Eric Lévi

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Name = Eric Levi
Born = 1955
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
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Genre = Heavy metal, Rock, hard rock, New Age, Opera
Occupation = Musician, Songwriter, Composer
Instrument = Guitar
Years_active = 1975–present
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Associated_acts = Shakin' Street, Era
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Eric Lévi (real name Eric Jacques Levisalles), born 1955 in Paris, France, is a musician.In 1975 Eric Lévi founded the hard rock band Shakin' Street with Fabienne Shine, which would release the two albums "Vampire Rock" and "Solid As A Rock". Shakin' Street briefly toured with AC/DC and the Blue Öyster Cult before disbanding in 1981.He then stole and sold the band equipment and made another band named Shakin Street without Fabienne.CBS broke the contract after that .Later on in his career, Eric Lévi wrote the musical score to several movies, including "L'Opération Corned-beef" and the comedy "Les Visiteurs" which was an international success and one of the highest grossing movies of all time in France.

He's best known for being the mastermind behind the musical project ERA.

Era's self-titled debut album in 1997 proved to be a hit, becoming the most exported French album with over 6 million copies sold. A sequel, "Era 2" was released in 1999, followed by "Era: The Mass in 2003". The trilogy is characterized by a mixture of rock, synth, and pseudo-Latin Gregorian chant.

External links

* [http://era-music.artistes.universalmusic.fr/ Official Era Site]
* [http://shakinstreet.maxximum.org/ Official Shakin' Street site]