 Among his greatest successes were "Ça commençait si gentiment", "La Chula", "Dans l'oasis", "" (written in collaboration with ).His songs were created in particular by Kam-Hill, Anna Judic, Amiati (at the Eldorado) and Thérésa.A director of the Théâtre des Capucines, Octave Pradels was also president of the SACEM from 1895 to 1898.