Prototypes (band)
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- This article discusses the French rock band. For other uses of the word "prototype", see prototype (disambiguation)Prototype (disambiguation)A prototype is something that is representative of a category of things, or an early engineering version of something to be tested.Prototype may also refer to:- Automobiles :...
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Prototypes are an indie rock
Indie rock
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band from France
France
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Personnel
The band comprises:- Stephane Bodin (bass, synths)
- Isabelle Le Doussal (vocals), known on-stage as "Bubble Star"
- François Marche (guitar)
History
In 2006, a song from the band's U.S. self-titled debut album, "Who's Gonna Sing", was featured in an advertisement for the Apple iPod ShuffleIPod shuffle
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In 2008, their song "Je ne te connais pas" ("I do not know you") was featured in a Mitsubishi Outlander
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commercial. The same song was also featured in a BMW 1 Series
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television commercial in Germany
Germany
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in 2007, as well as in an episode of The L Word
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In 2010, the song "Je Ne Te Connais" was featured in Gossip Girl season 4 episode 2, "Double Identity."
Albums
- Tout le monde cherche quelque chose à faire (2004)
- Mutants Médiatiques (2005)
- Prototypes (2006) - first U.S. album with tracks from their previous two French albums
- Synthétique (2008)