Amélie

Yann Tiersen is a French multi-instrumentalist and composer who became internationally famous with his movie score for Jean-Pierre Jeunet's movie,... "Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain" , also comprising new versions of tracks from previous albums. Yann became generally known in France by the release of his third album, Le Phare , and has also built a reputation for his entertaining live performances, switching effortlessly between instruments like the piano, toy piano, piano accordion, violin, mandolin, melodica and bass guitar.
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Paris is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region . The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated population of 2,211,297 , but the Paris... metropolitan area has a population of 12,089,098 , and is one of the most populated metropolitan areas in Europe. Paris was the largest city in the Western world for about 1,000 years, prior to the 19th century, and the largest in the entire world between the 16th and 19th centuries. Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres, and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. It hosts the headquarters of many international organizations such as UNESCO, the OECD, the International Chamber of Commerce or the European Space Agency. Paris is considered one of the greenest and most liveable cities in Europe.
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