Les Costa are 2 brothers, George and Michel, who started writing music together at a young age, strongly influenced by The Beatles and the British pop sounds of the time. They were only 16-17 when they released this first single on Gemini and it is just sublime, with beautiful melodies and harmonies. The song “Ce soir je veux rester chez moi” (Tonight I want to stay home) is just so wonderfully poppy and sweet that I can’t help but feel good every gosh darned time I hear it.

Their harmonious brotherly vocals led Les Costa to a successful career as back up singers for big names like Michel Sardou and Johnny Hallyday, and in the late 80s they started their own company specialising in commercial jingles. They are also employed by Disney in France as musical directors for the dubbing of songs to French.

I recently wrote to Les Costa (their email is available through their website) just to tell them I had this early 45 and how much I loved it. They wrote back in less than 24 hours, thanking me for writing. They said my email made them happy and that this was their first record and the beginning of their “musical adventures”. As short and sweet a correspondence as it was, it made me smile to know that people can openly write to them, even if only to say “bonjour” and that they take the time to respond, with a smile and a “merci”. Now that’s class!