Editing Michel Legrand

{{short description|French film score composer (1932–2019)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Michel Legrand
| image        = Michel Legrand Cabourg 2015.jpg
| image_size   = 230px
| caption      = Legrand in 2015 at the [[Cabourg Film Festival]]
| birth_name   = Michel Jean Legrand
| birth_date   = {{Birth date|1932|02|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place  = [[Paris]], France
| death_date   = {{Death date and age|2019|01|26|1932|02|24|df=yes}}
| death_place  = [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], France
| years_active = 1946–2019
| occupation   = Film score composer<br />Jazz pianist
}}

'''Michel Jean Legrand''' ({{IPA|fr|miʃɛl ləɡʁɑ̃}}; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical [[composer]], [[arranger]], [[Conducting|conductor]], [[list of jazz pianists|jazz pianist]],<ref name="hindu">{{Cite news |date=26 January 2019 |title=Oscar-crowned French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/oscar-crowned-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-at-86/article26098965.ece |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509141155/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/oscar-crowned-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-at-86/article26098965.ece |archive-date=2023-05-09 |access-date=26 January 2019 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |agency=Reuters}}</ref> and [[singer]]. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs.<ref name="nyt">{{cite news|last=Chinen|first=Nate|title=Music in Review; Michel Legrand|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F00E7D91331F933A25750C0A9619C8B63&ref=michellegrand|access-date=9 December 2011|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=10 March 2007}}</ref> His scores for two of the films of [[French New Wave]] director [[Jacques Demy]], ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]'' (1964) and ''[[The Young Girls of Rochefort]]'' (1967), earned Legrand his first [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations. Legrand won his first Oscar for the song "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]" from ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968),<ref name=hallfame>{{cite web|title=Michel Legrand|url=http://www.songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C143|publisher=Songwriters Hall of Fame|access-date=9 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613013704/http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C143|archive-date=13 June 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> and additional Oscars for ''[[Summer of '42]]'' (1971) and [[Barbra Streisand]]'s ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' (1983).

==Life and career==
Legrand was born in [[Paris]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47013214|title=Windmills of Your Mind writer Legrand dies|date=26 January 2019|website=Bbc.com}}</ref> to his father, [[Raymond Legrand]], who was himself a conductor and composer,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-legrand-idUSKCN1PK0C1|title=Oscar-crowned French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86|date=26 January 2019|website=Reuters.com}}</ref> and his mother, Marcelle Der-Mikaëlian, who was the sister of conductor [[Jacques Hélian]].<ref name="rte">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2019/0126/1025729-tributes-to-michel-legrand-mark-the-composers-passing/|title=Tributes to Michel Legrand mark the composer's passing|date=26 January 2019|website=Rte.ie}}</ref> Raymond and Marcelle were married in 1929.<ref name="rte" /> His maternal grandfather was [[Armenians|Armenian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/oscar-winning-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-composer-legrand-dies-1.4270292|title=Oscar-winning 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg' composer Legrand dies|website=Ctvnews.ca|date=26 January 2019}}</ref>

Legrand composed more than two hundred film and television scores.<ref name="dw">{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/oscar-winning-composer-michel-legrand-dies-aged-86/a-47244724|title=Oscar-winning composer Michel Legrand dies aged 86 &#124; DW &#124; 26.01.2019|website=Deutsche Welle}}</ref> He won three [[Academy Awards|Oscars]]<ref name=guard>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/26/michel-legrand-oscar-winning-composer-dies-aged-86|title=Michel Legrand, Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 86|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=26 January 2019|website=The Guardian}}</ref> and five [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]s.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/michel-legrand-dies-dead-oscar-winning-composer-1203119247/|title=Michel Legrand, Oscar-Winning Composer, Dies at 86|first1=Jon|last1=Burlingame|website=Variety|date=26 January 2019}}</ref> He studied music at the [[Conservatoire de Paris]] from age 11, working with, among others, [[Nadia Boulanger]]<ref name="auto" /> and graduated with top honors as both a composer and a pianist.<ref name="dw" /> He burst upon the international music scene at 22 when his album ''[[I Love Paris (album)]]'' became a surprise hit. He established his name in the United States by working with such jazz stars as [[Miles Davis]] and [[Stan Getz]].<ref name=hindu /> His sister [[Christiane Legrand]] was a member of [[The Swingle Singers]] and his niece [[Victoria Legrand]] is a member of the [[dream pop]] band [[Beach House]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6618/feature/music/band_of_the_week_beach_house |title=Band of the Week: Beach House |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080607224636/http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6618/feature/music/band_of_the_week_beach_house |archive-date=7 June 2008}}</ref>

Legrand composed music for [[Jacques Demy]]'s films ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]'' (1964) (from which ''Recit de Cassard'' came and in turn, in English became the standard ''Watch What Happens'') and ''[[The Young Girls of Rochefort]]'' (1967), from which the [[Contrafactum|relyricized]] "You Must Believe in Spring" is considered a [[jazz standard]]. Legrand appeared and performed in [[Agnès Varda]]'s ''[[Cléo from 5 to 7]]'' (1961). He also composed music for [[Joseph Losey]]'s ''[[Eva (1962 film)|Eva]]'' (1962), ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968) (which features "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]"), ''[[Ice Station Zebra]]'' (1968), ''[[The Picasso Summer]]'' (1969), ''[[The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970 film)|The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun]]'' (1970), [[The Go-Between (1971 film)|''The Go-Between'']] (1971), ''[[Summer of '42]]'' (1971), [[Clint Eastwood]]'s ''[[Breezy]]'' (1973), ''[[The Three Musketeers (1973 live-action film)|The Three Musketeers]]'' (1973), [[Orson Welles]]'s last-completed film ''[[F for Fake]]'' (1974), [[TriStar Pictures]] 1998 family film [[Madeline (1998 film)|''Madeline'']], and would later compose the score for Welles's posthumously released movie ''[[The Other Side of the Wind]]'' (2018). He also composed the score for ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' (1983), as well as the film score for [[Louis Malle]]'s film ''[[Atlantic City (1980 film)|Atlantic City]]'' (1980). His instrumental version of the theme from ''[[Brian's Song]]'' charted 56th in 1972 on the [[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']]'s pop chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/obituaries/michel-legrand-dead.html|title=Michel Legrand, Pianist and Film Composer, Dies at 86|first=John|last=Anderson|date=26 January 2019|work=The New York Times}}</ref>
[[File:Michel Legrand Haymarket 2008.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Legrand in 2008]]
Legrand died of [[sepsis]],<ref>{{cite web|language=fr|title=Mort de Michel Legrand: Le compositeur était hospitalisé, son état s'est « subitement dégradé|url=http://lavdn.lavoixdunord.fr/528633/article/2019-01-28/le-compositeur-etait-hospitalise-son-etat-s-est-subitement-degrade|website=[[La Voix du Nord (daily)|La Voix du Nord]].fr |date=28 January 2019|access-date=8 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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 | date    = 30 January 2019 | access-date  = 8 February 2019}}</ref> during the night of 25–26 January 2019, at the [[American Hospital of Paris]] in [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], where he had been hospitalized for two weeks for a [[Upper respiratory tract infection|pulmonary infection]]. His funeral was held in Paris at the [[Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris|Alexander Nevsky Cathedral]] on 1 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1149428/funerailles-michel-legrand-mort-obseques|title=Les funérailles de Michel Legrand seront célébrées vendredi à Paris|first=Zone Arts-|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|website=Radio-Canada.ca|date=28 January 2019 }}</ref> He was interred at the [[Père Lachaise Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/life/2019/02/02/stars-flock-to-funeral-of-legendary-film-composer-legrand.html|title=Stars flock to funeral of legendary film composer Legrand|newspaper=[[The Jakarta Post]]}}</ref> He remained active until his death and had concerts scheduled to take place in the spring.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/26/michel-legrand-oscar-winning-composer-dies-aged-86 | title=Michel Legrand, Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 86| newspaper=The Guardian| date=26 January 2019| agency=Agence France-Presse}}</ref>

==Musical theatre==
In 1997, Legrand composed the score for the musical ''[[Le Passe-muraille]]'', with a book by [[Didier Van Cauwelaert]]. It premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 2002 as ''[[Amour (musical)|Amour]]'' and was translated into English by [[Jeremy Sams]] and was directed by [[James Lapine]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/21/theater/theater-review-a-french-milquetoast-s-talent-lights-the-fuse-of-mischief.html |title=THEATER REVIEW; A French Milquetoast's Talent Lights the Fuse of Mischief |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=21 October 2002}}</ref> This musical was his Broadway debut<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadway.com/photos/opening-night-of-legrands-amour/|title=Opening Night of Legrand's Amour|website=Broadway.com}}</ref> and he was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] in 2003 for Best Score.<ref name="playbill">{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/amour-and-the-umbrellas-of-cherbourg-composer-michel-legrand-dead-at-86|title=Amour and The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Composer Michel Legrand Dead at 86|first=Mark|last=Peikert|date=26 January 2019|website=Playbill.com}}</ref> Later he recorded ''[[Legrand Affair]]'' with [[Melissa Errico]],<ref name="playbill" /> a 100-piece symphony orchestra that included songs with lyrics by [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155522-Its-a-Legrand-Affair-for-Melissa-Errico-New-CD-Due-in-Stores-Oct-18-Plus-EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO |title=It's a 'Legrand Affair' for Melissa Errico: New CD Due in Stores Oct. 18; Plus EXCLUSIVE Video |website=Tlaybill.com |date=18 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819173043/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/155522-Its-a-Legrand-Affair-for-Melissa-Errico-New-CD-Due-in-Stores-Oct-18-Plus-EXCLUSIVE-VIDEO |archive-date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

The world premiere of the new musical ''[[Marguerite (musical)|Marguerite]]'' from [[Alain Boublil]] and [[Claude-Michel Schönberg]], the creators of ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]'' and ''[[Miss Saigon]]'', included music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by [[Herbert Kretzmer]]. ''Marguerite'' is set during World War II in occupied Paris, and was inspired by the romantic novel ''[[La Dame aux Camélias]]'' by [[Alexandre Dumas fils]]. It premiered in May 2008 at the [[Theatre Royal Haymarket|Haymarket Theatre]], London and was directed by [[Jonathan Kent (director)|Jonathan Kent]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/theater/10arts-NEWMUSICALFR_BRF.html |title=New Musical From 'Les Miz' Team |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=10 July 2007}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Michel Legrand discography}}

==Awards==
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Legrand won three [[Academy Award|Oscars]] (from 13 nominations), five [[Grammy Award|Grammy]]s, and was nominated for an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]]. His first Academy Award win was in 1969 for the song "The Windmills of Your Mind", followed with the Academy Award for his music for ''Summer of ’42'' in 1972 and for ''Yentl'' in 1984.<ref name=guard/>

Following are a selection of the awards and nominations with which Legrand's works have been honored:

===Academy Award awards and nominations===
Source: [[AllMovie]]<ref name=allmovie>[https://www.allmovie.com/artist/michel-legrand-p99035/awards "Legrand Awards"], AllMovie.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>

* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]], [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Substantially Original Score]]: ''[[The Umbrellas of Cherbourg]]'' (1965) - '''nominated'''<ref name=oscar65>[https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/academy-awards/1965-academy-awards "1965 Academy Awards"], Infoplease.com, retrieved 29 January 2019</ref>
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical)]]: ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968)  - '''nominated'''<ref name=oscar68>[https://www.infoplease.com/arts-entertainment/academy-awards/1968-academy-awards "1968 Academy Awards"], Infoplease.com, retrieved 29 January 2019</ref>
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score]]: ''[[The Young Girls of Rochefort]]'' (1968) - '''nominated'''<ref name=oscar68/>
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Dramatic Score]]: ''[[Summer of '42]]'' (1971) - '''won'''
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Song Score and Its Adaptation or Best Adaptation Score]]: ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' (1983) - '''won'''
* [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]:
** "[[I Will Wait for You]]" from ''The Umbrellas of Cherbourg'' (1965) - '''nominated'''<ref name=oscar65/>
** "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]" from ''The Thomas Crown Affair'' (1968) - '''won'''<ref name=oscar68/>
** "[[What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?]]" from ''[[The Happy Ending]]'' (1969) - '''nominated'''
** "[[Pieces of Dreams (song)|Pieces of Dreams]]" from ''[[Pieces of Dreams (film)|Pieces of Dreams]]'' (1970) - '''nominated'''<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/17269/pieces-of-dreams#awards "'Pieces of Dreams' Awards"], Tcm.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>
** "[[How Do You Keep the Music Playing?]]" from ''Best Friends'' (1982) - '''nominated'''
** "[[Papa, Can You Hear Me?]]"  from ''Yentl'' (1983) - '''nominated'''
**"[[The Way He Makes Me Feel]]" from ''Yentl'' (1983) - '''nominated'''

===Golden Globe awards and nominations===
Source: All Movie<ref name=allmovie/>

* Original Score:
** ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968)<ref name=thomas>[https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/thomas-crown-affair " 'The Thomas Crown Affair' Golden Globe Winners and Nominees"], Goldenglobes.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>
** ''The Happy Ending'' (1969)
** ''[[Wuthering Heights (1970 film)|Wuthering Heights]]'' (1970)
** ''[[Le Mans (film)|Le Mans]]'' (1971)
** ''Summer of '42'' (1971)
** ''[[Lady Sings the Blues (film)|Lady Sings the Blues]]'' (1972)
** ''Breezy'' (1973)
** ''Yentl'' (1983)<ref name=yent>[https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/yentl " 'Yentl' Golden Globe Winners and Nominees"] goldenglobes.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>
* Original Song:
** "[[The Windmills of Your Mind]]" from ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968) '''(won)'''<ref name=thomas/>
** "What are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" from ''The Happy Ending'' (1969)
** "Pieces of Dreams" from ''Pieces of Dreams'' (1970)
** "Breezy's Song" from ''Breezy'' (1973)
** "Yesterday's Dreams" from ''[[Falling in Love Again (1980 film)|Falling in Love Again]]'' (1980)
** "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from ''Yentl'' (1983)<ref name=yent/>

===Grammy Award awards and nominations===
Source: Grammy.com<ref>[https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/michel-legrand "Michel Legrand Grammy wards"], Grammy.com, retrieved 29 January 2019</ref>

*Best Instrumental Composition: "[[Theme from Summer of '42 (The Summer Knows)|Theme from ''Summer of '42'' (The Summer Knows)]]" (1971) - '''win'''
*Best Instrumental Arrangement: "Theme From Summer Of '42" (1971) - nomination
*Best Pop Instrumental Performance: "Theme From Summer Of '42" (1971) - nomination
* Best arrangement accompanying vocalist: ''[[What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?]]'' ([[Sarah Vaughan]]) (1972) - '''win'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/with-michel-legrand-mw0000271518/awards|title=With Michel Legrand - Sarah Vaughan - Awards|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=26 January 2019}}</ref>
* Song of the year: "The Summer Knows" from ''Summer of '42'' (1972) - nomination
* Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s): "The Summer Knows" (1972) - nomination
* Best instrumental composition: "Brian's Song" [TV] (1972) - '''win'''
* Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special: ''The Three Musketeers'' (1974) - nomination
* Best Instrumental Composition: "Images" (1975) '''win'''
* Best Jazz Performance by a Big Band: "Images" (1975) '''win'''
* Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special: ''Yentl'' (1984) - nomination
* Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: ''Yentl'' ([[Barbra Streisand]]) (1984) - nomination
*Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocals: "Nature Boy" (track from "Unforgettable") (1991) - nomination<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-10-ca-1616-story.html "Other Grammy Nominees"] ''Los Angeles Times'', 10 January 1991</ref>
*Best Instrumental Arrangement: "Where Or When" (Track from: "Happy Radio Days", Erato Records) (1998) - nomination<ref>Staff. [https://variety.com/1999/music/news/grammy-nominations-list-page-3-1117489944/ "Grammy Nominations List, page 3"] ''Variety'', 5 January 1999</ref>

===Theatre nominations===
* [[Tony Award]] for Best Original Score: ''[[Amour (musical)|Amour]]'' (2002)<ref name=amour>[http://www.playbill.com/production/amour-music-box-theatre-vault-0000002571# ''Amour''] Playbill (vault), retrieved 29 January 2019</ref>
* [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Music and Outstanding Orchestrations: ''Amour'' (2002)<ref name=amour/>

===Emmy Award nominations===
* Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (Dramatic Underscore): ''A Woman Called Golda'' [TV] (1982)<ref>[https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1982/outstanding-music-composition-for-a-miniseries-movie-or-a-special-original-dramatic-score "34th Emmy Awards-Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or Special (Dramatic Underscore) - 1982"], Emmys.com, retrieved 29 January 2019</ref>

===Fennecus nominations===
* Song score, original or adaptation: ''Yentl'' (1983)
* Original song: "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from ''Yentl'' (1983)

===Apex nominations===
* Original score, comedy: ''Best Friends'' (1982)
* Original song, drama: "The Way He Makes Me Feel" from ''Yentl'' (1983)
* Original song score/adaptation/compilation, drama: ''Yentl'' (1983)

===[[Australian Film Institute]] Award===
* Best Original Music Score: ''[[Dingo (film)|Dingo]]'' (1991) '''win'''<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/73128/dingo#notes " 'Dingo' Miscellaneous Notes"], Tcm.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>

===Prix Moliere Award===
* Best musical (1997): ''Le Passe-Muraille<ref>[[:fr:Le Passe-muraille]]</ref>{{Circular reference|date=March 2019}}'' (French stage version of ''Amour'')<ref>Sommer, Elyse. [http://www.curtainup.com/amour.html "Review, 'Amour'"], Curtainup.com, 24 October 2002</ref>

===ASCAP===
* Henry Mancini Award, awarded by [[ASCAP]], for ''Le Passe-Muraille'' (1998)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20170707003301/http://michellegrandofficial.com/full-awards-list "Awards List"]}}, Legrandofficial.com</ref><ref>[https://www.ascap.com/news-events/awards/henry-mancini-award "ASCAP Henry Mancini Award"], Ascap.com, retrieved 30 January 2019</ref>

===Golden Eagle Award===
* [[Golden Eagle Award (Russia)|Golden Eagle Award]]: Outstanding contribution to world cinema (2002)

=== Others ===
* In 2018, asteroid [[31201 Michellegrand]] was named in his honour.<ref>{{M+J|31201}} The International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center (31201) Michellegrand = 1998 AT5 = 1999 KZ20 - Discovered at Caussols on 1998-01-08 by ODAS.</ref>

=== Documentary ===
"Michel Legrand, let the music play", directed by [[Gregory Monro]] in 2018

"Once upon a time Michel Legrand", directed by David Hertzog Dessites in 2024

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160209104629/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba17d3447 Michel Legrand] at the [[British Film Institute]]
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1H7DeW4tTw Interview with Michel Legrand at the Press Launch for Margeruite in London UK]

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