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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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djcartwright wrote:
@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 wrote:
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Melody_dream wrote:
C'êtait un homme ♥
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Pangonis wrote:
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 wrote:
♥ ♥ ♥
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Paradiize wrote:
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somniculosia wrote:
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shitemo wrote:
sperm throat!
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allya1 wrote:
My ex-boyfriend used to force me to listen to Les Rita Mitsouko so now I deleted their music from my iTunes and am blocking all their songs on last.fm. It's not Catherine's fault.
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just_in_clouds wrote:
LOve them!!!! RIP Catherine, one of the best!
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Ji0509 wrote:
:D love les rita!
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valeks86 wrote:
This is their best picture so far!
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poreilly wrote:
C'est comme ca - best video. I was lucky to see them live back in the 80s
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brunitcho wrote:
and now? Where is Catherine Ringer? news about her?
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sebreflex wrote:
Nouvelles photos ajoutés, allez voté ; )
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macijikralj wrote:
J'adore
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von7up wrote:
Actrice porno, c'est vite dit. Elle a fait 2 ou 3 apparitions dans des films x et ça était une expérience comme d'autres l' on fait avec la dope ou la varape...
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luckystoned wrote:
greeeeat!!!!!!
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luckystoned wrote:
:o ooooh aaaah
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retro_trash wrote:
i didnt even know till today that frederic chichin is dead, how ignorant of me R.I.P
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English Biography
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
LES RITA MITSOUKO
Charismatic, eccentric and very, very French, Les Rita
Mitsouko are legends. The band formed by Catherine Ringer and Fred
Chichin in 1979 have worked with everyone fr...
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10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko -
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
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