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- Birth nameEsteva Roda Gil
- Étienne Roda-Gil was born on August 1, 1941 in Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne, France. He was a composer and writer, known for Same Old Song (1997), Mad Love (1985) and The White Gown (1975). He died on May 31, 2004 in Paris, France.
- Famous lyricist, he's more famous for his collaboration with Julien Clerc but he also wrote lyrics for Mort Shuman, Alain Chamfort, Barbara, France Gall, Nicoletta, Claude François (including the hit "Alexandrie Alexandra"), Catherine Lara, Riccardo Cocciante, Gérard Lenorman, Vanessa Paradis (including "Joe le Taxi"), Johnny Hallyday or Juliette Gréco.
- His parents are Spanish and fled to France after dictator Franco took the power in Spain.
- Buried in the Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris.
- Also novelist.
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