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14-589: André Charles Jean Popp (19 February 1924 – 10 May 2014) was a French composer, arranger and screenwriter. 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. Popp studied music at the Saint Joseph Institute . In the 1950s he worked for

28-616: A 82.5-kilometre-long (51.3 mi) river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions in western France . It a right tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise . Its source is near L'Absie , in the west of the Deux-Sèvres department . For a few kilometres, it forms the border between the departments of Vendée (named after the river) and Charente-Maritime , before it flows into the Sèvre Niortaise , near Marans . The name

42-484: Is Blue", a song Vicky Leandros performed at the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 on behalf of Luxembourg, also recorded by Claudine Longet , became internationally popular. In these recordings, Popp does not sacrifice the sophistication of his 1950s orchestrations, but rather than animate the songs, he seems to set the tone, the mood, painting a colorful picture. Sometimes there are silky, smooth strings; often there

56-646: Is attested as Fluvium Vendre in the 10th century, and as Flumen Vendee and Vendeia by the 11th century. According to Pierre-Henri Billy, the name ultimately derives from the Celtic toponym *vindo- meaning white or brilliant in a sacred context (as in the Modern Welsh gwyn/wyn ). The name likely originates in Proto-Celtic or Gaulish , but may also have originated in the Gallo or Old Breton languages. It flows through

70-535: Is harpsichord and oboe and flute; elsewhere adventurous brassy fanfares; occasionally an ethereal soprano chorus; always some magical musical final touch, like the faint, quavering harmonica in "Manchester et Liverpool". Marie Laforêt's voice fit perfectly in André Popp's 1960s soundscapes and he created more of them for her than for her contemporaries. Popp died at his apartment in the Paris suburb of Puteaux on 10 May 2014,

84-457: The 1964 French entry, performed by another newcomer, Rachel , 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 Jean Broussolle  [ fr ] , a musical tale for children intended as a guide to the instruments of

98-545: The French army's position in Spain , threw the Emperor into a deep rage. If word is to be believed, the Emperor smashed an earthenware vase placed in front of him. Fontenay-le-Comte was the birthplace of: Fontenay-le-Comte is twinned with: Vend%C3%A9e (river) The Vendée ( US : / v ɒ̃ ˈ d eɪ / , French: [vɑ̃de] ; Occitan : Vendèa ) is

112-559: The French radio station RTF , composing music for the Club d'Essai and, from 1953 to 1960, La Bride sur le cou . He orchestrated a number of Juliette Gréco albums in the late 1950s and early 1960s. 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 , " Le Chant de Mallory ",

126-789: The Plantagenets by the Treaty of Brétigny , in 1360 it was retaken in 1372 by Duguesclin . It suffered repeated capture during the Religious Wars of the 16th century, was dismantled in 1621 and was occupied both by the Republicans and the Royalist Vendeans during the Revolt in the Vendée (1793). From 1790 to 1806 it was capital of the Vendée department. At Maison Laval on rue Rabelais , a townhouse built at

140-628: The background music to the Vremya television news programme's weather forecast since the early 1970s. During the 1950s, Popp created unique space-age instrumental recordings and by the early 1960s had built a strong reputation in the music recording industry, becoming a sought-after arranger. He crafted orchestrations for Rive Gauche legend Juliette Gréco that were jazzy, urbane, vibrant, quirky, and occasionally cartoonish. The arrival of rock and roll in France and, consequentially, yé-yé music , dramatically changed

154-597: The end of the 18th Century, Emperor Napoleon 1st and his wife, Joséphine, spent the night of 7–8 August 1808. On their way from Rochefort to Nantes , they had stopped off in the Bas-Poitou capital of Fontenay-le-Comte where they were the guests of Mayor Laval who, to give them a dignified welcome, had prepared a triumphal arch over the Pont Neuf bridge. That night, the Emperor learned of the defeat of General Dupont at Bailem. The General's surrender, which seriously compromised

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168-509: The expectations of French audiences and record buyers, especially the younger ones, who were more interested in singers like Johnny Hallyday than Jacques Brel, although chansonniers such as Brel ultimately remained just as popular as they had been in the 1950s. Popp had to adapt to these new trends. He worked almost exclusively with female singers during this period, preferably the Lolita types, such as Chantal Goya, but also with Françoise Hardy. "Love

182-455: The orchestra and the rudiments of harmony. In 1957, Popp released Delirium in Hi-Fi (originally titled Elsa Popping et sa musique sidérante ), a collaboration with Pierre Fatosme , an experiment in the recording techniques of the time. Popp is the author of the pop song " Manchester et Liverpool  [ fr ] " sung by Marie Laforêt . Its melody gained fame in the former Soviet Union as

196-562: The very day that his last interview, with Benoît Duteurtre, was broadcast on France Musique. Fontenay-le-Comte The river Vendée flows through the town. The town has an area of 34 km (13 sq mi). Fontenay was in existence as early as the time of the Gauls . The affix of comte is said to have been applied to it when it was taken by King Louis IX from the family of Lusignan and given to his brother Alphonse, count of Poitou , under whom it became capital of Bas-Poitou. Ceded to

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