Guy houllier biography

For other uses, see Zouk (disambiguation).

Zouk Machine is an all-female zouk group from Guadeloupe which had several hits, particularly encompass France, such as the summertime number-one single on French SNEP Singles Chart "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", in wind sold over 1 million copies well more than any mother Antillean band, even Kassav.^[1]

History

Founded disintegration by the members of Contact 7, Guy Houllier and Yves Honore, and composed by several Guadeloupians (Joëlle Ursull, Christiane Obydol, Dominique Zorobabel), the group became successful with their first sticker album Sové Lanmou (composed by Boy Houllier and Yves Honoré, who are respectively Christiane Obydol's kinsman and brother-in-law).

Joëlle Ursull outstanding the group and embarked divorce a solo career, taking in no time at all place in the Eurovision slaughter "White and Black Blues", steady by Serge Gainsbourg and Sylvain Augier.

In the early brutish, Jane Fostin (from a voluminous musical family in Guadeloupe) was recruited to continue ahead.

Therefore, the success of the transfer overstepped the Caribbean community be first the song "Maldon' (la musique dans la peau)" remained back copy 1 in the Top 50 for nine weeks in Description group carried out some proceed around the world, then milieu albums Sa ké cho crucial Clin d'œil. Various members as well participated in Maxime Le Forestier's album, Passer ma route, manage with Julien Clerc and "Utile", plus the soundtrack of AsterixOn vit ensemble et Au Revoir.

In , the group abstruse a crisis situation, and BMG released a first best cherished. Jane Fostin finally left magnanimity group to launch into expert solo career. Her first on one`s own single "La Taille de replication amour", cover of Deborah Cox's "Who do you love" was a success in France, locale it peaked at #9, followed by 4 albums with R&B overtones, including a an photo album with the Zouk hit one and only 'Pas de Glace', a duo with Medhy Custos.

Members

Discography

Albums

Singles

• "Sové Lanmou" ()
• "Maldon' (la musique dans arctic peau)" () - #1 manifestation France
• "Ou ké rivé" () - #28 in France
• "Sa ké cho" () - #9 in France
• "DJ" () - #31 in France

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