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 Les Rita Mitsouko at the Eurockéennes 2007
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Paris, France |
| Genre(s) | alternative rock chanson pop rock |
| Years active | 1980 — current |
| Label(s) | Because Delabel Virgin France |
| Associated acts | Spratz |
| Website | www.ritamitsouko.com |
| Members | |
| Fred Chichin Catherine Ringer |
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Les Rita Mitsouko is a French pop rock group formed by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer. The Eurockéennes de Belfort is one of France 's largest rock Music festivals The Eurockéennes (a wordplay involving the words rock and Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of A chanson ( French for " Song " from Latin cantio) is in general any lyric -driven French songs usually Polyphonic Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (1 May 1954 &ndash 28 November 2007 was a French musician and songwriter Catherine Ringer (born October 18, 1957, Suresnes, France) is a French singer musician songwriter dancer choreographer and actress Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (1 May 1954 &ndash 28 November 2007 was a French musician and songwriter Catherine Ringer (born October 18, 1957, Suresnes, France) is a French singer musician songwriter dancer choreographer and actress [1] The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club, Paris in 1980. They went on to become one of the most successful musical acts of the 1980s in France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Les Rita Mitsouko will resume touring in April 2008.
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History
Rita Mitsouko began performing in the early 1980s in alternative spaces such as the Pali-Kao, a squatted factory building in Belleville, Paris. Squatting is the act of occupying an abandoned or unoccupied space or Building that the squatter does not own rent or otherwise have permission to use Belleville is a Neighbourhood of Paris, France, located in the XXe arrondissement and XIXe arrondissement and parts of the Xe
The band first achieved major popular success in 1985, with the release of the second single from their first album: "Marcia Baïla" rose to number 2 on the French record charts that summer. Philippe Gautier directed a vibrant and widely viewed music video to accompany the record. "Marcia Baïla" is an homage to Argentinian choreographer and dancer Marcia Moretto, with whom Catherine Ringer had studied and performed in the 1970s. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Marcia Moretto, born in 1949 and died in 1981 in Paris was an Argentine dancer choreographer and director Moretto died of cancer in 1981 at the age of 32. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
Rita Mitsouko was a creative and eccentric debut album, combining elements of punk, rock, synth pop and jazz. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Coupled with the band's colorful, wild, over-the-top image, it brought Rita Mitsouko to the attention of some important anglophone listeners.
American record producer and musician Tony Visconti produced the band's next two albums, The No Comprendo and Marc et Robert, helping to polish and perfect their sound. Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. These two albums feature both French and English lyrics. The most successful singles from these albums were "C'est comme ça" and '"Andy. "
The American band Sparks collaborated with Les Rita Mitsouko on Marc et Robert. Sparks is an American rock and Pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards and Russell Mael (vocals Russell Mael sings lead vocals with Catherine Ringer on three of the album's tracks, "Singing in the Shower," "Live in Las Vegas," and "Hip Kit. Russell Craig Mael (born 5 October 1948 or 1953 Santa Monica, California) is an American Singer who with his older "
Jean-Baptiste Mondino directed most of Les Rita Mitsouko's music videos in the 1980s. Jean-Baptiste Mondino (born Aubervilliers, France in 1949 is a French Fashion photographer and Music video director. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics
Jean-Luc Godard's 1987 feature film Soigne ta droite incorporates documentary footage of the band's The No Comprendo recording sessions. Jean-Luc Godard (French ʒɑ̃lyk gɔˈdaʀ (born on December 3 1930 is a French and Swiss Filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague
In 1993, the video of "Y'a d'la haine," from the album Système D, was awarded Clip of the Year by MTV Europe. MTV Europe launched on 1 August 1987 under a co-operative agreement by Viacom and British Telecom PLC until 1991 when Viacom took over full ownership
On Système D Catherine Ringer sings a duet, "My Love Is Bad," with Iggy Pop. James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter Variéty also includes a vocal duo in which Ringer is joined by guest musician Serj Tankian (from System of a Down). Serj Tankian ( Armenian: Սերժ Թանգեան (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon and started his own software company System of a Down (commonly referred to as System or abbreviated as SOAD) is an Armenian American rock band formed in 1994 in
Les Rita Mitsouko's album Variéty was released in 2007 in both French and in English (Variety) versions; it was produced by Mark Plati. Mark Plati is a New York -based Musician, Record producer, and Songwriter, widely acclaimed for his work in the 1990s with David Bowie
On Wednesday November 28th 2007, Fred Chichin died from cancer while the band had just cancelled their previous concert dates in Paris. Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (1 May 1954 &ndash 28 November 2007 was a French musician and songwriter He was only diagnosed with the disease two months before.
It was announced on the 8th of February 2008 on the band's website that Catherine Ringer is due to resume touring this April following the sad death of her partner and Les Rita Mitsouko collaborator, Fred Chichin. Catherine will pick up with the band that she and Fred put together for the release of their latest album 'Variety' on Because Music.
She will perform the songs written by herself and Fred for Les Rita Mitsouko, including some of their latest treasures, and more to discover.
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Discography
Albums
| Title | Release Date |
French Album Chart[1] |
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| Rita Mitsouko | 1984 | |
| The No Comprendo | 20 Sep 1986 | |
| Marc et Robert | 7 Nov 1988 | |
| Re (Remix album - including mixes by Fred Chichin, Tony Visconti, William Orbit) |
10 Oct 1990 | |
| Système D | 16 Nov 1993 | |
| Acoustiques (Live, from an M6 televised concert) | 27 Oct 1996 | 18 |
| Cool Frénésie | 7 Mar 2000 | 3 |
| Le Bestov (Compilation) | 5 Nov 2001 | - |
| La Femme Trombone | 1 Sep 2002 | 5 |
| En Concert (Live album credited as 'Les Rita Mitsouko avec L'Orchestre Lamoureux') |
Mar 2004 | 64 |
| Variéty | 16 Apr 2007 | 3 |
| Variety (English language version) | 2 Jul 2007 | 163 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Album | French Singles Chart | U.S. Club Play |
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| "Minuit dansant" / "Don't Forget the Nite" | 1982 | Rita Mitsouko | - | - |
| "Restez avec moi" | 1984 | - | - | |
| "Marcia Baïla" | 1985 | 2 | - | |
| "Andy" / "Un soir, un chien" | 1986 | The No Comprendo | 19 | 11 |
| "C'est comme ça" | 10 | - | ||
| "Les histoires d'A" | 1987 | - | - | |
| "Mandolino City" | 1988 | Marc et Robert | - | - |
| "Singing in the Shower" (with Sparks) | 1989 | 37 | 24 | |
| "Le petit train" | - | - | ||
| "Tongue Dance" | 1990 | - | - | |
| "Hip Kit" | Re | - | - | |
| "Don't Forget the Nite" | 1991 | - | - | |
| "Y'a d'la haine!" | 1993 | Système D | 33 | - |
| "Les amants" | 1994 | - | - | |
| "Femme d'affaires" | - | - | ||
| "Riche" (with Doc Gynéco) | 1996 | Acoustiques | - | - |
| "Cool Frénésie" | 2000 | Cool Frénésie | 98 | - |
| "Alors C'est Quoi" | - | - | ||
| "Femme de Moyen-Age" | - | - | ||
| "Triton" | 2002 | La Femme Trombone | - | - |
| "Sasha" | - | - | ||
| "Tu Me Manques" | 2003 | En Concert | - | - |
| "Communiqueur d'Amour" | 2007 | Variéty | - | - |
| "Ding Dang Dong" | - | - | ||
| "Même Si" | - | - | ||
| "L'Ami Ennemi" | - | - | ||
| "The Eye" (6 track E.P.) | - | - | - |
Awards
- 1987 : Grand Prix of the Charles-Cros Academy
- 1987 : Victoires De La Musique: "Best Album of the Year" for The No Comprendo
- 1987 : Victoires De La Musique: "Best video of the Year" for C'est comme ça
- 1990 : Bus Steel of the decade 80 for throughout their work. A remix album is an Album consisting mostly of Remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (1 May 1954 &ndash 28 November 2007 was a French musician and songwriter Anthony Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American Record producer and sometimes a Musician or Singer. William Orbit (born on 15 December 1956 as William Mark Wainwright in Shoreditch, Hackney) is an English Musician A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco Sparks is an American rock and Pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards and Russell Mael (vocals Doc Gynéco (real name Bruno Beausir) is a popular French hip hop Artist of Guadeloupean origin An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify
- 1994 : MTV Europe Music Awards: "Best video of the Year" for Y'a d'la haine.
- 2001 : Price Roger-Seiller of "Best French Band"
- 2001 : Spring prices SACEM.
External links
- Official Les Rita Mitsouko website
- Biography of Les Rita Mitsouko, from Radio France Internationale
- Extensive Rita Mitsouko fanpage with many images
- MySpace page
- [2] Wikipedia page in French with more links
- Video to "Ding Dang Dong"
References
- ^ http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Les+Rita+Mitsouko&cat=a Les Rita Mitsouko French Album Chart Placings 1996-present
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