The Lovers (band)

The Lovers (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Lovers


Img_capt =
Img_size =
Landscape =
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Origin = Sheffield, England / France
Genre = Electronica
Years_active = 2001 – Present
Label = Voila Records
Associated_acts =
URL =
Current_members = Fred de Fred, Marion Benoist
Past_members =
Notable_instruments =

The Lovers are a French electronica/pop band based in Sheffield, England, consisting of real-life lovers Fred de Fred and Marion Benoist. Their music is usually upbeat, satirising French stereotypes, with special fondness for songs about food and sex.

The couple started working on music after a chance meeting with Jarvis Cocker, who wrote them the songs 'La Degustation', 'Fred de Fred' and 'Basque Country'. These songs feature on their self-titled debut album (which had a working title of 'Allo Allo', after the BBC sitcom of the same name), which was co-produced by Dean Honer and Parrot of All Seeing I, Kevin Bacon, Jon Quarmby, Leigh Devlin and Robin Downe.

The Lovers have collaborated in the past with Kings Have Long Arms frontman Adrian Flanagan, Hiem, and also form part of I Monster's live show.

In previous work, Fred worked for Sheffield studio FON, and has collaborated with acts such as Sweet Exorcist and Nightmares on Wax. Marion is a former bunny girl, who has worked with producers such as Nellee Hooper, and wrote the song 'Wonderland', which took Moloko's Róisín Murphy to number two in the dance charts.

The band have seen one of their songs, 'La Le', used on TV advert for McDonalds, and released a special edition of their album forthcoming, with a remix disc from the likes of Hiem, Kings Have Long Arms, Ross Orton of Fat Truckers, Robin Taylor-Firth of Nightmares on Wax, Richard H. Kirk of Sweet Exorcist and Cabaret Voltaire, and others.

The band are not to be confused with Tom Hingley's The Lovers, a band formed by the former frontman of Inspiral Carpets

External links

* [http://www.voilathelovers.com Official website]
* [http://www.linguascope.com/go2/lale/ 'La le' video clip]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • The Lovers (disambiguation) — The Lovers may mean:*The Lovers (VI), a trump or Major Arcana tarot card. *The Lovers, the Socratic dialogue attributed to Plato, see Rival Lovers. *The Lovers, the famous two paintings by Belgian surrealist artist René Magritte. *The Lovers… …   Wikipedia

  • The Rapture (band) — For the Finnish band, see Rapture (band). The Rapture Background information Origin NYC, New York United States …   Wikipedia

  • The Lovers — Gründung 1989 Genre Indie Website http://www.thelovers.co.uk Gründungsmitglieder Gitarre Jeremy Kelly Gesang Darre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Lovers Are Losing — Infobox Single Name = The Lovers Are Losing Artist = Keane from Album = Perfect Symmetry B side = Released = flagicon|UK October 20, 2008 flagicon|US September 30, 2008 Format = CD single Digital Download Recorded = Teldex Studios, Berlin Genre …   Wikipedia

  • The National (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The National Img capt = Matt Berninger (2007) Background = group or band Origin = Cincinnati, Ohio; Brooklyn, New York Genre = Indie rock Years active = 1999 ndash;present Label = Beggars Banquet, Brassland… …   Wikipedia

  • The Christians (band) — Infobox musical artist | Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Name = The Christians Img capt = Died = Origin = Liverpool, England Instrument = Genre = Sophisti pop Occupation = Years active = 1985 to… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dogs (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = The Dogs Background = group or band Origin = Rouen, France Genre = Rock, Punk, IndieThe Dogs are a French rock band from Rouen formed in 1973.Band membersOriginal lineup* Dominique Laboubée vocals, guitar * Paul… …   Wikipedia

  • The Dogs (band) — Dogs (groupe de musique) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Dogs. Dogs Pays d’origine France Genre(s) Garage rock Punk rock Années actives …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Tom Hingley & The Lovers — The Lovers Gründung 1989 Genre Indie Website http://www.thelovers.co.uk Gründungsmitglieder Gitarre Jeremy Kelly Gesang Darre …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tom Hingley and the Lovers — Infobox musical artist Name = Tom Hingley The Lovers Landscape = Background = group or band Origin = Manchester, England Genre = Punk Indie Years active = 2001 ndash;present Label = Newmemorabilia Records Associated acts = URL =… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”