Michel Portal

French composer, saxophonist, and clarinetist
Person human Q1353252

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
November 25, 1935, November 27, 1935[10]
Date of death
February 12, 2026
Place of birth
Bayonne
Country of citizenship
France[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[34]
Birth name
Michel Martin Portal[35]
Described by source
Wikidata item[33]
Discography
Michel Portal discography[25]
End of work period
2024[38]
Family name
Portal[26]
Given name
Michel[27]
Height
+1.70[39]
Name in native language
Michel Portal[36]
Native language
French[12]
Number of viewers/listeners
+262352
P14750
2C3D-CE17-9B37-A378-2445
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Start of work period
1958[37]
🏷️ Also known as
en Michel Portal fa میشل پورتال he מייקל פורטל ja ポルタル ja ミシェル・ポルタル ko 미셸 포르탈 ru Мишель Порталь zh 米歇尔·波特 zh-hant 米歇爾·波特
🔖 Identifiers · 88
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Acharts.co artist ID
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Akadem person ID
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Akadem person ID (former scheme)
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AllMovie person ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
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Apple Music artist ID
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Auñamendi ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BRAHMS artist ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Danish National Filmography person ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
132195046
Dezède person ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Elonet person ID
166672
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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Europeana entity
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Fichier des personnes décédées ID (matchID)
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Film.ru person ID
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Flanders Arts Institute person ID (former scheme)
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
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JRC Names ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Kinopoisk person ID
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Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID
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LdiF person ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007429530405171
National Library of Latvia ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX891144
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
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RILM ID
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Radio France person ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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SACEM Museum artist ID
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SBN author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Shazam artist ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Spotify artist ID
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Swedish Film Database person ID
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TMDB person ID
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Tidal artist ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Michel Portal
Unifrance person ID
8496
Universal Music France artist ID
20000143293
University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Who's Who in France biography ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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YouTube channel ID
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ČSFD person ID
227250

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Summary

Michel Portal was born on November 25, 1935[1], in Bayonne[2]. He died on February 12, 2026[3], in 14th arrondissement of Paris[4]. He worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], film score composer[8], and clarinetist[9].

FAQs

Where was Michel Portal born?

Michel Portal was born in Bayonne[2].

Where did Michel Portal die?

Michel Portal passed away in 14th arrondissement of Paris[4].

What did Michel Portal do for work?

Michel Portal worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], film score composer[8], and clarinetist[9].

Where did Michel Portal go to school?

Michel Portal was educated at Conservatoire de Paris[15], Conservatoire de Bordeaux Jacques Thibaud[16], and Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Bayonne[17].

What awards did Michel Portal receive?

Honors received include Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎[18], César Award for Best Music Written for a Film[19], Victoires du Jazz[20], and Prix Django Reinhardt[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . B.R.A.H.M.S.. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . culture.gouv.fr. culture.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . mediatheque.cite-musique.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . lemonde.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . tsfjazz.com. tsfjazz.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Fichier des personnes décédées mirror. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3599343
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  2. 8d ago · ~2026-57232-38 · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, jazz musician, saxophonist +4
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', 'fr', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'nl',
    P14750 → 2C3D-CE17-9B37-A378-2445
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