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Claude Debussy was born the 22nd of August 1862, in St. Germain-en-Laye in France.
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When he was 10 years old his musical talent was discovered by his piano teacher, and he was sent to a conservatory in Paris.
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Debussy won second prize in the Prix de Rome in 1883 and then in 1884, he won first prize with his composition L'enfant prodigue.
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In 1900 he met and married Rosalie Texier. Sadly, the marriage to Rosalie Texier did not last. Debussy fell in love with singer Emma Bardac and later married her. He had a little daughter he called Chouchou and wrote some pieces especially for her.
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He died of Cancer
