Saint Etienne is a British pop group, formed in 1988 in Croydon , London , England , who performed an indie dance dance, combining the latest trends in club electronics (post- acid house , etc.) with the motives of British pop music in the middle 1960s [1] . As the name of the collective, the musicians chose the name of the French football club Saint Etienne [2] . Eleven Saint Etienne albums were on the UK Albums Chart ; The highest result (# 4) was achieved by So Tough (1993). In the UK Singles Chart , “You're In A Bad Way” (1993) and “Sylvie” (1998) rose to the highest, 12th place. [3]
| Saint etienne | |
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| basic information | |
| Genres | club electronics brit pop alternative dance pop post acid house |
| Years | 1988 - present |
| A country | |
| City | Croydon , London England |
| Where from | |
| Labels | Warner bros Records Heavenly records Creation records Sub pop records Mantra records |
| Composition | Sarah cracknell Pete wiggs Bob stanley |
| saintetienne.com | |
For the style of the group, the author’s core of which is Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs, finely crafted, clever texts [1] and stage charisma (which joined the duet in 1991) were always decisive. ) vocalist Sarah Cracknell ( born Sarah Cracknell ).
The group continues to perform and record, but the years 1992-1993 are considered stellar in the history of Saint Etienne, when the band's most famous singles - “Join Our Club”, “People Get Real”, “You're In A Bad Way” (# 12) , “Avenue”, “Who Do You Think You Are”, “Hobart Paving” and “I Was Born on Christmas Day” [1] , as well as the Foxbase Alpha and So Tough albums, the first of which was nominated in 1992 for Mercury Prize [4] .
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Discography
Studio Albums
- 1992 - Foxbase Alpha
- 1993 - So Tough
- 1994 - Tiger Bay (UK only)
- 1998 - Good Humor
- 1999 - The Misadventures of Saint Etienne
- 2000 - Sound of Water
- 2002 - Finisterre
- 2005 - Tales from Turnpike House
- 2012 - Words and Music by Saint Etienne
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 Saint Etienne biography . www.allmusic.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- ↑ Rondarev A. Saint Etienne: Aptitude // PLAY. - 2002. - No. 11 (23). - S. 50. - ISSN 1608-4896.
- ↑ Saint Etienne . www.chartstats.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
- ↑ Foxbase Alpha . www.mercuryprize.com. Date of treatment May 18, 2010. Archived on April 6, 2012.
Links
- www.saintetienne.com . - Official site.