Arnold Turboust took his first steps in the world of French rock in 1980 with the group Marquis de Sade, contributing keyboard parts to their first album "Danzig Twist". He then became part of the local Nantes band Private Jokes in 1981. In 1982, he met singer-songwriter Étienne Daho, and the two began a fruitful collaboration that would last through the 90s and beyond. Their first single together was "Le Grand Sommeil", followed by the album "La Notte" in 1984. 1985 brought the enormous hit "Tombé pour la France", followed in 1986 by the classic album "Pop Satori".
This was also the year Arnold achieved his own success with the single "Adelaïde" in collaboration with Zabou Breitmann. Arnold's first solo album was "Let's Go à Goa" in 1988, produced with his Pop Satori colleague, Rico Conning. He released four more albums over the years: "Mes Amis et Moi" (1995), "Toute Sortie est Définitive" (2007), "Démodé" (2011), and he reunited with Rico for the UNAC award-winning album "Arnold Turbous" (2016). Arnold has composed for artists as varied as Sylvie Vartan, Brigitte Fontaine, Astrud Gilberto, Enzo Enzo, Barbara Carlotti, Lio, Plastic Bertrand, and Jacno. None other than Françoise Sagan perfectly described his particular "je ne sais quoi": "In Arnold Turboust, there is something of Trenet's fluidity, Gainsbourg's detachment, a kind of gentle indulgence for others, demanding for himself; a humor without cynicism and a most pleasant musical diversity." Arnold's new album, Sur la Photo, will be released in February 2023, and the first single Rue de la Croix-Nivert has been available since October.
