Erick Benzi (born 1 March 1959) is a French musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer from Marseille. He was previously part of the duo Die Form, with

Gildas Arzel 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 Ben ...

, and the group Canada (with Arzel,

Jacques Veneruso Jacques Veneruso (born 1959) is an Algerian-born French musician and songwriter. Between 1976 and 1988, he played in the band Canada, and since then has worked as a songwriter for various French-language artists. Career Alenda/Canada: 1976–88 ...

, and Gwenn Arzel). Since the 1990s, Benzi has produced albums for a variety of artists, including Jean-Jacques Goldman, Celine Dion, and Anggun. In 2007, Benzi became a member of the band El Club, with Arzel,

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( fr), and Michael Jones.

Albums produced by Benzi

* 1992: ''

Rester vrai ''Rester vrai'' is a 1994 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his third studio album and was released in March 1994. It achieved moderate success in France where it remained charted for 39 weeks in the top 50, including a peak a ...

'' ( Florent Pagny) * 1993: '' Rouge'' (Fredericks/Goldman/Jones) * 1995: '' D'eux'' ( Celine Dion) * 1995: ''

Lorada ''Lorada'' is a 1995 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by Michael Jackson's '' HISt ...

'' ( Johnny Hallyday) * 1996: '' Une à une'' ( Nanette Workman) * 1996: '' Bienvenue chez moi'' (Florent Pagny) * 1996: ''

Springfield Springfield may refer to: * Springfield (toponym), the place name in general Places and locations Australia * Springfield, New South Wales (Central Coast) * Springfield, New South Wales (Snowy Monaro Regional Council) * Springfield, Queenslan ...

'' (

Carole Fredericks Carole Denise Fredericks (June 5, 1952 – June 7, 2001) was an American singer best known for her work in French music. She was the younger sister of Taj Mahal. Between 1990 and 1996 she was in the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones alongside s ...

) * 1997: ''

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'' ( Anggun) * 1997: '' Snow on the Sahara'' (Anggun) * 1997: '' En passant'' ( Jean-Jacques Goldman) * 1997: ''

Savoir aimer "Savoir aimer" is a 1997 song recorded by the French singer Florent Pagny. It was the first single from his album of the same name, on which it features as first track, and his 14th single overall. Released in October 1997, it was a smash succes ...

'' (Florent Pagny) * 1998: ''

S'il suffisait d'aimer ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (retitled ''S'il suffisait d'aimer (If Only Love Could Be Enough)'' for the US release) is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language studio album. It was released by ...

'' (Celine Dion) * 1999: '' Yannick Noah'' ( Yannick Noah) * 2000: ''

Désirs contraires ''Chrysalis '' (English version) / ''Désirs contraires'' (French version) is the second international studio album by Indonesian French singer Anggun. It was released by Columbia Records and Sony Music Entertainment in over fifteen countries in ...

'' (Anggun) * 2000: ''

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'' (Anggun) * 2000: '' Autour de nous'' (

) * 2001: ''

Chansons pour les pieds ''Chansons pour les pieds'' is the seventh and final solo album by Jean-Jacques Goldman, released on 20 November 2001 and sung in French language, French. The album was recorded at the Théâtre du Cratère d'Alès by Eric Van de Hel and Gildas Lo ...

'' (Jean-Jacques Goldman) * 2002: ''

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'' ( Daniel Levi) * 2003: ''

1 fille & 4 types ''1 fille & 4 types'' (meaning ''1 Girl & 4 Guys'') is the twentieth studio album and twelfth French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 13 October 2003. ''1 fille & 4 types'' features thirteen songs written ...

'' (Celine Dion) * 2003: '' Reviens'' ( Garou) * 2004: ''

Pokhara Pokhara ( ne, पोखरा, ) is a metropolis, metropolitan city in Nepal, which serves as the capital of Gandaki Province. It is the List of cities in Nepal, second most populous city of Nepal after Kathmandu, with 518,452 inhabitants living ...

'' ( Yannick Noah) * 2005: ''

Double Enfance A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * ...

'' ( Julien Clerc) * 2006: ''

Charango The charango is a small Andean stringed instrument of the lute family, from the Quechua and Aymara populations in the territory of the Altiplano in post-Colonial times, after European stringed instruments were introduced by the Spanish during c ...

'' (Yannick Noah) * 2007: '' D'elles'' (Celine Dion) * 2007: '' Plus fort que ça'' (El Club) * 2008: '' duos/duets'' ( Charles Aznavour) * 2009: '' Madagascar'' ( Ziskakan)

Selected singles produced by Benzi

* 1992: "

Cherche encore ''D'eux'' (French for "Of Them, "About Them", or "From Them"; homophonic with , meaning "two") is the thirteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her tenth French-language studio album. It was released by Columbia Records on 30 M ...

" ( Celine Dion) * 1994: "J'irai quand même" ( Florent Pagny) * 1995: "Bienvenue chez moi" (Florent Pagny) * 1995: "Lorada" ( Johnny Hallyday) * 1995: "Rester libre" (Johnny Hallyday) * 1995: "Quand le masque tombe" (Johnny Hallyday) * 1995: "Ami" (Johnny Hallyday) * 1995: "Aime-moi" (Johnny Hallyday) * 1995: "Ne m'oublie pas" (Johnny Hallyday) * 1996: "Le temps de m'y faire" ( Nanette Workman) * 1997: "

La neige au Sahara "Snow on the Sahara" is a song by Indonesian singer Anggun from her first international studio album ''Snow on the Sahara''. Written originally in French by Erick Benzi titled "La neige au Sahara", the song was adapted to English by Nikki Matheson ...

" ( Anggun) * 1997: " Snow on the Sahara" (Anggun) * 1997: " La Rose Des Vents" (Anggun) * 1997: " A Rose in the Wind" (Anggun) * 1997: "Une place pour moi" (Florent Pagny] * 1998: "Terre" (Celine Dion) * 1998: "Papillon" (Celine Dion) * 1998: "

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" (Anggun) * 1998: " Kembali" (Anggun) * 1998: " My Sensual Mind" (Anggun) * 1998: " Life on Mars" (Anggun) * 1998: "Dors" (Florent Pagny) * 2000: "Lis dans mes yeux" ( Garou) * 2000: "Sans moi" ( Yannick Noah) * 2000: "J'aime les gosses" (Yannick Noah) * 2000: "Qui sait?" (

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) with Anggun,

Patrick Bruel Patrick Benguigui (; born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel (), is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player. Biography Early life Patrick is the son of Pierre Benguigui and Augusta Kammoun, d ...

Stephan Eicher Stephan Eicher (born 17 August 1960) is a Swiss singer. He sings in a variety of languages, including French, German, English, Italian, Swiss German and Romansh, sometimes using different languages in the same song. Eicher's success started ...

, Faudel,

Peter Gabriel Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. He rose to fame as the original lead singer of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, he launched ...

Lââm Lââm (born 1 September 1971) is a French singer of Tunisian descent. She has sold more than 4,000,000 singles & albums. Biography Lââm (whose real name is LamiaLokua Kanza Lokua Kanza (born April 1958) is a singer-songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound. Biography Lokua Kanza was born Pascal Lokua Kanza in Bukavu in the province of Sud-Kivu, in the eastern p ...

, Youssou N'Dour, Nourith,

Axelle Red Fabienne Demal (born 15 February 1968), better known by her stage name Axelle Red, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. She has released 11 albums, including '' Sans plus attendre'', '' À Tâtons'', '' Toujours Moi'' and '' Jardin Secret''; she is b ...

, and Zucchero * 2000: " Un Geste d'Amour" (Anggun) * 2000: " Still Reminds Me" (Anggun) * 2000: " Tu Mens" (Anggun) * 2000: "

" (Anggun) * 2000: " Derriére la Porte" (Anggun) * 2003: " Apprends-moi" (Celine Dion) * 2003: "

Retiens-moi ''1 fille & 4 types'' (meaning ''1 Girl & 4 Guys'') is the twentieth studio album and twelfth French-language album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music on 13 October 2003. ''1 fille & 4 types'' features thirteen songs written ...

" (Celine Dion) * 2003: " Mon homme" (Celine Dion) * 2003: "Pendant que mes cheveux poussent" (Garou) * 2003: "Le sucre et le sel" (Garou) * 2004: "Donne moi une vie" (Yannick Noah) * 2004: "Là" (Yannick Noah) * 2005: "Double enfance" ( Julien Clerc) * 2005: "Une vie de rien" (Julien Clerc) * 2007: "La Diva" (Celine Dion) * 2007: "Femme comme chacune" (Celine Dion) * 2007: "Si j'étais quelqu'un" (Celine Dion) * 2007: "Lettre de George Sand à Alfred Musset" (Celine Dion) * 2007: "Jack&Judy" (El Club)

Awards

* 2004: Just Plain Folks Music Awards – Best Gospel Album, for ''Springfield'' * 2004: Just Plain Folks Music Awards – Best Gospel Song, for "Shine"

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benzi, Erick 1959 births Living people French record producers French songwriters Male songwriters Musicians from Marseille