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Gold (band) 
Summary
Gold is a French music band from Toulouse, which enjoyed considerable success in the Francophone world in the 1980s.
Gold | |
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| Origin | Toulouse, Occitanie, France |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Members | Lucien Crémadès Alain Llorca Bernard Mazauric Etienne Salvador Emile Wandelmer |
History edit
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.[1]
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" (n°1 in 1986),[2] "Ville de lumière" and "Laissez-nous chanter". Wandelmer left the group in 1990, going on to join Images eight years later,[3] although the remaining members of Gold continued recording.
Gold is one of the only French groups to have made France's SNEP Top 10 five consecutive times between 1985 and 1987.[4]
Discography edit
Albums edit
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Singles edit
| Year | Title | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| FR | ||
| 1982 | "Tropicana" | – |
| 1984 | "Plus près des étoiles" | 2 |
| "A Little Closer to Freedom" (English version of "Plus près des étoiles") | – | |
| 1985 | "Capitaine abandonné" | 1 |
| "Sail Away" (English version of "Capitaine abandonné") | – | |
| 1986 | "Ville de lumière" | 2 |
| 1987 | "Laissez-nous chanter" | 6 |
| "Calicoba" | 8 |
Other hits and singles edit
Source:[5]
- "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 edit
- Le Palais des Sports de Gold (1989)
- Les Clips en Or (1990)
Awards edit
In November 1986, the band were named 'Best Newcomer' at the annual Victoires de la musique ceremony.