- Born
- Died
- Birth namePaul Julien André Mauriat
- Nickname
- Del Roma
- Paul Mauriat is a French composer, arranger and conductor. He began to study music at the age of four. He graduated from the Marseille Conservatory in piano. Mauriat was fond of jazz and popular music. At the age of seventeen he created his first orchestra. In 1957 he moved to Paris and began work on the record company "Barclay" as an arranger and accompanist. From 1959 to 1964, Mauriat collaborated with the Bel-Air record label. At various times, he worked with Charles Aznavour (co-created over 120 songs), Dalida, Maurice Chevalier, Léo Ferré, Leny Escudéro and many other pop singers. In 1962, Mauriat composed his first international hit, "Chariot", which later received the English name "I will follow him". In 1965, Mauriat created his grand orchestra, with which he recorded instrumental versions of popular songs for many years, and made arrangements for classical music. In 1965, he began his collaboration with Philips record label, which will last 28 years. In 1994, he signed a contract with the Japanese record company Pony Canyon, in collaboration with which his most famous compositions were recorded. The latest album of the orchestra, "Romantic", was recorded in 1997. Since 1998, Paul Mauriat has completed his active concert activities. The pianist Gilles Gambius, who worked in the orchestra for many years, became the new conductor of the orchestra.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Tango Papa
- SpouseIrène Bobo(July 23, 1952 - November 3, 2006) (his death)
- Most famous for writing the 1968 #1 hit, "Love is Blue," as well as the title song of the movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," which hit #76 in 1969.
- Hit #103 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1968 with "San Francisco, Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair" (Philips 40550)
- Hit #109 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1977 with "Love Is Still Blue" (Free Spirit 3001)
- Co-wrote with Franck Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma) "I Will Follow Him" which was a #1 hit for Peggy March in 1963.
- Conducted his own orchestra during World War II.
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