Eddy Marnay

Who was Eddy Marnay?

Eddy Marnay, the professional name of Edmond Bacri, was a French songwriter. In his career, he wrote more than 4000 songs, including works for Édith Piaf and Céline Dion. He was joint winner, as lyricist, of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1969 for Un Jour, Un Enfant, sung by Frida Boccara. He also wrote the title song for Charlie Chaplin's 1957 film A King in New York.

Céline Dion named one of her sons after him in 2010.