Mickey 3D is a French

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...

 rock

French rock

French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily in the French language.In the 1970s, France saw the arrival of Alan Stivell's Breton folk-rock as well as a wave of progressive rock bands like Ange, Shylock, Magma, Eskaton, Atoll and Pulsar. French punk rock also appeared,...

 group from Montbrison

Montbrison

Montbrison is the name of several communes of France:* Montbrison, in the Loire département* Montbrison-sur-Lez, in the Drôme département...

 that was founded in 1997 when Mickaël Furnon alias Mickey and Aurélien Joanin alias Jojo parted from the local group 3Dk. They were supported by the group Louise Attaque

Louise Attaque

Louise Attaque is a French chanson/folk rock group founded in 1994. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of The Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named....

, which had them play before their concerts. In 1999 they recorded their first album Mistigri Torture. Since that time inspired by artists like Christophe Miossec, Mickey 3D have become known for rocking songs with critical lyrics and unusual sound elements. Their greatest commercial success Respire reached Switzerland's top 10 in 2004.

Albums

• First demo tapes: Le Souffle court (1996) ; Mickey 3d (1997) ; L'Amour (1998)
• 1999: Mistigri Torture (reedited by Virgin
  Virgin Records
  Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
  
   in 2000)
• 2001: La Trêve
• 2003: Tu vas pas mourir de rire
• 2004: Live à Saint-Étienne
• 2005: Matador
• 2009: La grande évasion

Singles

• 2000: "La France a peur"
• 2001: "Tu dis mais ne sais pas"
• "Jeudi pop pop"
• 2002: "Ma grand-mère"
• 2003: "Respire
  Respire (Mickey 3D song)
  "Respire" is one of Mickey 3D's most popular songs. Released in March 2003, it met success in France, Belgium and Switzerland. Like many French rock songs the topic is about a controversial and realistic subject, in this case, the environment and its destruction.-Lyrics and music:The text of the...
  
  "
• "Yalil (La fin des haricots)"
• "Ça m'étonne pas"
• 2004: "Johnny Rep"
• 2005: "Matador"
• "Les Mots"
• 2006: "La Mort du peuple"
• 2009: "Méfie-toi l'escargot"

Awards

• 2003: Prix Constantin
  Prix Constantin
  The Prix Constantin is an annual French music prize awarded to the best album of an artist who has come to prominence during the course of the past year. It was inaugurated in 2002, following the example of the Mercury Music Prize, as an attempt to bring to light artists who have not had major...
  
  
• 2004: 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...
  
  
  • Victoire for rock album of the year for Tu vas pas mourir de rire.
  • Victoire for music video of the year for Respire.
  • Victoire of original song of the year for Respire.

External links

• Official page
• Le web a peur (amateur site)
• a fan's blog