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Luke (French band)

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Genres
  
French Rock

Labels
  
RCA

Genre
  
Rock music in France

Years active
  
1998—Present

Website
  
luke.com.fr

Origin
  
France (1998)

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Past members
  
Christophe Plantier Ludovic Morillon Stéphane Bouvier Cyril Guillaneuf Bayrem Benamor

Members
  
Thomas Boulard, Damien Lefèvre, Romain Viallon

Albums
  
La tête en arrière, La vie presque, Pornographie, Les Enfants de Saturne, D'Autre Part

Profiles

Luke is a French rock band. The group was formed in Aquitaine in 1998 when Thomas Boulard joined the group Spring, consisting of Christophe Plantier and François Jugé. The band's name is derived from the American movie Cool Hand Luke. In 1999, Luke composed a number of demos and a seven track CD. That same year they signed with Village Vert. They released an EP titled Je n'éclaire que moi.

Contents

In October 2001, the band released their first full album called La Vie presque. It was characterized by Boulard's intense lyrics. After a tour, they headed back to the studio.

In 2003, the group entered a studio in Picardy and recorded their second full length album La Tête en arrière.La Sentinelle was the first single to be released, followed later by Soledad. With these two songs, Luke confirmed their success.

In 2004, Luke hit the road again. This time with a guitarist Bayrem Benamor who was recruited via the internet. At the end of the tour, both Cyril Guillaneuf and the new recruit both choose to leave the band. Benamor was replaced by guitarist Jean-Pierre Ensuque. During their 2005 tour, with the band Déportivo,

After a year of rest, they found themselves hard at work in the studio to record their third album, Les Enfants de Saturne. It was released on the tenth of September 2007. The first single La terre ferme was released and is available for download from their official website.

Full-length albums

  • 2001: La Vie presque
  • 2004: La Tête en arrière
  • 2005: La Tête en arrière (With an additional 5 songs)
  • 2007: Les Enfants de Saturne (#8) on the French Hitlist.
  • 2010: D'autre Part
  • 2015: Pornographie
  • EPs

  • 2000: Je n'éclaire que moi (CD Maxi 4 titres contenant les titres: "Je n'éclaire que moi", "Dimanche De Vote", "En Définitive", "Je Suis Un Soir D'été")
  • 2008: Stella EP live : "Stella" (studio version), 'D'où vient le vent" (live), "Si tu veux" (live), "Stella" (live), "La transparente" (live))
  • Songs

    C'est la guerrePornographie · 2015
    Le RobotD'Autre Part · 2010
    La sentinelleLa tête en arrière · 2004

    References

    Luke (French band) Wikipedia