Mathias Malzieu the lead singer of the French band Dionysos

Dionysos (French band)

Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme; they formed at their lycée. They perform songs in both French and English, and have released six studio albums. They are well known in France for their surrealism and eccentricity....

, co-founded the group in 1993 when he lived in Valence in Drôme

Drôme

Drôme , a department in southeastern France, takes its name from the Drôme River.-History:The French National Constituent Assembly set up Drôme as one of the original 83 departments of France on March 4, 1790, during the French Revolution...

. Three of his school-friends (Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel), comprised the original band membership.

Books

Malzieu has written the following books:

• 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
• Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
• La mécanique du cœur
  La mécanique du cœur (book)
  La mécanique du cœur is a book written by Mathias Malzieu, lead singer of the French rock band Dionysos . The book has sold well in Malzieu's native France.-Synopsis:The book opens in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1874...
  
  (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
• Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011)

Personal life

Malzieu's partner , Olivia Ruiz

Olivia Ruiz

Olivia Blanc known as Olivia Ruiz is a female French pop singer of partial Spanish origin belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre.-Biography:...

, also works as a singer.