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Paul Mauriat (Marseille, 4 March 1925 – 3 November 2006 in Perpignan) was a French orchestra leader, specializing in light music. He is best known in the United States for his 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 and Penelope.
莫里哀出生于马赛,4岁开始学习钢琴,10岁进入马赛音乐学院学习。二战期间开始登台指挥。1965年创办保罗·莫里哀乐团,1968年以一曲爱情是蓝色的(Love is Blue)一举闻名世界。莫里哀十分注重旋律与和声,其节奏清晰活泼,风格清新明朗,不夸张。他成功地将古典音乐与流行音乐相结合,创造出崭新的音乐体裁,因此被誉为“情调音乐的使者”[1]、轻音乐教父[2]。