Roland Romanelli

Born

1946-03-21

Birthplace

Alger, Algeria

Biography

Roland Romanelli (born 21 May 1946) is a French synthesist and composer, mainly known as arranger. During his career, he worked with Barbara, Rusty Egan, and other notable figures in popular music. He was an early adopter of the Fairlight system. Romanelli moved to Paris in 1966. He was a session player on accordion and keyboards for Barbara Brodi. 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. Source: Article "Roland Romanelli" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.