Superbus (band)
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| Superbus | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Rock, power pop, synthpop |
| Years active | 1999 – present |
| Website | http://www.superbus.com.fr |
| Members | |
| Jennifer Ayache, aka Jenn. (singer/songwriter) Patrice Focone, aka Pat. (guitar, backing vocals) Michel Giovannetti, aka Mitch. (guitar) François Even, aka Küntz. (bass, backing vocals) Greg Jacks, (drums) |
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| Past members | |
| Guillaume Rousé, aka Rouséman. (drums) | |
Superbus is a five-piece French pop/rock band formed in 1999.[1]
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[edit] History
After a trip to the United States to perfect her English in 1999, Jennifer Ayache went looking for musicians to make a group. She met Michel Giovannetti, a guitarist, and François Even, a bassist, who already knew each other from another group, and formed a new band. They started out as a three-piece before 2 other members joined.
Those two were later replaced by Guillaume Roussé (on drums), and Patrice Focone (on guitar). Roussé quit the band in 2005 and was replaced by Greg Jacks.
The band got their name from the Latin word superbus, meaning proud, which Jennifer Ayache (lead singer) stumbled upon while browsing a Latin dictionary.
In 2002, Superbus released their debut album, Aéromusical. The band's second album, Pop'n'Gum, released in 2004, was produced by David Salsedo from Silmarils. In 2006 they won the Best French Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards. In 2008, they won the NRJ Music Award of the Best French Music Band. Their last album is called Lova Lova.
Superbus also made a debut in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with their song Radio Song, featured as an unlockable bonus song. Their song "Butterfly" also features in the game Fifa 08.
In 2010, Superbus announced a greatest hits album called Happy BusDay, along with a new single, "Mes Defauts".
After 3 months of touring during summer 2010, the band announced a short hiatus, in which each member would work on solo projects. In August 2011, the band's lead guitarist, Patrice, announced on their official Facebook page that they would start working on new material together in early September.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Aéromusical, March 2002 (#85 in France)
- Pop’n’gum, June 2004 (rerelased in March 2005) (#26 in France)
- Wow, October 2006 (#6 in France)
- Lova Lova, 2009-02-09[2] (#2 in France)
[edit] Compilation
- 2010: Happy BusDay: The Best of Superbus (#1 FR Top Compilation ; #44 BEL (Wa))
[edit] Singles
- Tchi-Cum-Bah, October 2002 - FRA #59
- Superstar, March 2003
- Into the Groove, July 2003
- Monday to Sunday, December 2003
- Sunshine, May 2004
- Radio Song, November 2004 (available as a bonus track in the video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock)
- Pop'n'Gum, July 2005 - FRA #39
- Little Hily, September 2005
- Le rock à Billy, September 2006
- Butterfly, March 2007 (available in the soundtrack to the video game FIFA 08) - FRA #11
- Lola, April 2007 (Lola 2008 Greek series soundtrack) - FRA #7
- Travel the World, September 2007 - FRA #30
- Ça mousse, March 2008
- Addictions, November 2008 - FRA #7
- Lova Lova, April 2009
- Nelly, July 2009
- Apprends-moi, September 2009
- Mes défauts, June 2010
[edit] Trivia
Their song Lola is the main theme song of the Greek TV series that has the same name (Λολα), inspired by the original Argentine series Lalola.
[edit] References
- ^ (French) Interview with Superbus on EVENE.fr
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[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Superbus |
- Superbus's latest video clip
- Official site of the group
- French forum for fans of Superbus
- Unofficial site of the group
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