Olivier Toussaint

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Olivier Toussaint (* in Paris ) is a French composer and singer . As a composer he also calls himself Oliver Toussaint .

After studying economics and social science in Paris, Toussaint became active as a musician. At the end of the 1960s he and Paul de Senneville formed a successful duo of composers. You wrote for artists like Michel Polnareff , Dalida and Mireille Mathieu . The Dolannes Melody was a great success for Jean-Claude Borelly in 1975. In 1976 they founded their own music label Delphine , for which they discovered Richard Clayderman . His Ballade pour Adeline , composed by Toussaint and de Senneville, was also an international success.

In the 1970s, Toussaint was the composer for a large number of French erotic films.

Toussaint was selected together with the singer Caline to represent Monaco at the Concours Eurovision de la Chanson 1978 . With Les jardins de Monaco , the duo reached fourth place.

Toussaint is currently working in management for his music label and its artist Richard Clayderman.

Bands

From the early 1970s to the mid-1980s, Toussaint sang and composed with his partner de Senneville for their French pop group Pop Concerto Orchestra . The title Eden is a Magic World (1982) was a number one hit in the French charts.

The two founded the pop group Anarchic System in 1972 for the AZ label .

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SURNAME Toussaint, Olivier
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Toussaint, Oliver (stage name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French composer, record producer and singer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris