Paul Mauriat
Paul Mauriat ( born March 4, 1925 in Marseille, † November 3, 2006 in Perpignan ) was a French orchestra leader and composer.
Career
The foundation of his career, he laid 17 years by starting their own orchestra in Paris, with whom he played during the Second World War in France. In 1950 he began making records with Charles Aznavour and touring. His music is a classic big band sound and to write more "light music ". His most famous piece is the number-one hit in the U.S. in 1968 L' amour est bleu ( Love Is Blue ), composed by André Popp for Vicky Leandros, with the text by Pierre Cour the Euro Vision Song Contest 1967 in Vienna for this item Luxembourg had presented.
Under the pseudonym Del Roma, he wrote 1962/1963 together with Franck Pourcel hit the Chariot for Petula Clark.
1998 ended Mauriat Japanese Osaka his career. His orchestra travels and continue playing all over the world. Under the Sign of easy listening revival of the 1990s witnessed Mauriats work a second climax.
Discography (selection)
Albums
- Blooming Hits (1967 )
- More Mauriat (1968 )
- Mauriat Magic ( 1968)
- Prevailing Airs (1968 )
- Doing My Thing (1969 )
- The Soul of Paul Mauriat (1969 )
- L.O.V.E. (1969)
- Gone Is Love (1970 )
- El Condor Pasa (1971 )