Lilicub is a French

France

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 band founded in 1992, mainly known for its 1996 hit "Voyage en Italie".

Biography

The group was originally a trio composed of Catherine Dirand, Benoît Carré (actress Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré

Isabelle Carré is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses , and has been nominated a further six times, for Beau fixe , Le Hussard sur le toit , La Femme défendue , Les Sentiments ,...

's brother) and Philippe Zavriew. Benoît met Catherine at a jazz festival in Ampthill

Ampthill

Ampthill is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton, with a population of about 6,000. It is administered by Central Bedfordshire Council. A regular market has taken place on Thursdays for centuries.-History:...

. In late 1993, they signed with the label Remark and released their first single entitled Au bout du compte early 1995. Their second single "Voyage in Italie" ensured their reputation placing at #7 on the French SNEP Top 50 during the 1996 summer.

Lilicub was nominated at the 1997 Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la Musique

Victoires de la musique , is an annual French award ceremony that recognizes the best musical artists of the year.- Male artist of the year :*1985 : Michel Jonasz*1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman*1987 : Johnny Hallyday...

 in the category "Revelation of the year", and awarded the price Sacem Roger Seiller for "Best French group" in 1998. The same year, Lilicub released its second album, La Grande Vacance. The group then engaged in collaborations with Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese artists like Taeko Onuki et Noriko Kato. The third album entitled Zoom was produced as a film and was released in 2001. In 2005, the band began a tour across France to promote its new songs.

Albums

• 1996 : Voyage en Italie
• 1997 : A Tribute to Antônio Carlos Jobim
  Antônio Carlos Jobim
  Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist. He was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists within...
  
  
• 1998 : La Grande Vacance
• 1999 : La Douce Vie
• 2000 : À la Nouvelle Vague
• 2001 : Tribute to Polnareff
  Michel Polnareff
  Michel Polnareff, born in Nérac on 3 July 1944, is a French singer-songwriter who was very popular from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s...
  
  
• 2001 : Zoom
• 2002 : Boby Tutti-Frutti - L'hommage délicieux à Boby Lapointe
  Boby Lapointe
  Robert Lapointe was a French singer, noted for his humorous texts, alliterations and plays on words.He was born in Pézenas, in the Hérault département of France...
  
  
• 2003 : L'Humeur vagabonde : hommage à Jeanne Moreau
  Jeanne Moreau
  Jeanne Moreau is a French actress, singer, screenwriter and director.She made her theatrical debut in 1947, and established herself as one of the leading actresses of the Comédie-Française...
  
  
• 2008 : Papa a fait Mai 68

Singles

• 1996 : "Voyage en Italie" - #7 in France
• 1996 : "Faire fi de tout" - #30 in France