Person · Male
Gildas Arzel
- From
- Marckolsheim, France
- Since
- 1961–present
- Releases
- 4
- singer-songwriter
About
Gildas Arzel (born 21 January 1961) is a French singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Alsace. In addition to his solo career, he has been in musical formations such as the duo Die Form, with Erick Benzi; the group Canada (with Benzi, Jacques Veneruso, and Gwenn Arzel); and since 2007, El Club, with Benzi, Michael Jones, and Christian Seguret (fr).
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Arzel began his solo career playing a mix of Irish and Scottish folk, blues, rock, Cajun, Celtic, and ethnic music. He has written a number of songs for and collaborated with Celine Dion, Johnny Hallyday, Roch Voisine, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Carole Fredericks, Michael Jones, Maurane, Nanette Workman, Florent Pagny, Yannick Noah, France D'Amour, J.A.H.O., and others.
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Also known as
G. Arzel · Gildas Ronan Arzel
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 5230bccb-b0ff-4448-879e-0aee9ee71f80
- ISNI
- 0000000372020556
- IPI
- 00056068181
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.