Biography

André Popp was born on February 19, 1924 in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, France. He was a composer and writer, known for Pineapple Express (2008), 8 Women (2002) and Behind the Candelabra (2013). He was married to Marie-Jeanne Morel. He died on May 10, 2014 in Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

On April 28, 1958, he was one of the seven composers invited to the TV show Les grandes familles de Trente-Six Chandelles : la chanson (1958) hosted by Jean Nohain which was devoted to the successes of the Chanson Française between 1945 and 1955. The composers have played the melody of their favorite song on the piano : Henri Betti for "C'est si Bon" (1947), Louiguy for "La Vie en Rose" (1946), Paul Durand for "Boléro" (1948), Joseph Kosma for "Les Feuilles Mortes" (1946), Louis Ferrari for "Domino" (1949), Paul Misraki for "Tu n'peux pas t'Figurer" (1950) and André Popp for "Les Lavandières du Portugal" (1954).