Yann Tiersen
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Yann Tiersen is a French musician and composer best known internationally for his whimsical, minimalist score to the film "Amélie."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yann Tiersen canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11584100 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yann Tiersen Context triple: [Amélie, musicBy, Yann Tiersen]
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A.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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B.
Michael Torke
Michael Torke is an American composer known for his rhythmically driven, color-inspired post-minimalist works that blend classical, jazz, and popular music influences.
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C.
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian pianist and composer renowned for his minimalist, emotionally evocative contemporary classical music widely used in film and television.
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D.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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E.
Max Richter
Max Richter is a German-British composer known for his influential contemporary classical and minimalist film scores and solo works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yann Tiersen Target entity description: Yann Tiersen is a French musician and composer best known internationally for his whimsical, minimalist score to the film "Amélie."
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A.
Christophe Beck
Christophe Beck is a Canadian composer best known for his film and television scores, including work on projects like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and various major Hollywood films.
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B.
Michael Torke
Michael Torke is an American composer known for his rhythmically driven, color-inspired post-minimalist works that blend classical, jazz, and popular music influences.
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C.
Ludovico Einaudi
Ludovico Einaudi is an Italian pianist and composer renowned for his minimalist, emotionally evocative contemporary classical music widely used in film and television.
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D.
Alexandre Desplat
Alexandre Desplat is an acclaimed French film composer known for his elegant, emotionally nuanced scores for movies such as The King’s Speech, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and The Shape of Water.
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E.
Max Richter
Max Richter is a German-British composer known for his influential contemporary classical and minimalist film scores and solo works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Claire Pichet
ⓘ
Dominique A ⓘ Shannon Wright ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1970-06-23 ⓘ |
| familyName | Tiersen ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ film score ⓘ folk music ⓘ minimalist music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Yann ⓘ |
| hasChild | Lilo Tiersen ⓘ |
| instrument |
accordion
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guitar ⓘ melodica ⓘ piano ⓘ toy piano ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| knownFor |
score for the film Amélie
ⓘ
whimsical minimalist compositions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | Yann Tiersen ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
All
ⓘ
Amélie film score ⓘ
linked to:
Amélie
Comptine d’un autre été : L’après-midi ⓘ Dust Lane ⓘ EUSA ⓘ Good Bye, Lenin! (soundtrack) ⓘ La Valse d’Amélie ⓘ
linked to:
Amélie
Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
Amélie
Le Phare ⓘ Les Retrouvailles ⓘ L’Absente ⓘ Portrait ⓘ Rue des Cascades NERFINISHED ⓘ Skyline ⓘ Tabarly (soundtrack) ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brest, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Brest
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| residence |
Brittany, France
ⓘ
linked to:
Brittany
|
| website | https://yanntiersen.bzh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yann Tiersen Description of subject: Yann Tiersen is a French musician and composer best known internationally for his whimsical, minimalist score to the film "Amélie."
Referenced by (4)
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