Louise Attaque is a French musical group founded in 1994. Its style could be described as between chanson and folk rock. Its first album has sold more than 2.5 million copies. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of The Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named; "Louise" is a feminine name and "attaque" connotates violence.
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Louise Attaque is a French musical group founded in 1994. Its style could be described as between chanson and folk rock. Its first album has sold more than 2.5 million copies. Several of the group's albums were produced by Gordon Gano, lead singer of The Violent Femmes, a band whom Louise Attaque often cites as an influence and for whom their own band is named; "Louise" is a feminine name and "attaque" connotates violence.
Lead singer and guitarist Gaëtan Roussel and bassist Robin Feix met in high school in Montargis. They moved to Paris after graduation where they met drummer Alexandre Margraff and formed a rock band: Caravage (named after the famous Italian painter Caravaggio). After briefly hiring a lead guitarist, the band met violinist Arnaud Samuel while recording in a Parisian studio.
Louise Attaque was formed in 1994. The name means "Louise Attacks" in French and is in reference of Louise Michel, a 19th century anarchist, and of the American rock band The Violent Femmes (which...
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