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musical duo formed in

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in 1999. The duo was made up of producer Romain Tranchart (born 9 June 1976) and vocalist Yann Destagnol (Yann Destal; born 14 July 1978). They had major success in 2000 with their hit single "

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Biography

Romain Tranchart moved with his family to Algeria and Mexico, to finally live in Brazil. There, he started learning the guitar, finding inspiration through

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classics. At that time he became a fan of

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, influenced by

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, and

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. He released his first house single as Funk Legacy titled "What You're Gonna Do, Baby" on Vertigo Records (FR) in 1998. Later, he decided to enter the American School of Modern Music in Paris, the French division of the

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. Also Parisian, Yann learned to play

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and

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when he was a small child. As he aged he became deeply influenced by

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and other pop acts. He started to play drums by emulating them. He also learned to play the piano and the guitar. He later bought himself a four-track recording machine and started songwriting and singing. Fascinated more by voices than by charismatic band leaders, he liked bands such as

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and

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and lately became a great fan of R&B divas. After being a drummer and sometimes-vocalist in a few bands, he met Romain in 1998, and the partnership was born. The two quickly began recording, and from those sessions came "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". The single got recognition later on in 2000. It is a "French-flavour" house track with heavy pop and disco influences, which featured a sample from

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's " Soup for One". The track became an instant number-one across Europe, and was followed up by other singles " Chillin'", "

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". Their live version of the band was named Modjo Band, which saw the duo being accompanied by guitars, bass and drums. After "No More Tears" and "On Fire", they started their respective solo careers, with Romain Tranchart

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ing songs from various artists like Res ("Golden Boys"),

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("Sexy Lady"),

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("California") and post producing the likes of Everynote's "Once Upon a Time". Yann Destal's released a Queen-esque album, titled ''The Great Blue Scar'' , reaching some success in France.

Awards and nominations

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Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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References

External links

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Yann Destagnol (Yann Destal) Twitter
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