living in Paris. It is there that sung La Blanche Hermine for the first time in 1970. Living in Paris made him feel more Breton and he said he discovered his "bretonnitude" there<ref></ref> and gave him the inspiration for the song Montparnasse blues. He also began to learn the Breton language with the association Kêr Vreizh. Leaving a career as a civil servant in the PTT administration, he became a professional musician, motivated by the discovery of Alan Stivell. Gilles Servat also joined the Goursez Vreizh. In 1972, He moved to Nantes. Career His music evokes the Isle of Groix, off the coast of Morbihan. His music was originally inspired by the works of Breton musicians Glenmor and Alan Stivell. The title song from his first album, La Blanche Hermine, the White Ermine being the national emblem of Brittany, became an anthem for Bretons. In the 1990s he became part of the Héritage des Celtes, led by Dan Ar Braz and featuring the most famous names in Celtic music. In 1998 he released the album "Touche pas à la Blanche Hermine" ("Don't Touch The White Stoat") as a defiant stand against the French National Front who had used Servat's song La blanche Hermine during its meetings. Servat sings in Breton, French and English. Servat is also an actor and writer; he has authored several novels inspired by Celtic myths and legends. He is also a campaigner for the Breton language and a supporter of the Skol Diwan Breton language schools. Albums 1970: La Blanche Hermine (The White Ermine) 1971: Ki du (Black Dog) 1972: L’hirondelle (The Swallow) 1974: La liberté brille dans la nuit (Freedom Shines in the Night) 1976: Le pouvoir des mots 1977: Chantez la vie, l’amour et la mort (Sing to life, love and death) 1979: L’or et le cuivre (Gold and Copper) 1980: Hommage à René-Guy Cadou (Homage To Rene-Guy Cadou) 1981: Gilles Servat en public (Gilles Servat Live) 1982: Je ne hurlerai pas avec les loups (I will not howl with the wolves) 1985: La douleur d’aimer 1988: Mad in sérénité (Mad in Serenity) 1992: Le fleuve (The River) 1993: L’albatros fou (The Foolish Albertros) with Triskell 1994: Les albums de la jeunesse (Albums of Youth) 1995: A-raok mont kuit (Before Leaving) 1996: Litanies pour l’an 2000 (Litanies for the Year 2000) a compilation album 1996: Sur les quais de Dublin (On the Quays of