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Paul Mauriat
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Paul Mauriat was a French conductor, composer, songwriter, and pianist. Born Paul Julien André Mauriat in Marseille on March 4, 1925, he worked primarily in the easy listening and orchestral genres. His career in music began in 1943, and he released recordings through Universal Music Group. Mauriat spoke French and composed musical works within the field of music.
He died of leukemia in Perpignan on November 3, 2006. His death was classified as resulting from natural causes. Mauriat is associated with instrumental and classical styles, and his work has been tagged with descriptors such as French and orchestral. He was a male artist recognized for his contributions to easy listening music.
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Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
Paul Julien André Mauriat (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",…
Known for
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1925
- Active to
- 2006
Discography
Member of
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- 195,173
- Total plays
- 2,680,010
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Paul Mauriat (Marseille, 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006 in Perpignan) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. Mauriat grew up in Marseilles and began leading his own band during the Second World War. In the 1950s he became musical director to at least two well-known French singers, Charles Aznavour and Maurice Chevalier, touring with them respectively. Mauriat composed the music for several French soundtracks (also released on Bel-Air) including Un Taxi Pour Tobrouk (1961) <a
Key facts
- Born
- Paul Julien André Mauriat , ( 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
- Occupations
- Musician, orchestra leader , composer
- Instruments
- Piano , Organ
- Years active
- 1943–1998
- Labels
- Philips , Pony Canyon , Universal
- Formerly of
- Charles Aznavour Maurice Chevalier Mireille Mathieu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Marseille
- Place of death
- Perpignan
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- French
- Genre
- easy listening
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Universal Music Group
- Official website
- paul-mauriat.com
- Image
- Paul Mauriat 1968.png
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- date of birth
- 1925-03-04
- date of death
- 2006-11-03
- name in native language
- Paul Mauriat
- cause of death
- leukemia
- start of work period
- 1943-00-00
- P8168
- hepatopancreas
- Commons category
- Paul Mauriat
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Paul Julien André Mauriat
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Encyclopedic overview
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". 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).
Biography
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