Arnold Turboust first steps into the world of French rock were in 1980 with the group Marquis de Sade, contributing keyboard parts to their debut album Danzig Twist. He followed that with a stint in local Nantes band Private Jokes in 1981.
In 1982 he met singer-songwriter Étienne Daho and the two began a successful collaboration that would last into the 90s and beyond. Their first single together was Le Grand Sommeil, followed by the album La Notte, La Notte in 1984.
In 1985 came the huge hit Tombé pour la France, followed in 1986 by the classic album Pop Satori . This was also the year Arnold scored a hit of his own with the single Adelaïde in collaboration with Zabou Breitmann.
Arnold's first solo album was Let's Go à Goa in 1988, produced with 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 Arnold Turboust (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 gave us a perfect description of his special "je ne sais quoi": "There is in Arnold Turboust something of the fluidity of Trenet, of the detachment of Gainsbourg, a kind of tender indulgence for others, demanding of himself; a humor without cynicism and a most pleasant musical diversity."
