Java | |
Background: | group_or_band |
Origin: | Paris, France |
Genre: | Pop |
Years Active: | 2000-2010 |
Current Members: | Erwan Séguillon (R.wan) François-Xavier Bossard (Fixi) Jérôme Boivin (Pépouseman) Alexis Bossard (Bistrol Banto) |
Past Members: | Marlon |
Java is a French rap group, formed in 2000 as a cooperation between Erwan Séguillon (R.wan) and François-Xavier Bossard (Fixi). Other members include Jérôme Boivin and Alexis Bossard. The band is famous for its lyrics that contain a lot of puns, and for its musette musical style, using accordions. In 2008, the collective expanded with the inclusion of producer and multi-instrumentalist K-Mille.
In its formative year, the band released Hawaï, its debut album with the single "Pépettes" with immediate success and a live album Java Sur Seine the following year. They recorded their album Safari Croisière in Brazil in 2003, that included the single "Samba do Jerusalem". After a cool-off period where various members made solo recording, they came together for a third album released on 27 April 2009, right after a tour in a long tour that included Australia. On 7 September 2010, the band announced that they were going on a hiatus for an undetermined period.
In addition to their joint work in Java, members François-Xavier Bossard (also known as Fixi) and Erwan Seguillon have developed their own solo careers
See main article: R.wan. Erwan Séguillon also known as R.wan (or R.Wan or R.WAN) (born in Paris in 1974) has been active since 2006 in releasing his own solo albums: Radio Cortex in 2006, Radio Cortex 2 in 2008 and Peau Rouge in 2012. He is the son of journalist Pierre-Luc Séguillon.
Erwan also worked with a group of songwriters known as "Saint-Ouen All Stars" (that included Gilles Lavanant, Nicolas Kassilchik and Michel Ange Mérinot in addition to R.wan). A dramatic fire accident damaged the recording studio and sound engineer and producer Lucas Chauvière was injured in his hand, but could finish the album with one hand.[1]
François-Xavier Bossard a multi-instrumentalist also known as Fixi has worked with a number of artists. He cooperated with Jamaican artist Winston McAnuff producing McAnuff's opus Paris Rockin' .
With Winston McAnuff, he has jointly released the Garden of Love EP (4 tracks) followed by the album A New Day both in 2013.
Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
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FRA [2] | |||
Hawaï | 187 |
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Sur Seine
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Safari Croisière
| 31 |
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Maudit français
| 46 |
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Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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FR [4] | |||
2013 | Garden of Love EP (with Winston McAnuff) | ||
A New Day (with Winston McAnuff) | 74 | ||
Year | Album | Peak positions | Certification |
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FR [5] | |||
2006 | Radio Cortex | ||
2008 | Radio Cortex 2 | 169 | |
2012 | Peau Rouge | ||