Romain Humeau (born 10 April 1971) is a French musician best known for being the lead singer of the French band
Eiffel
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Biography
Romain was born on 10 April 1971 in Aix-en-Provence, France. He spent his early childhood in
Nérac
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before leaving in 1978. His father was a
harpsichord maker and his mother was a
flutist
The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...
. He started learning the violin at the age of 5.
He studied music at the Conservatoire de Toulouse from 1989 to 1994. He is married to Eiffel band mate
Estelle Humeau
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Career
Eiffel
Humeau was a member of the band Oobik and the Pucks, that formed in 1995. It was after serious differences with their record label that the band reformed to become Eiffel in 1998. Eiffel saw success in France with their 2006 album ''Tandoori'' which peaked at 36 in the France Albums Top 150, spending 5 weeks on the charts. In 2009 Eiffel released ''À tout moment''. They recorded the song
Le Temps des cerises
''Le Temps des cerises'' (, ''The Time of Cherries'') is a song written in France in 1866, with words by Jean-Baptiste Clément and music by Antoine Renard, extremely famous in French-speaking countries. The song was later strongly associat ...
in collaboration with
Serge Teyssot-Gay and
Bertrand Cantat
Bertrand Cantat (born 5 March 1964) is a French songwriter, singer, and musician known for being the former frontman of the rock band Noir Désir. In 2003, he was proven guilty without a doubt and convicted of the murder ("murder with indirect in ...
, from the group
Noir Désir
Noir Désir (, "Black Desire") was a French rock band from Bordeaux. They were active during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and have had two albums certified double platinum in France and three certified gold. They have been an influence on n ...
to promote the album's release. The album peaked at 16 on the France Albums Top 150. The group launched itself on a tour, starting 29 October 2009 in
Saint-Étienne. Their most successful album ''Foule Monstre'' (2012) peaked at number 9 on the France Albums Top 150 and reached 78 on Swiss Albums Top 100. The ''Foule Monstre tour'' saw the band tour in France, Belgium and Switzerland.
Solo career
Humeau released his debut solo album in 2005. Titled ''L'eternité De L'instant'', it peaked at 96 in the France Top 150 Albums Following the album's release he toured France. He took a 10-year break from his solo career following ''L'eternité De L'instant''. He returned with ''Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique'' in 2015. It was a commercial flop, failing to feature on the charts. The only album of his solo career to not feature on the France Top 150 Albums Chart. He followed up with ''Mousquetaire #1'', a far more successful album reaching 67 on the France Top 150 Albums Chart. This to date is his most successful solo album. He released his fourth solo album ''Mousquetaire #2'' in 2018, which performed worse than his previous album, charting at 145 in the France Top 150 Albums Chart. He toured France and Belgium shortly after the release of ''Mousquetaire #2''. In September 2020, Humeau released his fifth solo, studio album ''Echos''.
Discography
With Eiffel
Albums
Studio
* 2001: ''Abricotine'' (EMI 850696)
* 2002: ''Le Quart d'heure des ahuris'' (EMI/Virgin 8132452)
* 2007: ''Tandoori'' (EMI 384801)
* 2009: ''À tout moment'' (PIAS RECORDINGS 894769)
* 2012: ''Foule monstre''
* 2019: ''Stupor machine''
Live
* 2004: ''Les Yeux fermés'' (double album) (Labels 576607)
EPs
* 1999: ''L'Affaire'' (EP)
* 2000: ''Abricotine & Quality Street'' (EP)
* 2006: ''Ma Part D'Ombre'' (EP)
DVDs
* 2004: ''Live aux Eurockéennes de Belfort 2003''
Solo work
Studio albums
* 2005: ''L'Éternité De L'Instant''
* 2015: ''Vendredi Ou Les Limbes Du Pacifique''
* 2016: ''Mousquetaire #1''
* 2018: ''Mousquetaire#2''
* 2020: ''Echos''
References
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1971 births
Living people
French male singers
French rock singers