Paul Julien André Mauriat (Marseille, March 4, 1925 – Perpignan, November 3, 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 for his million-selling remake of André Popp’s “L’Amour est bleu” (“Love is Blue”) in 1968.
Other recordings for which he is known include “El Bimbo”, “Toccata”, “Love in Every Room/Même si tu revenais”, and “Penelope”. 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. In 1994, he signed with Japanese record company Pony Canyon, where he re-recorded some of his greatest hits and wrote new compositions.
Mauriat recorded many of these albums in both Paris and London, utilizing several English classical musicians in these recordings. In 1968, his late 1967 cover of the André Popp/Pierre Cour tune “L’amour est bleu” (“Love Is Blue”) became a number 1 hit in the US. In 1969, Mauriat started his first world tour with his Grand Orchestra, visiting countries like the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil and other Latin American countries.
Paul Mauriat’s phenomenon in Japan started in the early 1970s. He is the only international artist who played two sold-out shows in one day at the famous arena Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.For several decades, some of Mauriat’s compositions served as musical tracks for Soviet television programmes and short movies, such as the 1977 animated Polygon (film), “In the world of animals “and “Kinopanorama”, among others. Mauriat retired from performing in 1998.
Songs of Paul Mauriat you can hear at Instrumentals Forever:
| 13 jours en France |
| A Flower’s All You Need |
| A Frenchman In Dublin |
| A Noite Vai Chegar |
| A Summer Place |
| Abraham Martin And John |
| Abrazame |
| Acropolis adieu |
| Adieu la nuit |
| Adiós amor te vas |
| Adoro |
| Aline |
| All Right |
| Alouette |
| Amada Amante |
| Amigo |
| An Innocent Man |
| Angelic Demon |
| Anonimo Veneziano |
| Après toi |
| Apres tout |
| At Seventeen |
| Attends ou va t’en |
| Aux jeunes loups |
| Avril à Paris |
| Barcarolle |
| Baroque cantabile |
| Bilitis |
| Blue Eyes |
| Boku Wa Bokunari No |
| Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| Bublitschki |
| Burning Bridge |
| Butterfly |
| Calling You |
| Can’t Give You Anything |
| Capri c’est fini |
| Casa De Campo |
| Ce n’est rien |
| Celine |
| Cent mille chanson |
| Ces mots stupides (Something Stupid) |
| C’est la chanson de mon amour |
| C’est ma chanson |
| C’est si bon – I Love Paris – Paname |
| Chanson d’amour (The Ra-Da-Da-Da-Da Song) |
| Chant comme si tu devais mourir demain |
| Chariot (I Will Follow Him) |
| Chariots Of Fire |
| Chez nous |
| Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
| Chitty Chitty Bang Bang |
| Colors Of The Wind |
| Come Back |
| Començar De Nove |
| Comme d’habitude (My Way) |
| Comme toujours |
| Comme un garçon |
| Comme un soleil |
| Concerto d’Aranjuez |
| Conquest Of Paradise |
| Contigo Mi Vida |
| Copacabana |
| Cri d’amour |
| D. Joao |
| Dans les yeux d’Émilie |
| Dansez maintenant de ”Moonlight Serenade” |
| Danza Ritual del Fuego |
| Day By Day de ”Godspell” |
| Delilah |
| Dès que je me réveille |
| Do You Know Where You’re Going To de ”Mahogany” |
| Domino – Le gamin de Paris – Mademoiselle de Paris |
| Don’t Go Breaking My Heart |
| Du soleil plein les yeux |
| É Preciso Muito Amor |
| Ebony And Ivory |
| El Bimbo |
| El Condor Pasa |
| Eleanor Rigby |
| En chantant |
| Encore un jour de notre amour |
| Endless Love |
| Estrada Do Sol |
| Estrela Radiante |
| Été d’amour |
| Etude In The Form Of Rhythm & Blues |
| Eu Só Quero Um Xodo |
| Euro March |
| Eurostar |
| Eva |
| Evergreen (Thème d’amour de ”A Star Is Born”) |
| Felicidad (Margherita) |
| Fernando |
| Flashdance What A Feeling |
| Foi Assim |
| Forever and Ever |
| From Jupiter With Love |
| From Souvenirs to Souvenirs |
| Générique de ”Les Parapluies de Cherbourg” |
| Get Back |
| Girl |
| Goodbye |
| Gostoso Veneno |
| Granada |
| Grande valse brillante op18 |
| Grande valse en la bemol op42 |
| Guantanamera |
| Guilty |
| Hard To Say I’m Sorry |
| Have You Never Been Mellow |
| Here’s To You |
| Hey |
| Hey Jude |
| Hollidays |
| Honesty |
| How Deep Is Your Love |
| Hymne à l’amour |
| I Don’t Know How To Love Him |
| I Got A Name de ”Last American Hero” |
| I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues |
| I Heard It Through The Grapevine |
| I Like Chopin |
| I Never Loved A Man |
| I Will Always Love You |
| I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing |
| If Cloud Knows |
| If You Leave Me Now |
| Il |
| Il a neigé sur yesterday |
| Il cuore è uno zingaro |
| Il était une fois nous deux |
| Il fait beau il fait bon |
| I’m Coming Home |
| I’m Gonna Make You Love Me |
| I’m Not In Love |
| Inch Allah |
| Infinito Desejo |
| Invitation To The Dance |
| Irrésistiblement |
| It’s A Heartache |
| It’s A Man’s Man’s World |
| It’s Not Unusual |
| I’ve Been Loving You Too Long |
| I’ve Found My Freedom |
| J’ai peur je t’aime |
| J’ai tellement de choses à dire |
| J’ai un problème |
| Je crois mon coeur (A Taste Of Honey) |
| Je l’aime (Girl) |
| Je n’pourrai jamais t’oublier |
| Je pars |
| Je t’aime je t’aime |
| Je t’aime moi mon plus |
| Jesus Cristo |
| Jeux interdits |
| Juízo Final |
| Katioucha |
| Killing Me Softly With His Song |
| Knowing Me Knowing You |
| Konya Chottosa |
| L’ avventura |
| L’ été indien |
| L’ oiseau et l’enfant |
| La banda |
| La Bikina |
| La chanson de Lara |
| La chanson pour Anna |
| La décadanse |
| La leçon particulière |
| La nuit |
| La reine de Saba |
| La Rosita |
| La source |
| La vie en rose |
| Lady Madonna |
| L’aigle noir dédié à Laurence |
| Laisse aller la musique |
| Laissez entrer le soleil |
| Lamento Borincano |
| L’amour ça fait passer le temps |
| L’amour c’est comme le bateaux |
| L’amour est bleu |
| L’amour te ressemble |
| Last Night |
| Last Tango In Paris |
| L’avventura |
| Le ciel le soleil et la mer |
| Le Gang |
| Le lac majeur |
| Le passager de la pluie |
| Le petit matin |
| Le piano sur la vague |
| Le ruisseau de mon enfance |
| Le sarafan rouge |
| Le temps du muguet |
| L’enfant au tambour (The Little Drummer Boy) |
| Les deux guitares |
| Les moulins de mon coeur |
| Les rois mages |
| Les yeux noirs (Dark Eyes) |
| Let It Be |
| Let My Name Be Sorrow |
| Lettre à Hélène |
| Lili Marlene |
| L’important c’est la rose |
| Lisbon Antigua |
| L’oiseau et l’enfant |
| Long sera l’hiver |
| L’orage ”La Pioggia” |
| Love Child |
| Love Me Please Love Me |
| Love On The Rocks |
| Love Said Goodbye de ”The Godfather Part II” |
| Love Theme from ”Oliver’s Story” |
| Love Will Keep Us Together |
| Loving You By My Whole Life |
| Ma maison et la rivière |
| Magnificent Tree |
| Making Love Out Of Nothing At All |
| Mama |
| Mamy Blue |
| Mandy |
| Manège |
| Mania De Você |
| March Flowers |
| Maria-la-o |
| Maybe Someday |
| Maybe Someday de ”King Kong” |
| Melody Fair |
| Menilmontant – Paris je t’aime – La goualante du pauvre Jean |
| Mes yeux sont fous (I Must Be Seeing Things) |
| Mi Dicha Lejana |
| Michèle |
| Michelle |
| Midnight Cowboy |
| Mirabella |
| Moça |
| Mon amie la rose |
| Mon amour je t’attends (moi je t’attends) |
| Mon credo |
| Mon vieux Paris |
| Monia (Monja) |
| Morning After |
| Morning Train (9 To 5) |
| Morte de Um Poeta |
| Mother Of Mine |
| Mourir ou vivre |
| Mrs Robinson |
| Mulher Brasileira |
| My Life |
| My Reason |
| My Sweet Lord |
| Na Paz Do Seu Sorriso |
| Não Deixe O Samba Morrer |
| Naquela Mesa |
| Natural Woman |
| N’avoue jamais |
| Ne sois pas triste |
| Never Gonna Let You Go |
| Nobody Does It Better |
| Noir c’est noir (Black Is Black) |
| Non je n’ai pas oublié |
| Nous (Donna Donna Mia) |
| Nous irons à Vérone |
| NY One |
| O Que Será (A Flor Da Terra) |
| O Saathi Re |
| Odara |
| Oh oui je suis bien |
| Oh! Ma jolie Sarah |
| On My Own |
| One And One |
| Only Yesterday |
| Over The Rainbow – Singin’ In The Rain |
| Paris canaille – J’aime Paris au mois de Mai |
| Paris en colère de ”Paris brule-t-il” |
| Paris musette |
| Parle plus bas de ”Le Parrain” |
| Pata Pata |
| ”Pathetique” Symphony |
| Pavão Misteriozo |
| Penny Lane |
| Perdóname mi Vida |
| Perfidia |
| Physical |
| Plaine ma plaine (Meadowland) |
| Pobre Diable |
| Ponteio |
| Potemkine |
| Pour être sincère |
| Pour le plaisir |
| Pour un flirt |
| Pourvu que ça dure (Long Live Love) |
| Power Jam (Part 2) |
| Pra Que Chorar |
| Puisque tu m’aimes |
| Pulstar |
| Puppet On A String |
| Que je t’aime |
| Querelas Do Brasil |
| Qu’est-ce que tu deviens (There’s A Kind Of Hush) |
| Qui saura |
| Reality de ”La Boum” |
| Rendez-vous au Lavandou |
| Respect |
| Roméo et Juliette |
| Sabiá Marrom |
| Samba Bo. I (Mirabella) |
| San Francisco |
| San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair) |
| Save Your Kisses For Me |
| Say Say Say |
| Say Yes |
| Schindler’s List |
| Sem Açúcar |
| Seuls au monde |
| Seuls au monde (Alone In The World) |
| She Works Hard For The Money |
| Ships |
| Si la vie est cadeau |
| Siffler sur la colline (Una Tranquillo) |
| Simples carinho |
| Sing |
| Smic Smac Smoc |
| So Bad – Pipes Of Peace |
| Só Louco |
| Soleil soleil |
| Solitaire |
| Some Day |
| Somethin’ Stupid |
| Somos Todos Iguais Nesta Noite |
| Sonhos |
| Sonhos |
| Sous le ciel de Paris – Padam Padam |
| Sous les ponts de Paris – Coin de rue – La romance de Paris |
| Speak Softly Love |
| Stenka razine |
| Summer Has Flown |
| Summer Memories |
| Summer Of ’42 |
| Summer Samba |
| Sunny |
| Sunset Opening |
| Sunshine |
| Súplica |
| Ta ta ta ta |
| Take A Chance On Me |
| Tante Agathe |
| Tema de amor para Gabriela |
| Tennessee |
| The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde |
| The Entertainer de ”Sting” |
| The Fool |
| The One That You Love |
| The Seven Seas |
| The Sound Of Silence |
| The Way We Were |
| The Windmills Of Your Mind |
| The Woman In You |
| Thème d’amour de ”Oliver’s Story” |
| Theme from ”New York New York” |
| There’s A Kind Of Hush |
| Think Of Laura |
| This Is My Song de ”La Comtesse de Hong-Kong” |
| Those Were The Days |
| Thriller |
| Ticket To Ride |
| To Chage & Aska (Part 1) – Yah Yah Yah |
| To Chage & Aska (Part 2) – Koibito Wa Wine-Iro |
| Toi l’amour et moi |
| Toi qui regarde la mer de ”Papillon” |
| Tombe la neige |
| Total Eclipse Of The Heart |
| Tous les arbres sont en fleurs |
| Tout pour la musique |
| Toute la pluie tombe sur moi |
| Tranquei A Vida |
| Träumerei |
| Tristeza |
| Try To Remember |
| Twilight Serenade |
| Un étranger sur la terre |
| Un homme et une femme |
| Un jour un enfant |
| Un monde avec toi |
| Un rayon de soleil |
| Un tout petit pantin |
| Una canzone |
| Unchain My Heart |
| Unchained Melody |
| Une belle histoire |
| Une histoire d’amour |
| Une larme aux nuages |
| Une petite cantate |
| Up Where We Belong de ”An Officer and a Gentleman” |
| Valse brillante op34-1 |
| Valse brillante op34-3 |
| Valse de l’adieu op69-1 |
| Valse d’été |
| Valse en do dienze mineur op64-2 |
| Valse en fa mineur op70-2 |
| Valse en la bemol op64-3 |
| Valse en la mineur op34-2 |
| Valse en mi mineur |
| Valse en re bemol op70-3 |
| Valse en si mineur op69-2 |
| Valse minute (le petit chien) op64-1 |
| Valse op70-1 |
| Vazio Está Faltando Uma Coisa |
| Viagem |
| Vivre pour vivre |
| Você Abusou |
| Vous les femmes |
| We Are The Champions |
| We Shall Dance |
| When I Need You |
| Winchester Cathedral |
| Woman In Love |
| Y’a le printemps qui chante |
| Yah Yah Yah |
| Yesterday |
| Yesterday Once More |
| Yo Soy Aquel |
| You Can Do It |
| You Flew Into My Life |
| You Keep Me Hangin’ On |
| Your Eyes de ”La Boum 2” |
| You’re The One That I Want |