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Also known as Telephone

Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands in the world, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons. They have sold around 10 million albums to date, a record still unbeaten for a French rock band.

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Téléphone
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Téléphone in 2016
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Paris, France
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Rock, pop rock
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1976–1986 (Téléphone), 2015–2017 (Les Insus?)
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EMI, Virgin Records
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Jean-Louis AubertLouis BertignacCorine MarienneauRichard Kolinka

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inception
1976-11-12
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1986-04-21
start of work period
1976-00-00
social media followers
100000
name
Téléphone
Commons category
Téléphone (musical group from France)
end of work period
1986-00-00
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11 sections
Contents
  • Members
  • Reformation as "Les Insus" (2015-2017)
  • Discography
  • Studio albums
  • Live albums
  • Compilation albums
  • DVDs
  • Singles
  • Awards
  • References
  • External links

Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands in the world, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons. They have sold around 10 million albums to date, a record still unbeaten for a French rock band.

Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est trop" ("Metro's Too Much"), "La bombe humaine" ("Human bomb"), "Argent trop cher" ("Money Too Expensive"), "Ça c'est vraiment toi" ("That Is So You"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "New York avec toi" ("New York City With You") and "Un autre Monde" ("Another World").

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