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, 12 in Fontana 680201. N.p.: Fontana, 1957. Reissued on CD, Basta 30-90312. Aalsmeer, the Nethe