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Gold (band)

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Genres
  
Pop

Associated acts
  
Images

Years active
  
1982–present

Genre
  
Pop music

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Origin
  
Toulouse, Occitanie, France

Albums
  
Le Palais des Sports de Gold, Capitaine Abandonné

Record labels
  
Warner Music Group, Profound Lore Records

Members
  
Emile Wandelmer, Alain Llorca, Lucien Crémadès, Bernard Mazauric, Étienne Salvador

Gold is a French music band from Toulouse (France), which enjoyed considerable success in the Francophone world in the 1980s.

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History

Gold was originally composed of five musicians : Lucien Crémadès (guitar, vocals), Alain Llorca (bass, vocals), Bernard Mazauric (keyboards), Etienne Salvador (drums) and lead singer/guitarist Emile Wandelmer.

The group first rose to prominence with the 1985 release of "Plus près des étoiles", and continued to impact on the French pop charts with songs including "Capitaine abandonné", "Ville de lumière" and "Laissez-nous chanter". Wandelmer left the group in 1990, going on to join Images eight years later, although the remaining members of Gold continued recording.

Gold is one of the only French groups to have made France's SNEP top ten five times between 1985 and 1987.

Singles

  • "Tropicana" (1982)
  • "Plus près des étoiles" (1984) - #2 in France
  • "A little closer to freedom" (1984)
  • "Capitaine abandonné" (1985) - #1 in France
  • "Sail Away" (1985)
  • "Ville de lumière" (1986) - #2 in France
  • "Laissez nous chanter" (1987) - #6 in France
  • "Calicoba" (1987) - #8 in France
  • "Au-delà du rideau" (1988) - #46 in France
  • "Rio de janvier" (1988) - #18 in France
  • "Diamant dort" (1989) - #34 in France
  • "Iles d'Aran" (1989)
  • "Jersey" (1994)
  • "L'homme Perdu" (1994)
  • "Soleil Enfin" (1994)
  • "Hello" (1999)
  • "Le long chemin" (1999)
  • Videography

  • Le Palais des Sports de Gold (1989)
  • Les Clips en Or (1990)
  • Awards

    In November 1986, the band were named 'Best Newcomer' at the annual Victoires de la musique ceremony.

    Songs

    Laissez-nous chanterÀ l'Olympia · 1987
    Plus Près Des ÉtoilesCapitaine Abandonné · 1986
    Ville De LumièreCapitaine Abandonné · 1986

    References

    Gold (band) Wikipedia