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Paul Mauriat | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Julien André Mauriat |
| Born | 4 March 1925 Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France |
| Died | 3 November 2006 (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 |
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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 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 (using the pseudonym Del Roma) co-wrote the song Chariot (also known as I Will Follow Him) with Franck Pourcel(using the pseudonym J.W. Stole).