About

Philippe & Gabriel is the artistic identity of an international singer-songwriter originally from Switzerland and creatively shaped between Switzerland, Malta, and Spain. His music blends folk, acoustic rock, classical elements, world traditions, and refined vocal work inspired by the warm production aesthetics of the 1970s. Although the name suggests a duo, Philippe & Gabriel is a one-person studio project built around self-learning, international collaborations, and detailed craftsmanship.

The project began during years spent writing in cafés by the sea, filling notebooks with ideas, and developing a small home-studio setup. During this time, Philippe & Gabriel taught himself guitar, piano, organ, vocal recording, editing, and harmony stacking, shaping the multi-layered backing vocals that later became one of his trademarks.

This work led to the debut album Les Rivières Folk, a multicultural folk record influenced by Americana, African folk, tango, flamenco, Latin colours, and European chanson. He produced, edited, and mixed all main and harmonic vocals himself. He also learned to write arrangements for drums, bass, guitars, pianos, strings, horns, and flutes, supported at times by arranger Roberto Tola and pianist-arranger Javier Zacharias. More than forty musicians from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and the Mediterranean contributed to the album. Senegalese choirs and percussionists shaped tracks like “La Mémoire” and “African Prayer”, flamenco musicians added their touch to “La Nuit”, and artists from Turkey and Argentina enriched the album’s orchestral and world textures. The record was mixed in Sardinia at Rockhaus Blu Studio by Alberto Erre.

After Les Rivières Folk, he released the multilingual single “No Me Importa” with Colombian–Maltese singer Anna Milaneria. His second album, Les Naufragés, recorded and mixed in Malta at Toby Music Productions, maintained a warm acoustic identity with natural instruments and collaborations spanning Europe and Latin America. As before, Philippe & Gabriel arranged all vocals and much of the instrumentation himself, while coordinating remote contributions.

A significant moment followed with the orchestral version of “Fermez les Yeux”, for which he fully rewrote the string arrangements. These were recorded by a Ukrainian string ensemble during the early months of the war, making the collaboration especially meaningful. The final production was assembled between Malta and his home-studio.

He then explored new styles through several singles. “Solitary Man”, produced with Swiss–U.S. producer Marc Dold (artist name MAWK Phoenix), became his first English-language release, inspired by 70s soft rock and country-folk. Philippe & Gabriel recorded all backing vocals himself after intensive vocal training. “La Noche”, produced in Málaga, reimagines his earlier song “La Nuit” with a Gitano family performing the verses and giving the track a genuine gypsy flamenco flavour. “Les Amours en Retard” introduced a close collaboration with artists from North Africa and the Middle East, including Arabic singers from Morocco and Egypt and traditional percussionists. The single blends acoustic and electronic influences and was followed by an extended version and “Massoud”, a piece telling the story of a refugee arriving in Europe.

In 2025, he released “La Vie La Nuit”, a track combining Moroder-inspired disco elements, vintage synths, and subtle funk textures. Shortly after, he unveiled “Le Bord du Monde”, a long-developed composition featuring nylon-string guitar, organs, and intimate acoustic arrangements performed by Philippe & Gabriel, with backing vocals by a female singer. Most recently, he released “Je Ne Sais Pas”, produced at Blue Rose Sound Studio in Estepona, a darker and more rock-leaning single that still carries his characteristic vocal layering.

Everyone put a lot of heart in the making of this album, and we hope that you will like it.

Philippe & Gabriel