Téléphone
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Téléphone was a French
rock band
formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert
(singer/guitarist), Louis Bertignac
(guitarist/singer), Corine Marienneau (bass/singer) and Richard Kolinka (drums).
Their first, self-titled album, was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones
in Paris
, Quebec
, the United States and Japan
. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons.
Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est trop" ("Metro's Too Much"), "La bombe humaine" ("Human bomb"), "Argent trop cher" ("Money Too Dear"), "Ça c'est vraiment toi" ("That Is So You"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "New York avec toi" ("New York With You") and "Un autre Monde" ("Another World").
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 band
Rock Band
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formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-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...
(singer/guitarist), Louis Bertignac
Louis Bertignac
Louis Bertignac is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone split in 1986...
(guitarist/singer), Corine Marienneau (bass/singer) and Richard Kolinka (drums).
Their first, self-titled album, was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, the United States and 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...
. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons.
Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est trop" ("Metro's Too Much"), "La bombe humaine" ("Human bomb"), "Argent trop cher" ("Money Too Dear"), "Ça c'est vraiment toi" ("That Is So You"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "New York avec toi" ("New York With You") and "Un autre Monde" ("Another World").
Studio albums
- Téléphone (1977) - "Anna", "Sur La Route", "Dans Ton Lit", "Le Vaudou", "Téléphomme", "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est Trop", "Prends Ce Que Tu Veux", "Flipper".
- Crache Ton VeninCrache Ton VeninCrache Ton Venin is the second album by French rock band Téléphone. The title, translating literally as 'Spit your Venom', is also the name for the album's opening track. Released in 1979, it was the album that cemented Téléphone's position as one of the foremost French rock groups of the era, some...
(1979) - Au Cœur De La NuitAu Cœur De La NuitAu cœur de la nuit is an album of French rock band Téléphone, released in 1980.- Track listing :All tracks composed by Jean-Louis Aubert; except where indicated# "Au cœur de la nuit" - 3:28# "Ploum ploum" - 1:54# "Pourquoi n'essaies-tu pas ?" - 3:23...
(1980) - Dure LimiteDure LimiteDure Limite is the fourth studio album by French rock band Téléphone, released in 1982 on Virgin Records.-Track listing:All tracks written by Jean-Louis Aubert, unless otherwise noted.#"Dure Limite" – 4:38#"Ça " – 4:28...
(1982) - Un autre mondeUn autre mondeUn autre monde is a 1984 album by French rock band Téléphone.-Track listing:# Les dunes# New-York avec toi# Loin de toi # 66 heures# Ce que je veux# Le garçon d'ascenseur# Oublie ça# T'as qu'ces mots...
(1984)
Live albums
- Le Live (1986) - "Au cœur de la nuit", "Fait divers", "Dure limite", "Un peu de ton amour", "La bombe humaine", "Cendrillon", "New York avec toi", "Electric Cité", "Le Taxi las", "Juste un autre genre", "Ce que je veux", "Argent trop cher", "Ça (c'est vraiment toi)", "Un autre monde", "Hygiaphone", "Fleur de ma ville".
- Paris 81 (2000) - "Crache ton venin", "Faits divers", "Au cœur de la nuit", "Ploum ploum", "Fleur de ma ville", "Argent trop cher", "Ordinaire", "La bombe humaine", "Laisse Tomber", "Seul", "Téléphomme", "Hygiaphone", "Tu vas me manquer", "Le Silence".