L'amour est bleu

L' amour est bleu (English Love Is Blue, de. Love is blue) was composed by André Popp. The French lyrics were written by Pierre Cour.

L' amour est bleu was the contribution to the Luxembourg Euro Vision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna. Vicky Leandros, reaching the fourth place and had this song its first major international success. She took this title in several languages ​​: Love Is Blue, another English version as Colours of Love, Blue like the sea, L' amore è blu and Love is zacht. In the German single charts L' amour est bleu reached with " Vicky " as an interpreter of 27th place

In the United States spent Paul Mauriat early 1968 with an instrumental orchestral version five weeks at number one on the Billboard charts. He remains to date the only Frenchman who topped the U.S. charts. His album reached number one hit Blooming on the LP charts and stayed 50 weeks in the charts. In the British charts Love Is Blue reached number 12 and in the West German singles chart top spot 32

The song was also included, among others, the following performers: Al Martino, Bing Crosby, Marty Robbins, Jeff Beck, Sylvie Vartan, Michèle Torr, Andy Williams, Claus Ogerman / Ray Rivera, Erkan Aki, Franck Pourcel, Claudine Longet, Mieka, Vanessa - Mae, The Dells. In the version of Scooter to the Vicky Leandros again went into the studio to record the chorus, the song reached after nearly 45 years once the Media Control Charts. It took place the end of 2011 77