Paul Mauriat (Marseille, 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006 in Perpignan) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Perpignan ( French: Perpignan, pɛʀpiɲɑ̃ Catalan Perpinyà,) is a commune and the Préfecture (administrative This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He is best known in the United States for his hit (#1 for 5 weeks in 1968) recording of André Popp's "L'Amour est bleu" ("Love is Blue"), originally recorded by Vicky Leandros. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the André Charles Jean Popp (born 19 February 1924) is a French Composer, arranger and Screenwriter. " L'Amour Est Bleu " ( English translation " Love Is Blue " is a song written by André Popp (music and Pierre Cour (lyrics Vicky Leandros (born as Vassiliki Papathanasiou on August 23, 1952, now legally Vassiliki von Ruffin) is a Greek singer with
Mauriat grew up in Marseilles and began leading his own band during the Second World War. Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In the 1950s he became musical director to at least two well-known French singers, Charles Aznavour and Maurice Chevalier, touring with them respectively. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive Charles Aznavour OC ( Armenian: Շառլ Ազնավուր born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and
In 1957, Mauriat released his first EP Paul Mauriat, a four track RGM release. Between 1959-1964 Mauriat recorded several albums on the Bel-Air record label under the name Paul Mauriat et Son Orchestre, as well as using the various pseudonyms of Richard Audrey, Nico Papadopoulos, Eduardo Ruo and Willy Twist, to better reflect the international flavour of his recordings. During this period, Mauriat also released several recordings with Les Satellites, where he creatively arranged vocal backing harmony for such albums as Slow Rock and Twist, (1961), A Malypense (1962) and Les Satellites Chantent Noel (1964).
Mauriat composed the music for several French soundtracks (also released on Bel-Air) including Un Taxi Pour Tobrouk (1961), Horace 62 (1962) and Faits Sauter La Banque (1964).
He wrote his first song with André Pascal. André Pascal (1932-2001 born André Pascal Nicolas di Fusco in Marseille, was a French song-writer and composer In 1958 they were prizewinners in the Coq d'or De La Chanson Francaise with Rendez-vous au Lavendou. Using the pseudonym of Del Roma, Mauriat was to have his first international hit with Chariot, which he wrote in collaboration with friends Franck Pourcel (co-composer), Jacques Plante (French lyrics) and Raymond Lefevre (orchestrator). Franck Pourcel ( August 14, 1913 in Marseille - November 12, 2000) was a musician of the lounge or Easy listening genre Joseph Jacques Omer "Jake the Snake" Plante ( January 17, 1929 – February 27, 1986) was a Canadian professional Ice hockey Raymond Lefèvre ( November 20 1929 – June 27 2008) was a French Easy listening Orchestra leader arranger In the USA the song was recorded as I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March and became #1 on the Billboard charts in all categories for 3 weeks. Peggy March (born Margaret Annemarie Battavio on March 8, 1948, Lansdale Pennsylvania) is an American pop music In 1992 the song was featured prominently in the film Sister Act starring Whoopi Goldberg. Sister Act is a 1992 American Comedy film released by Touchstone Pictures. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television More recently, Eminem included some bars in his song, Guilty Conscience. Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17 1972 known as Slim Shady and his primary Stage name Eminem, is an Academy Award -winning
Between 1967 and 1972 he wrote a lot of songs for Mireille Mathieu; Mon Credo (1 335 000 copies sold), Viens dans ma rue, La premiere etoile, Geant, etc. Mireille Mathieu (miʁɛj maˈtjø in French (born July 22, 1946) is a French Singer. (to name but a few) and contributed 130 song arrangements for Charles Aznavour. Charles Aznavour OC ( Armenian: Շառլ Ազնավուր born Shahnour Varenagh Aznavourian (Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրյան
In 1965 Mauriat established Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat, and released hundreds of recordings and compilations through the Philips label for the next 28 years. Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV ( Royal Philips Electronics Inc. In 1994 he signed with Japanese record company Pony Canyon, where he re-recorded some of his greatest hits and wrote new compositions. is a large Japanese company established on October 1 1966, which publishes Music, DVD and VHS videos movies and Mauriat recorded many of these albums in both Paris and London, utilising several English classical musicians in these recordings.
In 1969, Mauriat started his first world tour, visiting countries like United States,Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and other Latin American countries. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
For several decades, some of Mauriat's compositions served as a musical tracks for the soviet TV programs, such as "In the world of animals" (V mire zhivotnykh) and "Kinopanorama" and others.
Many of Mauriat's recordings are recompositions of other composers' songs and music. Mauriat relied heavily on strings and synthesiser to create interesting music. The arrangements are usually very bright and busy with sensible use of the percussive section to deliver a grand style of performance. In his 70s and 80s live concerts, Mauriat often used singers to provide backing for numbers such as Penelope, Love is Blue and the World Melody section he arranged for his 1980 and 1982 concerts.
Mauriat gave his final performance in 1998 in Osaka, but his orchestra keeps touring around the world and has twice traveled to China. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Among his best known recordings are L'amour est bleu, El Bimbo, Toccata and Penelope.
In 2002 writer and commentator, Serge Elhaik released an official authorised biography Une vie en bleu of Mauriat's life ([1]).
Mauriat's former lead pianist, Gilles Gambus, became the orchestra's conductor in 1999 and led successful tours of Japan, China, and Russia. Gambus had worked with Mauriat for more than 25 years.
In 2005, classical French Horn instrumentalist, Jean-Jacques Justafre assumed conductorship of the orchestra, and led successful tours of Japan and Korea in late 2005.
On November 3, 2006, Paul Mauriat died at the age of 81. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Le Grand Orchestre de Paul Mauriat no longer formerly exists, but Paul Mauriat fans will be proud of the many recordings Paul Mauriat made.
Awards and Recognitions
He is one of the artist with the largest recording catalogs featuring more than 1000 titles just from his Polygram era (1965-1993) almost all of them are available on CD, mostly in Japan. Was awarded with the Grand Prix from the French recording industry, a MIDEN trophy and in 1997 won the prestigious distinction "Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres" from the French Ministry of Culture. He have sold over 40 Millions albums worldwide and made 28 tours to Japan from 1973 to 1998.
In the early-mid 80s, Paul Mauriat appeared in several Japanese coffee and wine commercials, which featured orchestral background music from his world-class orchestra.
As well as significantly recording with his orchestra, the Paul Mauriat name continues in a range of saxophones, known as P. Mauriat Saxophones. They are marketed as being very well regarded by professional musicians throughout the world.
Discography (released as Paul Mauriat)
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External links
- Paul Mauriat Official Fan Club
- Gilles Gambus Fan club
- Peter's Paul Mauriat Page
- Paul Mauriat - Love Is Blue
- P. Mauriat Saxophones
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