Biography
Born November 2, 1975, in the seaport town of La Rochelle, Luc Arbogast is a French singer-songwriter and skilled performer on medieval instruments. His father served a career in the military while his mother worked as a nurse; from an early age Arbogast developed a deep interest in early music. Self-taught throughout, he draws inspiration from the Cantigas de Santa Maria (a collection of poems and songs concerning the Virgin Mary from the Middle Ages often attributed to Galician king Alfonso X of Castile), the songs of German poet Walther von der Vogelweide, the German mystic Hildegard of Bingen, and French composer Guillaume de Machaut. He refined his abilities by busking and performing at medieval music festivals before issuing a series of independent albums from 2003 to 2009.
Arbogast signed with Universal in 2011 and released the album Canticum in Terra, which included flutist Mélinda Bressan, violin and nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) player Aliocha Regnard, percussionist Jean Louis Renou, and backing vocals from Sarah Picaud. That same year he competed on the French edition of the reality series The Voice; although eliminated early, his evocative performances won over French audiences and drove his 2013 Odysseus LP to the top of the charts. Success continued in 2014 with Oreflam, an album that featured a stirring and inventive cover of the Game of Thrones theme.
Arbogast signed with Universal in 2011 and released the album Canticum in Terra, which included flutist Mélinda Bressan, violin and nyckelharpa (keyed fiddle) player Aliocha Regnard, percussionist Jean Louis Renou, and backing vocals from Sarah Picaud. That same year he competed on the French edition of the reality series The Voice; although eliminated early, his evocative performances won over French audiences and drove his 2013 Odysseus LP to the top of the charts. Success continued in 2014 with Oreflam, an album that featured a stirring and inventive cover of the Game of Thrones theme.
Albums
