Daniel Darc
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Daniel Darc born Daniel Rozoum, is a French
singer, who has achieved success with his band Taxi Girl
(together with Mirwais Ahmadzaï
) between 1978 and 1986, and also as a solo artist. His most recent album, Amours suprêmes, was released in 2008.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer, who has achieved success with his band Taxi Girl
Taxi Girl
Taxi Girl were a French New Wave band, adopting the New Romantic aesthetics of the time, such as clashing red and black clothing, synthesiser-led songs, and taking influence from mythology and literature. The group existed between 1978 and 1986, producing 5 mini-albums, and one full-length album,...
(together with Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï
Mirwais Ahmadzaï, more commonly known as Mirwais, is a Paris based record producer and songwriter. He was born in Switzerland to an Afghan father and an Italian mother. He is a leader in the French style of progressive electronic dance music and progressive electronica...
) between 1978 and 1986, and also as a solo artist. His most recent album, Amours suprêmes, was released in 2008.
Albums
- 1987: Sous influence divine produced by JacnoJacnoJacno was a French musician.Born as Denis Quillard, he was a founding member of the first French punk band The Stinky Toys. In the early 1980s, after the group disbanded, he teamed up with former Stinky Toys singer Elli Medeiros to form the pop duo Elli et Jacno...
(with a version of "Comment te dire adieu", lyrics by Serge GainsbourgSerge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg, born Lucien Ginsburg was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize...
, popularized by Françoise HardyFrançoise HardyFrançoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...
) - 1994: Nijinsky
- 2004: Crèvecœur, with Frédéric Lo (composer, director and producer)
- 2008: Amours suprêmes, with Frédéric Lo (title is a reference to A Love Supreme by John ColtraneJohn ColtraneJohn William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...
, apparitions by Alain BashungAlain BashungAlain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor.- Youth :Alain Bashung was the son of a Breton factory worker and French Kabyle father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new stepfather's parents...
, Robert WyattRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
, Morgane (singer of CocoonCocoonCocoon may refer to:*Cocoon , a pupal casing made by moth caterpillars and other insect larvae*Apache Cocoon, web development software*Cocoon , a 1985 science fiction film**Cocoon: The Return, 1988 sequel to Cocoon...
) and Steve NieveSteve NieveSteve Nieve is an English keyboardist, best known for his work with Elvis Costello and the Attractions and Elvis Costello and the Imposters.-Musical career:...
)
Collaborations
- 1988 : Parce que, concept album with Bill PritchardBill PritchardBill Pritchard is a British singer-songwriter, instrumentalist , musical arranger and producer. Despite being little known in his native country he has achieved considerable recognition in France and elsewhere.-Biography:...
(with a song written by Charles AznavourCharles AznavourCharles Aznavour, OC is an Armenian-French singer, songwriter, actor, public activist and diplomat. Besides being one of France's most popular and enduring singers, he is also one of the best-known singers in the world...
- the title track - and an adaptation of "Stephany Says" - song of Velvet Underground) - 1988 : "La Ville", single produced by Etienne DahoÉtienne DahoÉtienne Daho is a French singer, songwriter and record producer who has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.- Career :...
- 1993 : "Les Champs-Élysées" in L’Équipe à Jojo - Les chansons de Joe DassinJoe DassinJoseph Ira Dassin , more commonly known as Joe Dassin, was an American singer-songwriter best known for his French songs of the 1960s and 1970s.-Biography:...
, collective tribute album by Le Village Vert - 1997 : writes "Las, dans le ciel" and "Ne laisse pas le jour" for Marie-FranceMarie-FranceMarie-France is a French feminine given name. It may refer to :* Marie-France Bazzo, a Canadian broadcaster* Marie-France Beaufils , a member of the Senate of France* Marie-France Dubreuil , a Canadian ice dancer...
(Garcia) - 1998: 18/12, with 19 torsions (Jean-Paul Fourgeot, Gaultier Machart and Jean Lodereau)
- 2002 : writes "Ghost" for Brent (album Platinum Deadstar)
- 2004 : sings on "Jeunesse éternelle" by Operation S
- 2005 : "She's so untouchable" in Tribute to Johnny ThundersJohnny ThundersJohnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...
- 2005 : "Rondeau" in On dirait, tribute album to Nino FerrerNino FerrerNino Ferrer was a famous French – Italian singer, actor and jazz musician.- From prehistory to jazz :...
- 2005 : "Pauvre garçon", duet with Cali in Menteur
- 2005 : "Comme des papillons", duet with Buzy in Borderlove
- 2005 : "Mes amis", duet with Jane BirkinJane BirkinJane Mallory Birkin, OBE is an English-born actress and singer who lives in France. In recent years she has written her own album, directed a film and become an outspoken proponent of democracy in Burma.- Early life :...
in Rendez-vous avec Jane - 2006 : "Comme disait l'ami Johnny Rotten", written and duet with Patrick Eudeline in Mauvaise étoile
- 2006 : writes for Tchéky KaryoTchéky Karyo-Early life:Karyo was born in Istanbul to a Greek mother and Sephardic-Jewish father and raised in Paris, France. He studied drama at the Cyrano Theatre and later became a member of the Daniel Sorano Company, playing many classical roles.-Career:...
- 2006 : writes "Cœur Sacré" for Thierry AmielThierry AmielThierry Amiel is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star.-Biography:...
- 2006 : writes "Ca ne sert à rien d'aimer" for Élisa TovatiElisa TovatiElisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer and television celebrity.- Early years :Elisa Tovati was born in 1976 of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, and her teenage years saw her co-presenting a French programme Y'a pas d'lézard...
, in Je ne mâche pas mes mots - 2007 : Les Aventuriers d'un autre Monde, tour with Jean-Louis AubertJean-Louis AubertJean-Louis Aubert is a French guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has also composed music for the cinema and for television, including the soundtrack for the film I've Loved You So Long, starring Kristin Scott Thomas .In 1976, he co-founded the rock band Téléphone...
, Alain BashungAlain BashungAlain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor.- Youth :Alain Bashung was the son of a Breton factory worker and French Kabyle father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new stepfather's parents...
, Cali, Richard Kolinka and Raphael - 2007 : writes for AlizéeAlizéeAlizée Jacotey is a French singer, known professionally by her given name Alizée She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999...
- 2008 : "Promesses", duet with Frédéric Lo in Tombés pour Daho, tribute to Étienne DahoÉtienne DahoÉtienne Daho is a French singer, songwriter and record producer who has released a number of synth-driven and rock-surf influenced pop hit singles since 1981.- Career :...
- 2008 : "Chercher le garçon", duet with SuperbusSuperbusSuperbus is an Israeli bus company, which provides intercity and intracity service in Lod, Ramla, Tzrifin, Modi'in Illit, Beit Shemesh and Shoham....
in TV show Taratata - 2009 : "O Caroline" in Around Robert WyattRobert WyattRobert Wyatt is an English musician, and founding member of the influential Canterbury scene band Soft Machine, with a long and distinguished solo career...
- 2009 : "Ne plus y penser", duet with Asyl in Brûle, brûle, brûle
- 2009 : "La Romance des Cruels", duet with NosfellNosfellNosfell is a rock musician who performs in a group with Pierre Lebourgeois and Orkhan Murat . His full stage name, Labyala Fela Da Jawid Fel, means "The one who walks and heals"....
- 2009 : "Pas pour moi" in On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler, tribute album to Boris VianBoris VianBoris Vian was a French polymath: writer, poet, musician, singer, translator, critic, actor, inventor and engineer. He is best remembered today for his novels. Those published under the pseudonym Vernon Sullivan were bizarre parodies of criminal fiction, highly controversial at the time of their...
With Taxi Girl
- 1980: Cherchez le garçon
- 1981: Seppuku
- 1983: Quelqu'un comme toi
- 1983: Suite & fin ?
- 1990: 84-86
- 1990: Quelque part dans Paris