Born of Armenian parents in Lyon on April 9, 1957, André Manoukian learned to
play the piano and violin, and went on to study at Boston's Berklee College of
Music in 1977. A classically trained pianist, he became interested in jazz and
formed a big band when, in 1983, he discovered singer Liane Foly, becoming her
accompanist, songwriter, producer and companion until 1995. His experience as a
session musician in chanson and jazz, alongside Michel Petrucciani, Richard
Galliano, Charles Aznavour, Gilbert Bécaud, Diane Dufresne, Nicole Croisille,
Dick Rivers, Camille Bazbaz and Malia...