Erick Benzi (born 1 March 1959) is a French musician, songwriter, composer, and record producer from

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

. 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

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, and

Anggun Anggun Cipta Sasmi (; (born 29 April 1974), known mononymously as Anggun, is an Indonesian-French singer, songwriter, and television personality. Born in Jakarta, she began performing at the age of seven and recorded a children's album two yea ...

. In 2007, Benzi became a member of the band El Club, with Arzel, Christian Seguret ( fr), and Michael Jones.

Production discography

Albums

* 1992: '' Rester vrai'' (

Florent Pagny Florent Pagny (; born 6 November 1961) is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de p ...

) * 1993: '' Rouge'' (Fredericks/Goldman/Jones) * 1995: ''

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'' (

) * 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). It provided four singles in France: "J'la croise tous les matins" (#7), "Ne m'oublie pas ...

'' (

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) * 1996: '' Une à une'' (

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) * 1996: '' Bienvenue chez moi'' (Florent Pagny) * 1996: '' Springfield'' (

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) * 1997: '' Snow on the Sahara'' (

) * 1997: ''

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) * 1997: '' Savoir aimer'' (Florent Pagny) * 1998: ''

S'il suffisait d'aimer ''S'il suffisait d'aimer'' (English: "if only love could be enough") is the sixteenth studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, and her eleventh French-language album. It was released by Sony Music on 31 August 1998. The album was mainly writ ...

'' (Celine Dion) * 1999: ''

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) * 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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) * 2003: ''

1 fille & 4 types (English: "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. features thirteen songs written and arranged by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick ...

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

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) * 2005: '' Double Enfance'' (

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) * 2006: ''

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

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) * 2009: ''

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Singles

* 1992: " Cherche encore" (

) * 1994: "J'irai quand même" (

) * 1995: "Bienvenue chez moi" (Florent Pagny) * 1995: "Lorada" (

) * 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" (

) * 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 Matheso ...

" (

) * 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: " Au Nom De La Lune" (Anggun) * 1998: " Kembali" (Anggun) * 1998: " My Sensual Mind" (Anggun) * 1998: "

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" (Anggun) * 1998: "Dors" (Florent Pagny) * 2000: "Lis dans mes yeux" ( Garou) * 2000: "Sans moi" (

) * 2000: "J'aime les gosses" (Yannick Noah) * 2000: "Qui sait?" (

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) with Anggun,

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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 Pascal Lokua Kanza (born 21 April 1958), known professionally as Lokua Kanza, is a Congolese singer, songwriter, arranger, producer, philanthropist, television personality, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known for his soulful, folksy sound, w ...

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, Nourith,

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, and

Zucchero Adelmo Fornaciari (; born 25 September 1955), known professionally as Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero (), is an Italian singer, musician and songwriter. His stage name is the Italian word for "sugar", as his primary school teacher used to ...

* 2000: "

Un Geste d'Amour "Un geste d'amour" or ''"Look Into Yourself"'' (English version) is the first single from Anggun's second French studio album, ''Désirs contraires''. It was released in September 2000 by Columbia and Sony Music France. Track listing * "Un ges ...

" (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 (English: "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. features thirteen songs written and arranged by Jean-Jacques Goldman, Erick ...

" (Celine Dion) * 2003: "

Mon homme "Mon Homme" (), also known by its English translation, "My Man", is a popular song first published in 1920. The song was originally composed by Maurice Yvain with French lyrics by Jacques-Charles (Jacques Mardochée Charles) and Albert Wille ...

" (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" (

) * 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"

References

External links

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