Début de Soirée

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Début de Soirée
Origin Flag of France
Genre(s) Dance, Pop music
Years active 1984-2004
Website http://www.debut-de-soiree.com/
Members
William Picard
Sacha Goëller

Début de Soirée was a French duet of pop music which had a huge success in 1988 with their song "Nuit de folie", number-one single in France.

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[edit] History

Released for the first time in 1984 while the 2 singers were DJ in nightclubs in the south of France, the song "Nuit de folie" didn't meet succeess. They had difficulties in finding a record company to re-release a new version in 1988. However, the song was a great success : "Nuit de folie" was even the best-selling single of 1988 in France. It is currently still regarded as a classic dance music song.

The band split in 2004.

[edit] Members

  • William Picard (singer, songwriter)
  • Sacha Goëller (singer)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

With peak positions[1] and certifications[2] in France :

  • "Nuit de folie" (1988) - #1 (x 9) in France, Platinum
  • "La Vie la nuit" (1989) - #2 in France, Gold
  • "Jardins d'enfants" (1989) - #5 in France, Silver
  • "Chance" (1989) - #30 in France
  • "Belles Belles Belles" (1990) - #49 in France
  • "De Révolution en Satisfaction" (1991)
  • "Nuit de folie" (Remix) (1999) - #72 in France

[edit] Albums

  • Jardins d'enfants (1989) - Gold
  • Tous les paradis (1991)
  • Faut pas exagérer (1996)
  • Best of (1996)
Preceded by
"J'ai faim de toi" by Sandy Stevens		 French (SNEP) number one single
July 16, 1988 - September 10, 1988		 Succeeded by
"Un Roman d'amitié"
by Elsa Lunghini and Glenn Medeiros

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Debut de Soirée's peak positions in French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
  2. ^ Debut de Soirée's certifications, by SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved February 19, 2008)
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