Nouvelle Vague

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Formed 2003.

French bossa nova cover band

Nouvelle Vague

Biography

Nouvelle Vague is a French cover band led by musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux. Their name means "new wave" in French. This refers simultaneously to their "Frenchness" and "artiness" (the '60s new wave of cult French cinema), the source of their songs (all covers of punk rock, post-punk, and New Wave songs), and their use of '60s bossa nova-style arrangements.

Members, former members and contributors include many French artists who are now very well known on their own and considered[by whom?] as part of what is now called the "Renouveau de la chanson Française" (the "Renewal of French chanson"): Camille, Phoebe Killdeer, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste and Gerald Toto. Mareva Galanter joined the roster of vocalists in 2010.

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  1. Talking Shop

    Tue 7 Jul 2009 09:42

    French duo doing the New Wave bossa nova

BBC Reviews

  1. 3 2009

    Review of 3

    Reviewed by Michael Quinn

    They take their classy covers credo in new and nimbly delightful directions.

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