Francis Bay

For the Canadian actress, see Frances Bay.

Francis Bay (Rijkevorsel, 1914 – Bonheiden, 2005) was a Belgian conductor. Born as Frans Bayetz, he conducted many Belgian entries in the Eurovision Song Contest and had his own Big band orchestra titled "Francis Bay and His Big Band.^[1]

References

^ "Whos' Afraid of the Big Band Beat". Billboard: 31. 8 August 1960. ISSN 0006-2510. http://books.google.ca/books?id=oB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&dq=%22Francis+BAY%22+COMPOSER&hl=en&ei=NBImTZrEFs6lnwej2ZHFAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%22Francis%20BAY%22%20COMPOSER&f=false. "The Belgian-born Francis Bay has fashioned a Big Band that stands among the best around today"

External links

Francis Bay at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Bay, Francis
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1914
Place of birth	Rijkevorsel
Date of death	2005
Place of death	Bonheiden