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

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Gold
Origin	Toulouse, Occitanie, France
Genres	Pop
Years active	1982–present
Members	Lucien Crémadès Alain Llorca Bernard Mazauric Etienne Salvador Emile Wandelmer

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.[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

Albums

Singles

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[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

• 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.

References

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