Paul Mauriat
French composer/conductor Paul Mauriat is a classically trained musician who decided to pursue a career in popular music. His first major success came in 1962, as a co-writer of the European hit "Chariot." In 1963, the song was given English lyrics, renamed "I Will Follow Him," and became a number one American hit for Little Peggy March. Mauriat is best remembered for his 1968 worldwide smash "Love Is Blue."
Mauriat's ancestors were all classical musicians and he originally planned to follow in their footsteps, studying the music as a child and enrolling in the Conservatoire in Paris when he was ten years old. As a teenager, he became infatuated with jazz and popular music, which made him stray from his initial career path. At the age of 17, he formed an orchestra and began touring concert halls throughout Europe. These concerts earned him the attention of vocalist/songwriter Charles Aznavour, who hired Mauriat as an arranger and conductor. Through Aznavour, he began working with a variety of other French artists. For the remainder of the '40s and the '50s, he worked primarily as an arranger for other musicians.
Mauriat began a solo career in the early '60s, recording a series of instrumental albums that were distinguished by their sweeping, melodic strings and gently insistent contemporary rhythms. Using the pseudonym Del Roma, he co-wrote "Chariot," which became a hit for Petula Clark in 1962. The following year, the song was given a new, English lyric by Arthur Altman and Norman Gimbel and was recorded by Little Peggy March as "I Will Follow Him"; it became a number one hit in the U.S.
Throughout the '60s, Mauriat continued to record his pop instrumental albums, which became more popular as the decade progressed. His popularity peaked in 1968, when his version of "L'Amour Est Bleu" (Love Is Blue), which was Luxembourg's submission to the 1963 Eurovision Song contest, became an international hit, reaching number one on a number of charts, including America. The single was supported by Blooming Hits, an album that featured a selection of '60s pop hits; the album was massively popular and it is estimated that it sold in excess of two million copies worldwide. Mauriat became an international recording star, touring North and Latin America, Europe, and Japan, and making television appearances in several countries.
Although Mauriat's popularity dipped in the early '70s -- he only had two other U.S. hit singles, "Love in Every Room" and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," which were both minor -- he continued to sell respectably throughout the world, particularly in Europe. After the '80s his recorded output slowed as his Western audience dwindled, but in the Far East he found a loyal following. Tours of Russia, China, and Japan would continue until 1998 when the conductor gave his last live performance in Osaka. A year later, former lead pianist Gilles Gambus would become conductor of the orchestra, and then in 2005 French horn player Jean-Jacques Justafre would be handed the baton. On November 3, 2006, Mauriat died in the southern French city of Perpignan.
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Serenata
Klassik - Erschienen bei Frank Andrada Music am 11.09.2007
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Love Is Blue And More...
World Music - Erschienen bei POL&LO Enterteinment s.l. am 06.02.2014
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Blooming Hits
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Mercury Records am 01.01.1968
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Classic & New
Klassik - Erschienen bei Femme Sutil am 30.01.2011
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Mauriat Magic
Pop - Erschienen bei Planet Blue Records am 01.01.1969
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Natural Chill Out
Klassik - Erschienen bei Femme Sutil am 04.02.2010
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Doulce France. 32 Plus Grands Succès
Pop - Erschienen bei Fonal Music am 01.07.2014
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Lo Mejor de Paul Mauriat
Lounge - Erschienen bei AliaDigital am 19.11.2008
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Melodías Mágicas
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Soundbox am 01.01.2017
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Classics In The Air 2
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Mercury Records am 01.01.1986
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I Love Paris
Hörbücher - Erschienen bei vintage productions am 25.03.2021
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Serenade
Pop - Erschienen bei Universal Music Division Mercury Records am 01.01.1989
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Villancicos Con Paul Mauriat
Lateinamerika - Erschienen bei Discos Cada am 07.03.2011
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The Best of Love Sound
Pop - Erschienen bei Pony Canyon am 17.04.2013
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Temas De Película
Original Soundtrack - Erschienen bei Femme Sutil am 16.02.2010
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Doulce françe 32 plus grands - Paul mauriat
Lounge - Erschienen bei Artys-Digital am 11.06.2003
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Paul Mauriat Interpreta los éxitos de D Roussos
Musical - Erschienen bei Bumeran Music am 12.10.2022
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Doulce france
World Music - Erschienen bei Artys-Digital am 26.08.2016
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