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Ferdinand Lemaire (1832–1879) was a French librettist and poet, best known for writing the libretto of Camille Saint-Saëns's opera Samson et Dalila. Lemaire was a creole, originally from Martinique, and had married a cousin of Saint-Saëns's wife. Saint-Saëns had previously set two of his poems, “Souvenance” and “Tristesse”, for voice and piano. Approached by the composer to write an oratorio on the story of Samson and Delilah, Lemaire agreed, but only if the work was to be an opera. ==... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Ferdinand Lemaire first charted in 1919 with Samson Et Dalila - Je Viens Celebrer La Victoire (I Come to Celebrate Victory).The artist placed 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.