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Daniel Vangarde

real name Daniel Bangalter

Paris, France

Daniel Vangarde is credited on 4,172 releases across 1,062 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1967–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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4,172

Credits

1,062

Albums

7

Decades active

276

In collections

Biography

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Daniel Vangarde was born as Daniel Bangalter in 1947. He was married to ballet dancer, actress and mosaic artist (aka Thoreaux), with whom he had one son, viz. Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk fame. Bangalter is a French songwriter and producer. He co-wrote and originally produced a number of hit records in the 1970s and 1980s, including D.I.S.C.O. (recorded by Ottawan), Cuba (by Gibson Brothers), Aie A Mwana (by Black Blood, rerecorded by Bananarama as their debut single) and the Yamasuki Singers. After retiring from the music industry, he moved to Caraíva in Bahia, Brazil.

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Credited work

4,172 releases · 1,062 albums · active 1967–2026

  • Performance · 5,130
  • Production · 873
  • Other credits · 202
  • Engineering · 5

Studios: Studio CBE · Studio Davout · Morgan Studios, Brussels · Studio Madeleine

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