Real name: Alexandre Destrez

French pianist, composer, and improviser.

Originating from from Paris, France, Destrez started playing piano at age 9, and when 16 he quitted school to become a musician. At 20 he entered the American School Of Modern Music Of Paris to study harmony, composition and music arranging.

From 23 he toured for the first time as a professional musician, and a year later was invited by Ludovic Navarre to join the musicians of St Germain's first album, "Boulevard (The Complete Series)" (1995), which was a huge success, so the collaboration continued.

Under alias Alejandro Del Abelgam he also played with Shazz. In 2000 he joined the pop group Overhead, and from 2002 he also became a member of the band Oscar. Later he founded group Inner Soul (2).