Les Fatals Picards

Les Fatals Picards

Les Fatals Picards
Background information
Origin France
Genres Rock, punk, pop, ska
Years active 1998 – present
Labels Warner Bros. Records
Website www.fatalspicards.com
Members Laurent Honel
Jean-Marc Sauvagnargues
Paul Léger
Yves Giroud
Past members Ivan Callot
Regis Rodrigues
Gilles Di Giovanni
Eric Charpentier
Olivier Delafosse
Jonathan Bénisty

Les Fatals Picards is a French rock/punk band, founded in 1996.

The Fatals Picards (meaning "the fatal [men] from Picardy") are best known to general audiences because they represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "L'Amour à la française" (Eng: "Love, French Style"), after winning the national selection.[1]

Characteristics

The lyrics of the Fatals Picards are often of a parodic or humoristic character, though some songs, more particularly in the recent years, are more of a militant left-wing kind.

Some of their songs are satiric:

Musical influences range from straight rock to punk, chanson, etc.

Eurovision 2007

Eurovision 2007 in front Leadsinger Paul Léger, behind bass guitarist Yves Giraud

Les Fatals Picards represented France in Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland with the bilingual French/English song "L'Amour à la française" (meaning "Love - the French way"). They finished 22nd overall in 24 finalists.

Band members

Former member

Discography

Earlier materials
Charting studio albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[2]
2009 Le sens de la gravité 17
2011 Coming out 32
2013 Septième ciel 28
Live albums
Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[2]
2008 Public 60
2011 Fatals s/ scène 52

References

External links

Preceded by
Virginie Pouchain
with Il était temps
France in the Eurovision Song Contest
2007
Succeeded by
Sébastien Tellier
with Divine
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