Roland Romanelli (born 21 May 1946 in

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) is a French accordionist,

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and

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, mainly known as

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. During his career, he worked with Barbara, Rusty Egan, and other notable figures in popular music. He was an early adopter of the

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system. Romanelli moved to Paris in 1966. He was a session player on accordion and keyboards for the singer

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. He soon worked for other musicians including Charles Aznavour. In the late 1970s, he worked in the French space disco scene, and was a founding member of the popular band Space. He took up synthesizers, which helped his career grow in the 1980s. His 1982 album ''Connecting Flight'' was also released in the US on PolyGram Records.

Discography

*Roland Romanelli / Christophe Labrèche - ''Concerto De Ma Paranoïa'' (1978) C-LAB 18-5-78 *Marie-Paule Belle / Roland Romanelli / Jannick Top - B.O Du Feuilleton Télévisé ''Dickie Roi'' (1981) *''Connecting Flight'' (1982) T1-1-9002 Polydor / PolyGram Records (US) *Roland Romanelli /

Jannick Top Jannick "Janik" Top is a French bass player and composer, born in Marseille. Top plays the electric bass and the cello. In the 1970s, he was a lead member of the influential zeuhl band Magma, along with Christian Vander and Didier Lockwood. Fr ...

- ''April Orchestra Vol. 43'' (1982)

References

Romanelli, Roland. (2010) ''Vingt ans avec Barbara.'' (Archipel, Paris) {{DEFAULTSORT:Romanelli, Roland 1946 births Living people People from Algiers French music arrangers French male composers French electronic musicians