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Alexis "Lex" King de Azevedo (born January 14, 1943) is an American composer, song writer, pianist and singer known primarily for his film scores and his work on ''The Swan Princess'' of which one of his songs was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. De Azevedo, a Mormon, also produced the music for the LDS musical ''Saturday's Warrior''. ==Biography== Lex de Azevedo was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Alyce King of The King Sisters by her first marriage. De Azevedo served as a musical director for ''The Sonny & Cher Show'', Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five and The Osmonds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LDS Audio: Lex de Azevedo )〕 He composed the scores for the films ''Where the Red Fern Grows'' and ''The Swan Princess'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lex de Azevedo: Information from Answers.com )〕 for the latter he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1995 for the song "Far Longer than Forever".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IMDb: Awards for Lex de Azevedo )〕 During the 1960s, De Azevedo produced several albums for Capitol Records, including Laurindo Almeida's ''Plays for a Man and a Woman'' and the Four King Cousins' ''Introducing the Four King Cousins''. He produced the hit version, by the Youngstown, Ohio-based quartet the Human Beinz, of the Isley Brothers' "Nobody but Me", which rose to #8 in 1968.〔("Nobody But Me" at 45cat.com )〕 He also secured a recording contract for novelty singer Mrs. Miller. He has also composed for pop singers (including many members of his own family) and the stage. He is also credited as the co-writer of the Latter Day Saint production, ''Saturday's Warrior''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Amazon.com: Lex de Azevedo )〕 De Azevedo has ten children. His daughters Rachel and Emilie〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lex de Azevedo – Biography )〕 are the creators and producers of the Signing Time! videos, designed to teach children American Sign Language, and he appears in them during the grandparents sequence of Vol. 2. Lex, Emilie, and Rachel are also all producers of the new children's television show Rachel & the TreeSchoolers.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4700726 )〕 De Azevedo's daughter Julie de Azevedo Hanks〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lex de Azevedo )〕 is a Mormon inspirational pop singer. She is also a psychologist who owns and runs Wasatch Family Therapy.〔(Deseret Book profile on Julie de Azevedo Hanks )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lex de Azevedo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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