professions included conductor[5].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's professions included film score composer[6].
  • Jean-Claude Petit worked as a music arranger[7].
  • Jean-Claude Petit worked as a pianist[8].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's field of work was chanson[13].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's field of work was film song[14].
  • Jean-Claude Petit held the position of Eurovision Song Contest conductor[15].
  • Jean-Claude Petit held the position of vice president[16].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was employed by Barclay[17].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was employed by Philips Records[18].
  • Among Jean-Claude Petit's employers was Pathé-Marconi[19].
  • Jean-Claude Petit received the Knight of the National Order of Merit[20].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was a member of National Authors and Composers Syndicate[21].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was a member of ADAMI[22].
  • Jean-Claude Petit was a member of SACEM[23].
  • Jean-Claude Petit is recorded as male[24].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's record label is recorded as Milan[26].
  • Jean-Claude Petit's record label is recorded as RCA Records[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: FR[29]

  • Began / founded: 1943-11-14[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 3058b22d-8928-428b-a830-bc5ecb4e96f7[31]

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Origins and Family

Born in Vaires-sur-Marne[2], Jean-Claude Petit… Recorded date of birth include November 14, 1943[3], June 15, 1943[10], and 1943[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], music arranger[7], and pianist[8]. Fields of work include chanson[13], a song type[32], founded in 1450[33] and film song[14]. Employers include Barclay[17], a record label[34], in France[35], founded in 1954[36]; Philips Records[18], a record label[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1946[39], headquartered in Baarn[40]; and Pathé-Marconi[19], a business[41], in France[42], founded in 1936[43], headquartered in Paris[44]. Positions held include Eurovision Song Contest conductor[15] and vice president[16], a position[45].

Recognition

Jean-Claude Petit received the Knight of the National Order of Merit[20].

Why It Matters

Jean-Claude Petit ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,291 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Jean-Claude Petit born?

Born in Vaires-sur-Marne[2], Jean-Claude Petit…

What did Jean-Claude Petit do for work?

Jean-Claude Petit worked as composer[4], conductor[5], film score composer[6], music arranger[7], and pianist[8].

What awards did Jean-Claude Petit receive?

Honors received include Knight of the National Order of Merit[20].

Related Entities

Cyrano de Bergerac France Jean de Florette Philips Records RCA Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . franceinter.fr. franceinter.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . franceinter.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [11] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Occupation → composer, conductor, film score composer +2
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