| Vive la Fête | |
|---|---|
 Vive la Fête performing live at the Paradiso in Amsterdam. From left: Danny Mommens, Els Pynoo | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels | Kinky Star, Surprise, UWe, Firme de Disque |
| Members | Danny Mommens Els Pynoo Dirk Cant Gilles Balcaen Maarten de Meyer |
| Website | www |
Vive la Fête (English: Long live the party) are a Belgian music duo from Ghent, East Flanders, formed in 1997 by Danny Mommens (guitar, vocals) and Els Pynoo (vocals).
History
Vive la Fête was founded in 1997 when Mommens (then still playing in his former band dEUS) met Els at a party hosted by or for her sister. He had previously been an acquaintance of Pynoo's sister, who had photographed Els naked and had later showed the picture to Mommens. As Els stated in a 2005 interview; Mommens had approached her in a normal fashion and said randomly: "Hey I saw you naked!" Mommen's recorded a few demos with Pynoo on his 8-track recorder. These demos were released on the EP Je ne veux pas (sometimes also referred to as Paris) which gathered some attention for its resemblance to '80s new wave music. Their first success came with their debut Attaque Surprise (2000). Later records such as République Populaire (2001) and Nuit Blanche (2003) made them popular, especially in the fashion world, where Karl Lagerfeld was one of their fans, and has enlisted them to perform at a number of his big shows in New York City and Paris. In 2005 they released Grand Prix and toured all over Europe and played some shows in Brazil and Mexico.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) |
BEL (WA) |
NL | ||
| Attaque surprise |
|
— | — | — |
| République populaire |
|
— | — | — |
| Nuit blanche |
|
10 | — | — |
| Grand Prix |
|
4 | 71 | 75 |
| Jour de chance |
|
15 | 61 | — |
| Disque d'or |
|
27 | 96 | — |
| Produit de Belgique |
|
48 | 133 | — |
| 2013 |
|
70 | 139 | — |
| Destination amour |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) | ||
| Attaque populaire |
|
— |
| Vive les remixes |
|
— |
| 10 ans de fête |
|
83 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Extended plays
- Je ne veux pas (Kinky Star, 1998)
- Tokyo (Surprise, 2000)
- Schwarzkopf Remix (Surprise, 2004)
- La vérité (Surprise, 2006)
References
- Gottehrer, Zoe (4 June 2005). "Vive La Fete". 365mag. Archived from the original on 20 October 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2007.
- YouTube - Vive la fete - Recife Rock 2004-04-18
- ^ "Discografie Vive La Fête" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- "Discographie Vive La Fête" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- "Discografie Vive La Fête" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 7 November 2012.