Gold

Gold is a French pop group from Toulouse, active from 1982 to the present. The group is part of 1980s French popular music and is associated with pop and synth-pop.

Formation and line-up

The group’s members are Vincent Guion, Émile Wandelmer, Lucien Crémadès, Francis Delmas, Alain Llorca, Bernard Mazauric and Étienne Salvador.

Career and notable songs

Gold is known for hit singles including “Capitaine abandonné” and “Ville de Lumières”. The band’s work places it within the French pop scene of the 1980s, with a sound rooted in pop and synth-pop rather than the harder genres that share the name.