Les Classels was a Québécois rock 'n' roll yé-yé band active from 1964 to 1971.
Michel Caron, Jean-Clément Drouin, Serge Drouin and Pierre Therrien were in the band Special Tones in 1960. In 1961, Gilles Girard joined them. A few years later, the group met the promoter Ben Kaye who rebranded them, creating the group Les Classels in February 1964. They often wore all white costumes: white wigs, white clothing and played white musical instruments.
The Classels' are known for their songs "Avant de me dire adieu", "Ton amour a changé ma vie", "Le sentier de neige". They were written by Ben Kaye, Lucien Brien (lyrics) and Hal Stanley (composition). Michel Caron and Jean-Clément Drouin also wrote their own songs in a style closer to yé-yé. Les Classels also performed songs by English-speaking bands.
The Classels started the trend of singer-instrumentalist bands in Quebec. They were named best band of the year at the 1965 Gala des artistes. They appeared on American television and performed in Cleveland and Atlantic City. In 1966, they started working with Paul Anka, who wrote songs for them. In 1967, the Classels went on the Musicorama tour and filmed an internationally-broadcast television show about Canadian artists on the site of Expo 67.
In early 1968, they stopped wearing white clothing and white wigs. They published their last album in 1969, earning a trophy at the Festival du disque for its sales figures, and then separated in 1971. It was the most popular Quebec yé-yé group.
The group reformed in 1977 under the name Gilles Girard et les Super Classels.