Puggy
| Puggy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Labels |
Talkieo (2007) Mercury Records (2010) |
| Website |
www |
| Members |
Egil "Ziggy" Franzén Matthew Irons Romain Descampe |
Puggy is a band formed in 2004, when French bassist Romain Descampe and English vocalist Matthew Irons met Swedish drummer Egil "Ziggy" Franzén at a jazz school in Brussels.[1][2] For this reason the band considers itself Belgian in origin. The band has released three albums and is signed to Mercury Records
Career
Puggy has toured all over the world, opening for prestigious bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, and Deep Purple.[2][3] Their first album, Dubois Died Today, was released on independent label Talkieo in June 2007.[4] In 2010, they appeared on the French television show Taratata, presented by Nagui, to promote their follow-up album, Something You Might Like. They also performed live on Belgian television.[5] The album resulted in three music videos, for the songs "I Do", "When You Know" and "How I Needed you". "When You Know" is also the theme song for the French television series Detectives.
In 2013, the band released their third album To Win The World, certified platinum in Belgium.[6]
They have toured extensively in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands.[7] In 2014 they played a sold-out Forest National in Brussels (9000 capacity) as well as a sold out club tour all around Belgium.[5]
The band has had tracks included in the sequel to Largo Winch (the film adaptation).
They are currently working on their 4th album, set to be released in 2015.
Discography
Albums
| Albums and details | Peak positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) [8] |
BEL (Wa) [9] |
FR [10] | |
Dubois Died Today
|
– | – | – |
Something You Might Like
|
– | 2 | 27 |
To Win the World
|
56 | 1 | 26 |
EPs
- Teaser (2009)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) Ultratop [8] |
BEL (Fl) Ultratip [8] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [9] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [9] |
FR [10] | |||
| 2009 | "I Do" | – | – | – | 4 | – | Something You Might Like |
| 2010 | "When You Know" | – | 35 | 6 | – | – | |
| 2011 | "How I Needed You" | – | – | 17 | – | – | |
| "We Have It Made" | – | – | – | 9 | – | ||
| "Something You Might Like" | – | – | – | 23 | – | ||
| 2012 | "To Win the World" | – | 35 | 22 | – | – | To Win the World |
| 2013 | "Last Day on Earth (Something Small)" | – | – | 8 | – | 176 | |
| 2013 | "Goes Like This" | – | 36 | – | 6 | – | |
References
- ↑ Hertogs, Bert (2011) "Puggy, Ancienne Belgique Brussel", concertnews.be, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Puggy, Saturday, March 19, 2011", aujourdhui.fr, retrieved 2011-05-16
- ↑ Piettre, Eric (2010) "DEEP PURPLE s'offre un Wex bondé", Music in Belgium, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ↑ David Glaser on RFI Musique: "Puggy set to conquer the world", (24 August 2010)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mertens, Jonathan (2011) "Puggy dans D6bels On Stage ce jeudi à 22h45, extrait en primeur (vidéo)", RTBF, 3 March 2011, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ↑ Pierre-Yves Paque (2014) "La Fete à Puggy"
- ↑ http://www.puggy.fr/?page_id=80
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Puggy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Puggy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Puggy discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 April 2013.