LMDS, an abbreviation for "Les messagers du son" was a Canadian French language hip hop duo formed in

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in 1993. The band was made up of Lyrik (real name Cyril Kamar) and Mélo / Mélopsy (real name Adil Takhssait). The group broke up in 2001. Both artists continue their musical careers, Cyril Kamar/Lyrik as

K.Maro Cyril Kamar ( ar, سيريل قمر; born January 31, 1980, in Beirut), known by his stage name K.Maro (; sometimes stylized as K-Maro or K'Maro) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, producer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in Frenc ...

and Adil Takhssait/Mélo/Mélopsy as

Vaï Adil Takhssait, better known by his stage names Vaï, also Mélo or Mélopsy, is a Canadian rap and hip hop musician of Moroccan origin. Adil Takhssait was born 24 April 1979 in Paris, France, in a Moroccan family and immigrated to Canada in 19 ...

Band members

LMDS was formed in 1993 of two immigrant school friends: *Cyril Kamar (Lebanese-Canadian origin), known as Lyrik in the band. He later on became successful as a solo artist, taking the name

K'Maro Cyril Kamar ( ar, سيريل قمر; born January 31, 1980, in Beirut), known by his stage name K.Maro (; sometimes stylized as K-Maro or K'Maro) is a Canadian pop singer-songwriter, producer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in Frenc ...

, a hip hop and R&B singer-songwriter and producer. He also established and owns K.Pone Inc Music Group entertainment company and "K.Pone Inc" record label as well as "Balbec" line of clothing. *Adil Takhssait (Moroccan-French-Canadian origin), known as Mélo (sometimes Mélopsy) in the band. He was born on 24 April 1979 in Paris, France. He relocated with his parents to

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and later on immigrated to Canada and settled in

, Quebec. After the break-up of the band, Adil Takhssait has launched his solo career and is known by his artistic name

, signed to his earlier bandmate Cyril Kamar's owned label K.Pone Inc. Although a duo act, LMDS often included Philippe Greiss, composer and arranger for the group, singers Annie and Marco, DJ Benoît and the dancers Pascale, Nathalie and dance director Angelo.

Discography

Albums

LMDS, Les Messagers du Son has had two successful albums. *1997 ''Les Messagers du Son'' *1999 ''Il Faudrait Leur Dire'' The debut album of LMDS, the self-titled ''"Les Messagers du Son"'' achieved top positions in the

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charts and the duo were a revelation in Les FrancoFolies de Montréal music festival in 1999. They followed that by ''"Il faudrait leur dire"'' and a compilation released in France, where both had resided for some time. After the break-up of the group in 2001, Cyril Kamar (named Lyrik in the band) went solo under the name

and achieves considerable success internationally with 5 albums to date. Mélo (Adil Takhssait) has also a solo musical career under the name Vaï.

Singles

*"Une belle histoire" with Jodie Resther *"Joins toi à la dance" *"Tu me dirais" *"Le bien de demain" *"La Squadra"

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lmds Musical groups established in 1993 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Musical groups from Montreal Canadian hip hop groups 1993 establishments in Quebec 2001 disestablishments in Quebec