Sylvester Levay | |
---|---|
Background information | |
Born | Subotica, FS Serbia, DF Yugoslavia | 16 May 1945
Genres | Film score |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards |
Sylvester Levay (originally Lévay Szilveszter, Serbian: Силвестер Леваи, Silvester Levai) is a Hungarian recording artist and composer, born in Yugoslavia (now Serbia).
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.[ citation needed]