La Maison Tellier (group) explained

La Maison Tellier
Origin:France
Genre:Folk rock
Years Active:2004 to present
Label:Euro-Visions
Troisième Bureau
Current Members:Raoul Tellier
Helmut Tellier

La Maison Tellier is a French rock group with American country and folk influences, founded in 2004 by Raoul and Helmut Tellier.[1] The group have released three studio albums, performing in both French and English.[2]

History

Formed in 2004 by Raoul and Helmut Tellier, the group's name was derived from a Guy de Maupassant story of the same name.[3] Their first release was a cover of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing in the Name" on a compilation album Travaux Publics in 2006.[4] They would later go onto release their first album La Maison Tellier in that year. They toured from late 2006 to early 2007 and released their second album Second Souffle in 2007 on the Euro-Visions label.[1] [5]

Their third album, L'Art de la Fugue, was released in 2010 via the Troisième Bureau label.[2] [3] The album incorporated "American traditions" and reached position 84 of the French album charts.[2] [6]

Discography

YearAlbumPeak positionsCertification
FR
[7]
2006La Maison Tellier
2007Second Souffle
2010L'Art de la Fugue84
2013Beauté pour tous 120
2016Avalanche 89

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La chanson d'aujourd'hui à Foix. Ladepeche.fr. 8 February 2011. 2011-01-26.
  2. Web site: L'Art de la fugue de La Maison Tellier. Evene. 8 February 2011.
  3. Web site: La chanson d'aujourd'hui à Foix. Ladepeche.fr. 8 February 2011. 2011-01-28.
  4. Web site: Darcy. Benoit. La reprise du jeudi: Killing in the Name. Musicspot. 8 February 2011. 2008-05-15.
  5. Web site: La Maison Tellier Activité : 2003 - Aujourd'hui. Musicspot. 8 February 2011.
  6. Web site: LA MAISON TELLIER - L'ART DE LA FUGUE (ALBUM). Lescharts.com. 8 February 2011.
  7. Web site: La Maison Tellier discography . Hung Medien . lescharts.com . 27 October 2013.