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Encyclopedia > La Mer

"La mer" is French for "the sea", and is the name of:

La Mer is an orchestral composition by the French composer Claude Debussy. ... Claude Debussy, photo by Félix Nadar, 1908. ... La Mer was a thoroughbred racehorse, which raced from 1977 to 1979. ... La mer is a popular song written by French lyricist Charles Trenet (1913 – 2001). ... Charles Trenet (May 18, 1913, Narbonne, France – February 19, 2001, Créteil, France) was a French singer and songwriter, most famous for his recordings from the late 1930s through the mid-1950s, though his career continued through the 1990s. ... Beyond the Sea is the English language version of the song La Mer by Charles Trenet. ... Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Bobby Cassotto, May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... The Fragile (also known as Halo Fourteen) is a double album by Nine Inch Nails released in 1999. ... La Mer (also known as The Sea) is an 1895 French short black-and-white silent documentary film directed and produced by Louis Lumière. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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