Saint Etienne

6music

Formed 1990.

Please Note: you do not have javascript enabled. Video content requires javascript to be enabled.

Saint Etienne in conversation with Stuart Maconie

Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell and Bob Stanley talk to Stuart about their new film project.

Featured on BBC MUSIC SHOWCASE

Biography

Saint Etienne are an English indie pop band from London, formed in 1990. The band consists of Sarah Cracknell, Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs. They are named after the French football team AS Saint-Étienne.

Wikipedia This entry is from Wikipedia, the user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. If you find the biography content factually incorrect, defamatory or highly offensive you can edit this article at Wikipedia. Find out more about our use of this data.

Links & Information

Labels

  • Founded Foreign Office

Collaborated on

Latest News Stories

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...

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. CQAF: Vyvienne Long - McHughes, Belfast

    Mon 14 May 2012 13:14 Vyvienne Long, Our Krypton Son McHugh's, BelfastThursday 10th May Tonight as part of... ATL
  2. MPFREE EP: 27TH JANUARY 2012

    Fri 27 Jan 2012 11:44 It's been a week of newbies and big names on the MPFree front. Your final offering... Jon Teamlaverne
  3. MPFREE: 25TH JANUARY 2012

    Wed 25 Jan 2012 11:53 Your MPFree today is a new song from St Etienne. It comes from their forthcoming new... Jon Teamlaverne

BBC Reviews

  1. Casino Classics 2012

    Review of Casino Classics

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    There are some absolute corkers on this updated remix collection.
  2. Words and Music by Saint Etienne 2012

    Review of Words and Music by Saint Etienne

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    The trio looks back on a life lived through music, and the daft things it makes people do.
  3. A Glimpse of Stocking 2010

    Review of A Glimpse of Stocking

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    A frisky, marvellous delight from beginning to end.
  4. Foxbase Beta 2009

    Review of Foxbase Beta

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    You may’ve thought it couldn’t have got any better. You’re wrong – it just has.
  5. So Tough (Deluxe Edition) 2009

    Review of So Tough (Deluxe Edition)

    Reviewed by Luke Turner

    Reasserts a forgotten treasure as one of the finest British albums of the 90s.
  6. Foxbase Alpha: Deluxe Edition 2009

    Review of Foxbase Alpha: Deluxe Edition

    Reviewed by Jerome Blakeney

    FBA now seems like a faltering first step
  7. London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne 2009

    Review of London Conversations: The Best Of Saint Etienne

    Reviewed by Ian Wade

    Some sort of national treasurehood awaits.
  8. Tiger Bay 1994

    Review of Tiger Bay

    Reviewed by Chris Jones

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

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.