- Some of the songs Moustaki composed became world-famous as sung by artists such as Édith Piaf and Yves Montand.
- Moustaki sang songs in French, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German and Arabic.
- His parents, Sarah and Nessim Moustaki came originally from the island of Corfu, Greece, and were Greek Jews, but they moved to Alexandria, Egypt, where Georges learned French. They had a bookshop in the cosmopolitan city where many communities lived together.
- Moustaki went to Paris in 1951 and was inspired by the young Georges Brassens. He changed his name to Georges Moustaki, in honor of him.
- At home, everyone spoke Italian. In the street, the children spoke Arabic. At school, young Giuseppe learned and spoke French. His parents were very attached to French culture and put him into a French school, along with his sisters.
- He has written songs for Édith Piaf,Dalida, Françoise Hardy, Barbara, Brigitte Fontaine, Herbert Pagani, France Gall and Cindy Daniel, as well as for himself.
- He married at age 20 and has a large family in France, Israel, Brazil and Venezuela.
- His parents were from Greece and settled in Egypt.
- He was best-known for romantic ballads. His repertoire included songs in French, Italian, English, Greek, Portuguese, Spanish, and Arabic.
- He moved to France when he was a teenager, and worked as a journalist for an Egyptian newspaper. As a solo artist, he became popular for songs about freedom and individuality. His first hit - "Le Meteque" (or "The Mongrel") - is about being an outsider.
- Born in Alexandria of an Italian-Greek family who had emigrated from Corfu, Greece. His father had a bookshop and his parents spoke many languages that he learned. Came to Paris in the 1950s.
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