Les Fatals Picards

Infobox musical artist
Name = Les Fatals Picards


Img_capt = Les Fatals Picards in the "Fête de la Musique" in Douai (2005)
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = France
Genre = Rock, punk, pop, ska
Years_active = 2000 – present
Label = Warner Music
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URL = [http://www.fatalspicards.com/ www.fatalspicards.com]
Current_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 band that represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "L'amour à la française" (Eng: "Love in the French Way"), after winning the national selection. Les Fatals Picards was founded in 1996.

Their songs feature much word play.

Characteristics

The music and the lyrics are original and sung with a Picard accent (although the only Picard singer does not belong to the group anymore...).They describe their music as "offbeat punk" and use a lot of humorous effects such as caricature.

Band Members

* Laurent Honel : guitar/singing/bass (2000-)
* Jean-Marc Sauvagnargues : Drums(2002-)
* Paul Léger : Lead Singer (2004-)
* Yves Giraud : bass (2005-)

Discography

* "Amiens c'est aussi le tien" - D.I.Y. (2000)
* "Navet Maria" - Next Music - (2001)
* "Droit de véto" - Next Music - (2003)
* "Picardia Independenza" (2005)
* "Pamplemousse mécanique" (2007)
* "Public" (2008)

External links

* [http://www.fatalspicards.com/ Official website] Fr
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pUqxccDKno Video of song "L'amour a la Française"]
* [http://www.liberation.fr/actualite/instantanes/histoiredujour/239374.FR.php Les Fatals Picards will represent France at Eurovision] Fr

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