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Paul Mauriat
Background information
Birth name
Paul Julien André Mauriat
Born
(1925-03-04)4 March 1925 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Died
3 November 2006(2006-11-03) (aged 81) Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Genres
Classical, easy listening, Rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, orchestra leader, composer
Instrument(s)
Piano, Organ
Years active
1943–1998
Labels
Philips, Pony Canyon, Universal
Musical artist
Paul Julien André Mauriat (French:[pɔlmɔʁja] or [moʁja]; 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, who specialized in the easy listening genre. He is best known in the United States for his million-selling remake of André Popp's "Love is Blue", which was number 1 for 5 weeks in 1968. Other recordings for which he is known include "El Bimbo", "Toccata", "Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais", and "Penelope".[citation needed] He co-wrote the song Chariot (also known as I Will Follow Him) with Franck Pourcel. Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma).
Paul Julien André Mauriat (French: [pɔl mɔʁja] or [moʁja]; 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006) was a French orchestra leader, conductor of Le Grand Orchestre...
days later. It samples the 1975 song "Je Ne Suis Que De L'Amour" by PaulMauriat and a clip of Drake saying Rick Ross is his favourite rapper to have...
first time, such as John Fred and His Playboy Band, The Lemon Pipers, PaulMauriat, Otis Redding, Bobby Goldsboro, Archie Bell & the Drells, Herb Alpert...
an instrumental version. French orchestra leader PaulMauriat with Le Grand Orchestre De PaulMauriat recorded an instrumental version in 1971. The 2011...
fellow French bandleader PaulMauriat. Mauriat later recorded an instrumental version, which he released on his album PaulMauriat Plays the Hits of 1976...
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in 1968. In the early 1970s, the show started with a composition by PaulMauriat Orchestra Colombe Ivre, with giraffe and rhino depicted in the main titles...
title Crazy Kisses. She is also reportedly the Body painted Woman on a PaulMauriat album cover. In Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a 1962–63 ABC sitcom based...
Mireille Mathieu. (Most Italian-language Mireille songs are conducted by PaulMauriat, some are conducted by Ennio Morricone with whom she recorded the album...
Dreams Come True, 1993 album by Dreams Come True Magic, by PaulMauriat, 1982 album by PaulMauriat Magic (EP), a 2009 EP by The Sound of Arrows The Magic...
Lionel Hampton "Rocquencourt" by Philippe Sarde "Romance de Paris" by PaulMauriat "Romance sur la Seine" by Jim Brickman "Rondoparisiano" by Bob Sinclar...
is popular with street musicians and orchestral composers alike, with PaulMauriat having capitalized well from his own instrumental arrangement in 1975...
(sometimes Bel-Air), a French record label in existence 1956–64/65; PaulMauriat Bel Air High School (El Paso, Texas) Bel Air High School (Harford County...
Kouchak sang the original Italian version Parla più piano as a tribute. PaulMauriat's rendition was used as the theme music in the Soviet short animated film...
Blooming Hits was a studio instrumental album by PaulMauriat and His Orchestra. It was released in 1967 and spent five weeks at number one in 1968. It...
Meditation from Thaïs by Jules Massenet Cha Cha Cha Melancholy Man by PaulMauriat 1988–1989 The Barber of Seville by Gioachino Rossini Die Fledermaus by...
from the original on 2007-12-30. Retrieved 2008-01-06. "PMST-60NS". PaulMauriat website. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-22...
recorded a cover for the album More Golden Greats, released in 1969. PaulMauriat and his Orchestra recorded a cover for the album Gone Is Love, released...
Masekela (1) Matchbox Twenty (1) Johnny Mathis (2)° PaulMauriat (1) C.W. McCall (1) Linda McCartney (1) Paul McCartney (3) Marilyn McCoo (1) Van McCoy and...
The Peppermint Rainbow "She Belongs To Me" – Paul and Dale "She Is a Little Bit Sweeter" – PaulMauriat "Snow White" – The Devotions "Shoeshine Boy" –...
he was taking her in. The Olympia performance convinced a skeptical PaulMauriat to work with Mireille, and songwriter André Pascal joined forces to develop...