Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini, also known as Jean-Paul-Gilles Martini (31 August 1741 – 14 February 1816; (1840). However the [http://schule-freystadt.de/images/M_images/62lachaise.jpg grave certificate] of Père Lachaise Cemetery clearly shows 14 February as date of death.|group=n}}) was a French composer of German birth during the classical period. He is best known today for the vocal romance "Plaisir d'amour," on which the 1961 Elvis Presley pop standard "Can't Help Falling in Love" is based. He is often confused with the Italian composer Giovanni Battista Martini, so is sometimes known as Martini Il Tedesco ("Martini The German"). Provided by Wikipedia