Stéphane sirkis
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Nicola Sirkis
Musical artist
Nicolas Henri Didier Sirchis (French pronunciation:[nikɔlaɑ̃ʁididjesiʁkis]; born 22 June 1959), better known by his stage name Nicola Sirkis, is a French musician, primarily known for his work as the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine. He is the only remaining member of the original line-up of the band which he formed in 1981 with a friend, Dominique Nicolas, soon to be joined by his twin brother Stéphane and Dimitri Bodianski.[2]
The band has been active for 38 years, and Nicola Sirkis saw critical and wide appeal and success in 2002 with the release of Paradize. The group received further critical acclaim with their album 13. Upon its release in 2017, the album topped the charts in France, Belgium and Switzerland,[3] and they are hailed as the top rock group in France.[4]
In 1992, Nicola Sirkis released a solo-album, Dans la Lune, covering a few of his favourite songs, in French or English.
Nicola Sirkis is also the author of the collection of short stories "Les Mauvaises Nouv
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If you follow me on social media, you probably have noticed how much I like Indochine, so today, we’re talking about them, and why it is, in my opinion (and many others), one of the greatest french bands ever.
In the 1980s before Indochine, in France we had Marquis de Sade, Complot Bronswick, Niagara, Trisomie 21… Indochine is often considered as the most successful french new wave band, for a reason. With 25 singles in the top 50, it’s also the biggest french rock band, overtaking Telephone‘s place at number 1. In my opinion, Indochine are in a way the french Depeche Mode (and I don’t say that lightly, Depeche Mode being my favourite band), both bringing a lot on the table of the 1980s new wave bands, influenced, influencial, and legendary.
Indeed, the band has made 13 albums during their 35 years of carreer. Even though they had to go through very VERY tough times (the death of one of the members, Stéphane Sirkis, for example), they kept moving forward and thus blessed us with more music and more content. What also makes this band
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MAY 10, 1981 : INDOCHINE IS FORMED
SEPTEMBER 19, 1981 : FIRST CONCERT
2020: 40 YEARS
Five french presidents. Stupid wars as always. Revolutions, evolutions, regressions too. Technological advances, social advances, an end to the death penalty, marriage for all. And then the terrifying irruption of populism, of terrorism… Massive migrations, repeated economic crises, blatant lies, Chernobyl, undeniable climate change, and the tensions it generates, the COVID-19. We saw a wall fall in Berlin, and we tremble to see others erected in Mexico, Greece, or Hungary. We’ve gone from nothing to minitel to bebop to internet and smartphone … the world in 40 years.
INDOCHINE has accompanied all this. It has also witnessed all this, in its own way, never head-on, but knowing how to get its message across against intolerance and obscurantism. So much has happened, we’ve lost so many friends, we’ve seen the arrival of punk, new wave, indie rock, hip-hop, techno, house, electro, the disappearance of vinyl, and then its return in force. But INDOCHINE is still
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