Thierry Mutin is a French singer of classical music and songwriter (born in

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, Haute-Vienne), famous for his 1988 hit single "Sketch of Love".

Biography

In 1984, Thierry Mutin released the single "Milliardaire comme personne". In 1988, he recorded in

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the song "Sketch of Love", based on the

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n°11 (

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) of

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, which achieved success in France (#3 on the SNEP Singles Chart, Gold disc). In 1989, he participated in the

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Pour toi Arménie "Pour toi Arménie" (English translation: "For You, Armenia") is a 1989 song written and composed by Charles Aznavour, and recorded by a group of French singers (and also a few actors and TV presenters) who were popular at the time. This charit ...

", led by

Charles Aznavour Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...

. He published the albums ''Talisman'' in 1990, whose music was composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, and ''Chants du Monde Nouveau'' in 1995. He also wrote some songs for Jean-Jacques Lafon.Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 146 ()

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutin, Thierry Living people People from Haute-Vienne 20th-century French male opera singers Year of birth missing (living people)