Play Les Rita Mitsouko Radio
Les Rita Mitsouko
548,580 plays (67,826 listeners)
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.
Top Albums
-
Re
Les Rita Mitsouko
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $17.98
- eBay Search
-
Bestov Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Variéty
Les Rita MitsoukoBuy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 $5.99
- 7digital Search
- iTunes $9.99
- Buy Album
- Amazon $34.99
- eBay Search
-
Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
Top Tracks
| 1 |
|
||||
| 2 |
|
Le Petit Train
full track
|
|||
| 3 |
|
||||
| 4 | |||||
| 5 |
|
||||
| 6 |
|
Singing In The Shower
full track
|
|||
| 7 |
|
||||
| 8 | |||||
| 9 | |||||
| 10 | |||||
| 11 | |||||
| 11 |
|
||||
| 13 | |||||
| 14 |
|
Tongue Dance
full track
|
|||
| 15 |
Shoutbox
-
macijikralj wrote:
J'adore
-
Tomrair wrote:
I heard "singing in the shower" on the radio back in the 80s when i was about 14 and though i didn't know the band's name, i couldn't get it out of my head for about 20 years. If that isn't something that defines great music, i don't know what else. Great band, really.
-
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...
-
luckystoned wrote:
greeeeat!!!!!!
-
luckystoned wrote:
:o ooooh aaaah
-
retro_trash wrote:
i didnt even know till today that frederic chichin is dead, how ignorant of me R.I.P
-
VivaZoya wrote:
LOVE Les Rita!! This defined 1988 for me!
-
NanetteManoir wrote:
La sorcière et l'inquisiteur.....
-
rodrigov5 wrote:
grandioso grupo...junto a indochine hizo maravillosa musica en los 80`s
-
Rissacakes wrote:
:) Thanks to my Sparks obsession, I have developed quite the admiration for Catherine and Fred.
-
Xanapendrive wrote:
Diferente!
-
Rozalinka wrote:
i've tried every man but I'm stupid anyway<3
-
claudiolopez wrote:
baila marcia
-
goodbyeandgo wrote:
loooooooooooooooooooove them!
-
Marisoul wrote:
Chou, Andy!
-
coffeeandtoast wrote:
Pantagonis, les Rita are extremely well-known in France, they're a household name. I have no idea about their US following though.
-
Rozalinka wrote:
ils étaient génials. :3
-
Pangonis wrote:
I kind of stumbled upon this group haphazardly... can anyone tell me if they ever had a significant U.S. following, and/or how well-known they are in France?
-
elgransete wrote:
music from my childhood :>
-
Ronald_Knecht wrote:
Das ist französischer Avant-Garde der 80er Jahre!!
Videos
See more
News
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...
-
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko -
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko -
10 Jul 2007 | from blog.myspace.com/lesritamitsouko
Listeners
-
FEDERICOCO
Listening now
to Le Petit Train -
GrinningW
Top Listener
-
paripe
Top Listener
-
neuneuland
Top Listener
-
martouff
Top Listener
-
pickelfeet
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
Rissacakes wrote about Les Rita Mitsouko in My top 100 songs of 2009.. 2 hours ago
-
thetinygiant, 2xdrink, Musikman54 and 6 other people added Les Rita Mitsouko to their libraries. 16 hours ago
-
Rissacakes wrote about Les Rita Mitsouko in How varied is your musical taste?. 9 days ago
-
Emorej59, ilogmi, patriot482 and 1 other person added Les Rita Mitsouko to their libraries. 9 days ago
-
gawi tagged Les Rita Mitsouko with female vocalists, francais and rock. 10 days ago
-
bdijon added Les Rita Mitsouko to bdijon’s library. 12 days ago
-
alpn00 tagged Les Rita Mitsouko with 80s, rock francais, rock and 2 other tags. 13 days ago
-
sahelonline, Suunglasses, micheledupont and 10 other people added Les Rita Mitsouko to their libraries. 14 days ago
-
TheBladeRunner_ tagged Les Rita Mitsouko with french and nouvelle scene francaise. 21 days ago
-
TheBladeRunner_, kristobrown, somalintu and 8 other people added Les Rita Mitsouko to their libraries. 21 days ago
Related Journals
-
My top 100 songs of 2009.
by Rissacakes |
28 Dec 2009 | Add comment
-
How varied is your musical taste?
by Rissacakes |
7 Dec 2009 | Add comment
-
Rita Mitsouko/Katerine: Under My Thumb
by sirjelind |
18 Feb 2009 | Add comment
Groups (22)
-
Mygmusique
72 members
-
Europeans Against The World
3,983 members
-
France
2,983 members
-
France against Sarkozy
671 members
-
European Music In European Languages
529 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
