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 #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". 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 #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". false 2025-11-08 06:31:18 443 Chanson Française Classic Rock Classical Easy Listening Instrumental Jazz Pop 167504 87496c04-c857-4bd5-b86b-345129a1be63 /media/data/media4/Music/Paul Mauriat/folder.jpg /media/data/media4/Music/Paul Mauriat/backdrop.jpg /media/data/media4/Music/Paul Mauriat/fanart.jpg 1970 1982 1982 1985 1985 1987 1990 1995 1995 1997 Paul Mauriat