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- Francy Boland was born on November 6, 1929 in Namur, Belgium. Francy was a composer, known for NDR Jazz Workshops (1958) and Die Show Liegt auf der Straße (1967). Francy died on August 12, 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland.
- He lived in Europe, primarily Switzerland, from 1976 and did musical arrangements for Sarah Vaughan among others.
- Francy Boland's song "Just Give Me Time" was covered by Carola in 1966, first released on her album Carola & Heikki Sarmanto Trio, reaching the Finnish Charts in 2004.
- He was a classically trained Belgian jazz composer and pianist.
- He first gained notice in 1949 and worked with Belgian jazz greats like Bobby Jaspar, and in 1955 he joined Chet Baker's quintet.
- Francy Boland starts playing the piano at the age of 8. He then moves to Liège to study at the Music Conservatory after World War II.
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