''Le Baptême'' is the first studio album by French rock musician
-M-
Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971), better known by his stage name -M-, is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards, tied with A ...
. It was recorded in 1997 and issued in 1998. The
alter ego
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of Matthieu Chedid, the character -M- had come to prominence as a supporting act opening for the then chart-topping French
folk rock
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band
Louise Attaque.
Track listing
# ''La Fleur''
# ''Le Baptême''
# ''L'Amour ma thématique''
# ''Nostalgic du cool''
# ''Manque de Q''
# ''Je suis une cigarette''
# ''La Mort de l'âme''
# ''Pick pocket''
# ''Les Acariens''
# ''Le Rose pourpre du cœur''
# ''Coup de vent''
# ''Le temps mue''
# ''Matchistador''
# ''Souviens-toi''
# ''Souvenir du futur''
# ''Machistador (extended)''
# ''Céline attendue''
References
1997 debut albums
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