Granville (French Band)
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Granville is a French pop band formed in
Caen Caen (, ; nrf, Kaem) is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the department of Calvados. The city proper has 105,512 inhabitants (), while its functional urban area has 470,000,Granville,
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where all members find attachment. They play mostly 1960s-influenced music described by ''
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'' as a mix of "Anglo-saxon rock-garage music and melodies of French yéyé revisited". Another magazine ''
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'' called their music "disc pop very precisely American charm that brought a West Coast wind, it is a dozen romantic and naive ballads". They became popular taking part in many festivals and music events. In 2012, Granville performed at Festival Papillons de nuit and
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. Their debut single was "Jersey" that was released on 6 June 2012, a tribute to the island of
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near Normandie.Les In Rocks: Des musiciens font souffler un vent californien sur les côtes normandes. Granville, grand groupe
Signed to the label East West, owned by Warner Music, they released their debut album ''Les Voiles'' on 4 February 2013.
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''. February 4, 2013.


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French pop music groups Musical groups established in 2011 Musical groups from Normandy 2011 establishments in France {{France-band-stub