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Paul Mauriat

1925 - 2006

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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". 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Mauriat is the 156th most popular musician (down from 102nd in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from France (down from 656th in 2019) and the 7th most popular French Musician.

Paul Mauriat is a French orchestra leader who is most famous for his instrumental arrangements of popular American songs.

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Among musicians, Paul Mauriat ranks 156 out of 3,175. Before him are Rudolf Schenker, Woody Guthrie, Benny Goodman, Joe Hisaishi, Gianna Nannini, and Tony Iommi. After him are Karl Thomas Mozart, Carlos Kleiber, Fernando Sor, Franz Berwald, A. R. Rahman, and Ritchie Valens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Paul Mauriat ranks 58. Before him are Robert Altman, Leo Esaki, Baruch Samuel Blumberg, Maya Plisetskaya, Bülent Ecevit, and Sam Peckinpah. After him are Milton Obote, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Ieng Sary, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Bill Gates Sr., and Andrea Camilleri. Among people deceased in 2006, Paul Mauriat ranks 35. Before him are Jack Palance, Muriel Spark, Clay Regazzoni, Robert Altman, Joseph Barbera, and Bülent Ecevit. After him are Alida Valli, Clifford Geertz, Seymour Martin Lipset, Claude Jade, Romano Mussolini, and Telmo Zarra.

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In France

Among people born in France, Paul Mauriat ranks 897 out of 6,770. Before him are Saint Remigius (437), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Emmanuelle Riva (1927), Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (1838), Jean-Pierre Cassel (1932), and François Achille Bazaine (1811). After him are Émile Borel (1871), Jean-Marie Balestre (1921), Theuderic II (587), Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo (1974), Joan the Lame (1293), and Lucien Laurent (1907).

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Among MUSICIANS In France

Among musicians born in France, Paul Mauriat ranks 7. Before him are Jean-Michel Jarre (1948), Richard Clayderman (1953), Nadia Boulanger (1887), Thomas Bangalter (1), David Guetta (1967), and Arnaut Daniel (1150). After him are Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813), Stéphane Grappelli (1908), Jean-Marie Leclair (1697), Georges Prêtre (1924), Louis Vierne (1870), and Émile Waldteufel (1837).

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