Eric Lévi

Éric Lévi (real name Eric Jacques Levisalles, born 1955 in Paris, France ) is a French musician (guitar and keyboards) and composer.

Life

In 1975, Éric Levi along with Fabienne Shine the hard rock band Shakin ' Street, which brought out the two albums Vampire Rock Solid As A Rock. Shakin 'Street briefly toured with AC / DC and Blue Öyster Cult, before they broke up in 1981.

Later, Eric Lévi wrote the soundtracks for several films, including Operation corned beef and the comedy Les Visiteurs ( German Title: The Visitors ), which was also an international success and the film with the highest grossing in France.

But he is best known as the mastermind of the musical project ERA.

ERAs self-titled debut album was released in 1997 and with over 6 million units sold one of the most commonly exported albums in France. The successor Era 2 was released in 1999. This was followed by The Mass 2003, 2008 and 2010 The Essential Reborn.

Characteristic of the music of ERA is the mixture of rock, symphonic sounds and Gregorian choirs often. In pseudo- Latin