Olivier Toussaint field of work arrangement
Olivier Toussaint is a French composer, pop singer, orchestra arranger, company manager, and record producer.Career development
1975 was the major breakthrough for both Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint with the triumph of "Dolannes Melodie" which launched the trumpet player Jean-Claude Borelly.
They collaborated with the French composer/arranger Gérard Salesses, in arranging many of titles for Jean-Claude Borelly.
In 1976, Paul de Senneville and Olivier Tousaint set up their own record label, Delphine (named after de Senneville's first daughter). Delphine is one of the leading French music exporters to the world market. Soon after in 1976, they discovered Richard Clayderman, and established him as the top French record seller worldwide more than 65 million LPs sold. "Ballade pour Adeline", composed by Paul de Senneville and Olivier Tousaint, was the first song recorded by Richard Clayderman at Delphine studio, and it sold over 22 million singles in 38 countries through the years 1977 to 1979.
In 1977 the synthesizer project By the Savers (Olivier Toussaint together with French musicians Roland Romanelli and Jean Baudlot) released one single Help Me across Europe which didn't chart anywhere.
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