Étienne Daho
Étienne Daho ( born January 14, 1956 in Oran, Algeria) is a well known and successful pop singer in France.
Life
Étienne Daho lives in Oran in Algeria, where alternated his carefree life by the sea with war experiences up to the age of eight. Leaving his father, he spends many months under artillery fire before it comes to Rennes in France in September 1964 and spent his youth there. The passion for music is triggered by the acquisition of two plates: The Velvet Underground and Nico, and the first album of Pink Floyd ( The Piper at the Gates of Dawn ) that makes him discover Syd Barrett. He begins to greatly interested in rock music. His musical universe includes not only these bands also Serge Gainsbourg and The Beach Boys. He studied English and spending time in London and Manchester, where he is during the holidays, there to satisfy his passion for music. There he discovered in 1976 the punk scene and began to write songs.
In his student days Etienne Daho founded the association " Terrapin " as a tribute to a song by Syd Barrett to organize a concert of Stinky Toys for her birthday. At this concert the two meet and become firm friends. Encouraged by his friends the group Marquis de Sade and Stinky Toys, he made his debut on stage at the Trans Musicales de Rennes with the group Entre les deux fils denudes de la dynamo. He takes a demo with ten of his compositions with the help of photographer Richard Dumas, then by Franck Darcel and with the musicians of the group Marquis de Sade and rattles from the panel houses. He is picked up by Virgin Records and establishes itself to the French of the lable.
The recording of his first album, mythomaniac (1981 ), held in Paris with the musicians Marquis de Sade instead of Jacno as a producer. The album gets good reviews (one side in Le Monde, an article in Rock & Folk, which introduces a new title on this occasion: Frenchy But Chic ) but the album is not running, and only 3000 copies are sold ( the record still receives Gold - 15 years later). Étienne Daho begins to write new songs and brings out the single Le grand Sommeil, with the success of which he produced his second album.
For this second album Franck Darcel is the producer. The album La Notte La Notte comes out in March 1984, illustrated with a magnificent portrait of Pierre & Gilles. Two of these decoupled Sortir Singles Tournée and especially Week -end à Rome become the first major public success of electropop. The album runs pretty well: it gets 1985 gold ( and platinum in 1995 ). He makes a first Olympia sold -out on 18 April 1985. The show Enfants du rock devote a portrait, where he sings in duet with Françoise Hardy, with whom he is friends. It gives him the Bus d' Acier, which distinguishes him rock artist of the year 1985.
After these successes Étienne Daho provides his team together to record new tracks that Maxi Single TOMBES pour la France 1985 comes out, the clip this is realized by Jean -Pierre Jeunet. His third album, Pop Satori (1986 ), he decides in London with the group Torch Song record ( will be producing their leader William Orbit later Madonna). The plate comes out in 1986, the reviews are praising follow the sales, the album is fast platinum, and he is considered the protagonist of the French pop scene. The compilations taken from the album are successes, the famous Duel au soleil, which was added by Luz Casal in 2004, leaves the " Dahomania " break out in France soon. The press cheered him and speaks of the " Daho - generation." Étienne Daho linked projects: participation in the films of Olivier Assayas and Virginia Thevenet and founded his own label to produce other artists.
He confirmed his success with the album Pour nos vies martiennes (1988 ), platinum album, the record sleeve by Guy Peellaert is illustrated. The Singles Bleu comme toi and Des heures hindoues justify definitely his style. The triumphant tour makes a stop at the Marquee in London and immortalized himself with the album Live ED and the film Tant pis pour l' Idahoe by singing a duet with Chris Isaak. Arthur Baker and Working Week invite him to their albums. He produced the plates of Daniel Darc, Bill Pritchard and Lio.
Recorded in New York and illustrated by Nick Knight, the album reached Paris ailleur (1991 ) with five singles ( Saudade, Des attractions désastre, Comme un igloo, Un homme à la mer et Les voyages of the clip from Michel Gondry ), an edition of 600,000 copies and the album's success continues its tour in 14 countries.
In 1993, he is number one in the 45 U / min charts with a revival of Édith Piaf Mon manège à moi, which was originally recorded for the compilation Piaf Frehel Ma grand-mère est une rockeuse. In 1995 he produced humain the new album by Brigitte Fontaine genre he published at Virgin, produced by Jacno. He sings with Jacques Dutronc Tous les goûts sont dans ma nature, and presents the project " Urgence " in the legs, whose proceeds will go to AIDS research. This action initiates the malicious rumor he died on June 17, 1995 to AIDS. He moved to London and writes a new album.
In 1995 he records the song Reserection ( resurrection ) to ( ironic allusion to this rumor ) with the British group Saint Etienne, a spontaneous trip-hop incidence of this avant-garde. Brigitte Fontaine writes to him the text of Jungle pulse, while Étienne Daho two tracks of Saint Etienne adapted Filthy and Paper: These two are a hit in England with He 's on the phone ( number 2 of the hit list ), an adaptation of Week- end à Rome.
He then writes the avant-garde album Eden, recorded in London with Elli Medeiros, The Comateens, The Swingle Singers and particularly Astrud Gilberto with the highly successful duo Les Bords de Seine. This album mixed by Mark Stent is now considered one of his best shots. During his "Kaleidoscope Tour" concert at London's ICA included, but is unpublished to this day. The single Le premier jour, from his first best-of album is a hit with 600,000 copies sold. He writes L' autre moi for Jane Birkin sings in duet with Vanessa Paradis Dis - lui toi que je t'aime in the show La soirée of Enfoirés ( on French TV ).
His next album is slow in coming, and coming in 2000, Corps et poor on the market, recorded with the Les Valentine, which moves immediately to No. 1 on the hit list. He comes back with what he does best: lyrics and music of great poetry. The album L' ouverture is really with its aesthetic force " Wagnerian " and Daho shows his passion in Le Brasier and in the success of La Baie. During his tour of Le tour de l' été sans fin he stayed a week at the Olympia in Paris, where he appears with Vanessa Daou and with an acoustic version at the Rex Club.
In 2001, he brings Dani on stage and sings in duet, the song written by Serge Gainsbourg Comme un boomerang. This single is certified gold. In the same year was appointed Etienne Daho for "knight" of the Order of Merit ( Chevalier de l' Ordre du Mérite ).
2003 Daho comes back with Réévolution ( gold plate ), recorded an album of dark and enigmatic rock group with its stage, which builds on his hit debut. It will be aware of the single If, a duet with Charlotte Gainsbourg, he had already been recorded as a solo in the album Ginger Ale, and a duet with Marianne Faithfull Les lis d' Eros and especially the single Retour à toi, pays tribute to Phil Spector for its productions Daho has a preference. His tour " Revolution Tour " as the album reached gold and platinum as a DVD.
In 2006, twenty years after the publication of Capitol Records sets the album Pop Satori on again, which today is known as the " founder of the French album Rocks ". On this occasion, Daho plays again the whole album at the Olympia at the Festival of Inrockuptibles, which earns him on television and radio triumph.
Étienne Daho has just realized the new album by Elli Medeiros, prepares his own new album for 2007 and has just been honored with the award Officier des Arts et Lettres. In February 2008, is Tombé pour Daho * published in France *, Étienne Dahos own new record is called * L'invitation *, published in November 2007, as a simple CD or as a double CD; another version with dvd released in April 2008. At the " Victoires de la musique ", the plate was recognized as the best rock / pop album of 2008. The album included the double dvd contains appearances with Alain Bashung and Charlotte G.