Sylvester Levay

born on 16/5/1945 in Subotica, Vojvodina, Serbia

Sylvester Levay

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Sylvester Levay (originally Lévay Szilveszter, Serbian: Силвестер Леваи, Silvester Levai) is a Serbian-born Hungarian recording artist and composer.

Life and career

Levay was born on 16 May 1945 in Subotica[1] in the North Bačka District of Vojvodina, Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Sylvester Levay began his musical studies at the age of eight. Levay developed a taste for American music while growing up in Yugoslavia, eventually becoming a music arranger and lyricist.[2] Upon his arrival in Munich in 1972, he met his writing partner, Michael Kunze, with whom he has created many successful theatrical works.[3][4] From 1980 to 2000 he lived in Hollywood and concentrated on composing film music.[1] He composed songs for notable artists like Elton John and Penny McLean.[5] He was awarded with a Grammy for his 1975 song "Fly Robin Fly".[1]

In October 2010, Levay worked with Xiah Junsu of JYJ to prepare for a musical concert - "Kim Junsu Musical Concert, Levay with Friends" in South Korea to be held at Seoul's Olympic Gymnastics Arena.[6]

He currently divides his time between homes in Munich, Vienna and Los Angeles. Married for twenty-five years, he and his wife Monika have a daughter, Alice, and a son, Sylvester Jr.

Compositions (selection)

  • Fly, Robin, Fly (1975)
  • Get Up and Boogie (1976)
  • Scarface OST (as arranger) (1983)
  • Flashdance soundtrack collaboration with Giorgio Moroder
  • Where the Boys Are '84 (1984)
  • Invitation to Hell (1984)
  • Creator (1985)
  • My Man Adam (1986)
  • Airwolf (1984–1986)
  • Bambi
  • Cobra (1986)
  • Mannequin (1987)
  • Werewolf (TV series) (1987–88)
  • Probe (TV series) (1988)
  • Navy SEALs (1990)
  • Stone Cold (1991)
  • Hot Shots! (1991)
  • Medicopter 117 (1998–2006)
  • Hexen, Hexen (musical) (1990)
  • Elisabeth (Musical) (1992)
  • Mozart! (musical) (1999)
  • Rebecca (musical) (2006)
  • Marie Antoinette (musical) (2006)

Awards

  • Grammy Award for Fly, Robin, Fly, words by Michael Kunze (1975)
  • Goldene Stimmgabel (2002)
  • Goldene Europa (2002)

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sylvester Lévay elégedett az Összefogás dalával" (in Hungarian). Duna TV. Retrieved 2013-04-01. 
  2. ^ Vickers, Tom. "Singles: Surprising Takeoff of 'Fly, Robin, Fly.'" Rolling Stone 203 (January 1, 1976), p. 18.
  3. ^ "Interview mit Sylvester Levay: Wir suchen neue Wege" (in German). thatsmusical.de. 2012-08-13. Archived from the original on 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2013-04-01. 
  4. ^ "Poetin Ruth Weiss und Komponist Sylvester Levay ausgezeichnet" (in German). Magistrat der Stadt Wien. 2006-10-04. Retrieved 2013-04-01. 
  5. ^ "Sylvester Levay". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-04-01. 
  6. ^ "Xiah Junsu Musical Concert To Be Held", 2010

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