André Popp

André Charles Jean Popp (19 February 1924 – 10 May 2014) was a French composer, arranger and screenwriter.

Biography

Popp was born into a family of German-Dutch background, in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée. He started his career as a church organist, filling the place of the abbot who had been called up to serve in World War II in 1939. In the 1960s, he co-wrote, with Pierre Cour, three songs for the Eurovision Song Contest: "Tom Pillibi", which won the competition for France when it was sung by 18-year-old newcomer Jacqueline Boyer in 1960, and "L'amour est bleu" (Love is Blue) which came fourth for Luxembourg in 1967, but which later became a number-one hit instrumental in the US for Paul Mauriat.

Popp is the composer of Piccolo, Saxo et Compagnie, to a text by , a musical tale for children intended as a guide to the instruments of the orchestra and the rudiments of harmony.

Discography André Popp présente Elsa Popping et sa musique sidérante. Fredo Minablos, Marie-Jeanne Popp, vocals; André Popp and his orchestra; Pierre Fatosme, sound effects. LP recording, 1 disc: analog, rpm, monaural, Fontana 680201. N.p.: Fontana, 1957. Reissued on CD, Basta 30-90312. [Aalsmeer, the Netherlands]: Basta, 1996; Japanese reissue, CD recording, MSI MSIG-0032 Tokyo: MSI, 2003. Delirium in Hi-Fi. Adventures in Sound. LP recording, 1 disc: analog, rpm, monaural, Columbia WL 106. New York: Columbia Records, 1955. The Adventures of Piccolo, Saxie and Company/Passport for Piccolo, Saxie and Company. Narrated by Victor Borge; orchestra conducted by the André Popp. Columbia Masterlength Stories. LP recording, 1 disc: analog, rpm, monaural, Columbia CL 1233. New York: Columbia Records, 1959. Popped! Andre Popp et son orchestre Why Say Goodbye La musique qui fait Popp. Het Metropole Orkest; Jan Stulen, conductor. LP recording, 1 disc: analog, rpm, monaural, Fontana 660008TR. [Paris]: Fontana, 1958. Reissued on CD, Basta 30-9057-2. [Aalsmeer, the Netherlands]: Basta, 1993. Die neuen Abenteuer von Piccolo, Sax & Co. Popp Musique La Symphonique Ecologique