Les Avions Explained

Les Avions
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	France
Genre:	Pop
Years Active:	1980-1997
Website:	Official site
Current Members:	Jean-Pierre Morgand Jean Nakache Jérôme Lambert

Les Avions was a French pop rock band formed in 1980 in Paris by Jean-Pierre Morgand. Jean-Pierre played vocals and guitar and was born on January 7, 1959., Jean Nakache (guitar / keyboards) and Jérôme Lambert (drums). The keyboardist Sylvain Pauchard also greatly contributed to Les Avions'albums for the arrangements and programming. The group disbanded in 1997 after an ultimate concert in Moscow on the occasion of the festival named 'Les Allumées'. Their best known song is the hit "Nuit sauvage" in 1986 (#16 in France),^[1] but few other singles of the trio also enjoyed a significant broadcasting, such as "Tu changes" (1986), "Noël (tombe la neige)" (1987) and "Tous ces visages" (1989).

Discography

Albums

• 1982 : Les Avions

1. A-side : "La Planète des singes" - "Trio" - "Des Usines & des Hommes" - "Puzzle & Parallèles"
2. B-side : "Un Certain Paradis" - "Twist and Shout" - "Aquarium"

• 1987 : Fanfare
• 1989 : Loin
• 1992 : 4

Compilations

• 2002 : Des Jardins et des Ronces, le Best of des Avions

Singles

• 1982 : "Trio" / "Twist and Shout"
• 1985 : "Nuit sauvage" / "Tour Eiffel" - #16 in France
• 1986 : "Be bop" / "Guitare espagnole"
• 1987 : "Tu changes" / "Le cyrk"
• 1987 : "Tombe la neige" / "Zim bam boum"
• 1988 : "Et la fanfare des PTT" / "Medley" ("Nuit sauvage", "Be bop", "Fanfare")
• 1988 : "Fanfare"
• 1989 : "Tous ces visages" / "Le Train"
• 1992 : "Mélodie"
• 1992 : "Monsieur Moyen"

External links

• Jean-Pierre Morgand official site

Notes and References

1. "Nuit Sauvage", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved October 16, 2008)