L'amour est bleu " ( English title : " Love Is Blue " ) is a song whose music was composed by André Popp , and whose lyrics were written by Pierre Cour , in 1967 . Bryan Blackburn later wrote English-language lyrics for it . First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros ( appearing as '' Vicky '' ) as the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 , it has since been recorded by many other musicians , most notably French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat , whose familiar instrumental version ( recorded in late 1967 ) became the only number-one hit by a French lead artist to top the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 in America
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Eurovision Song Contest 1967
L'amour est bleu