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Saint Etienne

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Group. Formed 1990.

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Biography

Saint Etienne are an English indie dance act, fronted by Sarah Cracknell. Former music journalists Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs are the other regular members of the band. They are named after the famous French football team AS Saint-Étienne, European Cup runners-up in the 1970s.

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  • Founded Foreign Office

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News from the BBC

  1. Capital gold

    Mon 16 Feb 2009 08:38

    Saint Etienne's 20 years of London soundtracks

  2. St Etienne 'may pen Olympic song'

    Fri 6 Feb 2009 08:30

    Pop group Saint Etienne reveal that they have ambitions to write music for London's...

BBC Reviews Really Simple Syndication

  1. London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne 2009

    London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne (disc 1)

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    Some sort of national treasurehood awaits.

  2. Tiger Bay 1994

    Tiger Bay

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

    Saint Etienne's third, and best album...

  3. So Tough (Deluxe Edition) 1993

    So Tough

    Reviewed by Luke Turner

    Reasserts a forgotten treasure as one of the finest British albums of the 90s.

  4. Foxbase Alpha: Deluxe Edition 1992

    Foxbase Alpha

    Reviewed by Jerome Blakeney

    FBA now seems like a faltering first step

Credits

Role Artist Release
Compiler Various Artists The Trip: Created by Saint Etienne (2004)
Compiler Various Artists Saint Etienne Present Songs for Mario's Cafe (2004)
Performer Paul van Dyk Tell Me Why (The Riddle) (feat. Saint Etienne) (2000)
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Latest Tracks Played on the BBC

  1. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
    BBC 6 Music | Chris Hawkins 19/11/09
     

Audio Previews from Latest Album

London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne (disc 1)

London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne

  1. 1 Only Love Can Break Your Heart
     

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Since December 2008

  1. BBC 6 Music 100%

  2. BBC Radio 2 35%

  3. BBC Radio 1 6%

  4. BBC Radio Ulster 2%

  5. BBC Four 2%

  6. BBC Radio Wales 2%

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