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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.
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.
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Acoustiques
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The No Comprendo
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shinoque Caniche nain d'amour!
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djcartwright @just_in_clouds: Fred died, Catherine is still alive and well. Also, I never heard anywhere but here that Fred and Catherine were "husband and wife", seems fishy to me...
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DANIIGUIIMA *.*
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Melody_dream C'êtait un homme ♥
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Pangonis There is an obvious need to merge the variations on "C'est Comme Ca." Everyone reading this, help me out and put a request in?
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IkkBinVarg ♥ ♥ ♥
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Paradiize ♥
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somniculosia ♥
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les Rita Mitsouko en quelques dates
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
1982
sortie du 1er single « Minuit Dansant »
1984
« Rita Mitsouko » 1er album produit par Conny Plank
et les Rita Mitsouko
1985
« Marcia Baïla » atteint la 2ème place d...
- English Biography 10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
- les Rita Mitsouko en quelques dates 10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
- English Biography 10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
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