Émile François Carrara, also known as Émile Carrara, born on August 2, 1915, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, was a French composer and accordionist of Italian origin. He began his musical career performing with various orchestrAs, including stints at Moulin Rouge from 1933 to 1935. He also contributed music to three films: Zouzou (1934), directed by Marc Allégret, and two short films by Léo Sevestre. He also performed in La Coupole Montmartre from 1935 to 1936, and Maxim's from 1937 to 1938. Carrara composed approximately 500 works throughout his career, with notable songs including "Mon Amant de Saint-Jean" (1942), which he dedicated to his fiancée Suzanne Rigolot, later his wife, and "Le P'tit bal de la rue d'Lappe", "On danse à la Villette", and "Ma rue pour Damia". Carrara passed away on March 11, 1973, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
