Téléphone
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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.
Key facts
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.name
- Téléphone
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.image
- File:Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2016 - Les Insus - 039.jpg
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.caption
- Téléphone in 2016
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.background
- group_or_band
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.origin
- Paris, France
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.genre
- Rock, pop rock
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- 1976–1986 (Téléphone), 2015–2017 (Les Insus?)
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.label
- EMI, Virgin Records
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.past_members
- Jean-Louis AubertLouis BertignacCorine MarienneauRichard Kolinka
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.telephonelegroupe.com
- Image
- Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2016 - Les Insus - 039.jpg
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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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Article
11 sectionsContents
- 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").