Les Rita Mitsouko

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Les Rita Mitsouko is a French pop rock group formed in 1979 led by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer known for their live performances. The husband and wife duo was one of the most successful musical acts of the 1980's in France. They began performing in the early 1980's in alternative spaces such as the Pali-Kao, a squatted factory building in Belleville, Paris. Their first hit single was Marcia Baila off the Rita Mitsouko album, a song about the Argentinian choreographer and dancer Marcia Moretto who had died of cancer in 1981 and with whom they had performed on several occasions. This album was creative and eccentric (produced by Conny Plank, sound engineer and producer of Neu! and Kraftwerk) combining elements of punk, rock, cold electro pop and jazz, and coupled with their colorful, wild, over-the-top image caught the interest of some important anglophone listeners. American record producer and musician Tony Visconti produced the following two albums, The No Comprendo and Marc et Robert, while polishing and perfecting their sound. The American band Sparks collaborated with them on the latter record and Russell Mael sings lead vocals with Ringer on three tracks, Singing in the Shower, Live in Las Vegas and Hip Kit. These two albums feature both French and English lyrics. The most successful singles were C'est comme ça and Andy. Jean-Baptiste Mondino directed most of their music videos in the 1980's and Jean-Luc Godard filmed a short documentary Soigne ta droite about the group during the recording of The No Comprendo in 1986. On Wednesday November 28th 2007, Fred Chichin died from cancer while the band had just cancelled their previous concert dates in Paris. He was only diagnosed with the disease two months before. Mais c'est la mort qui t'a assassinée, Marcia C'est la mort qui t'a consumée, Marcia C"est le cancer que tu as pris sous ton bras Maintenant, tu es en cendres, cendres La mort, c'est comme une chose impossible Et même à toi, qui est la vie même, Marcia Et même à toi qui est forte comme une fusée C'est la mort qui t'a emmenée . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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creeque alley,rock,chanson,french rock,

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country: FR

city: 1980

Begin Date: 1980

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L'INTEGRALE

Jan/2020

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix) - Single

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix) - Single

Dec/2019

Best Of & Raretés

Best Of & Raretés

Sep/2019

Variety Remixes

Variety Remixes

Jan/2008

L'ami ennemi

Jan/2008

Variéty Remixes EP

Variéty Remixes EP

Dec/2007

the eye - ep

Oct/2007

The Eye: More Variety

The Eye: More Variety

Oct/2007

Variéty [English Version]

Variéty [English Version]

Jul/2007

Variety

Jul/2007

Variety (English Version)

Variety (English Version)

Jul/2007

Variéty (Version Anglaise)

Variéty (Version Anglaise)

Apr/2007

The Eye

Apr/2007

Variéty (Limited Edition)

Variéty (Limited Edition)

Apr/2007

Variéty [Remixes EP]

Variéty [Remixes EP]

Apr/2007

Communiqueur D'amour (remixes)

Communiqueur D'amour (remixes)

Mar/2007

Variéty

Mar/2007

Communiqueur d'Amour

Communiqueur d'Amour

Mar/2007

Ding Dang Dong (Ringing At Your Bell)

Ding Dang Dong (Ringing At Your Bell)

Jan/2007

En Concert Avec L'Orchestre Lamoureux

En Concert Avec L'Orchestre Lamoureux

Sep/2004

Best Of

Sep/2019

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix) - Single

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix) - Single

Dec/2019

L'Intégrale

Sep/2019

L'INTEGRALE

Sep/2019

Best Of & Raretés

Best Of & Raretés

Sep/2019

Communiqueur D'amour (remixes)

Communiqueur D'amour (remixes)

Mar/2007

Communiqueur d'Amour

Communiqueur d'Amour

Mar/2007

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix)

Andy (Folamour's Italo Remix)

Dec/2019

Variéty Remixes - EP

Variéty Remixes - EP

Jan/2008

Variéty Remixes EP - EP

Variéty Remixes EP - EP

Jan/2008

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