Ludovic Navarre (, born 10 April 1969), known by his stage name St Germain, is a

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musician. His style has been described as being a combination of

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and

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music.

Career

Navarre's album ''

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'' was released in July 1995 and has sold over one million copies worldwide. His

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debut, ''

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'', was released in 2000 and sold 300,000 copies in the USA and four million copies worldwide.

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and

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are among Ludovic's early influences. He composed his first work under the name of Sub System with friend Guy Rabiller. He has released EPs under a number of aliases, among them Deepside, LN'S, Modus Vivendi, Nuages and Soofle. St Germain is not associated with the Saint-Germain-des-Prés Café compilation series, though his song "Deep in It" is featured on its "Volume 1". His song "Rose Rouge" was featured in the official movie trailer for

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's 2013 ''

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''. His eponymous album, released on 9 October 2015, was recorded with the participation of African musicians, the album features traditional

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an instruments such as kora,

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and ngoni, that mingle with electric guitars, pianos, saxophones and electronic loops. The first single, “Real Blues”, sets the voice of

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to the beat of wild, fiery drums and percussion. The original single sleeve is decorated with a 3D mask conceived by Urban Art creator Gregos, known for his smiling and frowning faces stuck on walls throughout Paris and Europe. St Germain was included in the line-up for

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2016.

Discography

Albums

Singles/EPs

;St Germain * 1993: ''French Traxx EP'' * 1993: ''Motherland EP'' * 1994: ''Mezzotinto EP'' * 1995: "Alabama Blues" * 1996: "Muse Q The Music" (with

Shazz Shazz, (born Didier Delesalle, 1967) is a French record producer and remixer. Shazz is the alias for Soul house and Jazz. Shazz is one of the first artists signed to the label Fnac Music Dance Division. He collaborated with Ludovic Navarre (Sai ...

and Derek Bays) * 1996: "Alabama Blues (Revisited)" * 2000: "Sure Thing" * 2000: "Rose Rouge" ('I want you to get together') (Peaks: FR: #97, NED:#86) * 2001: "Sure Thing Revisited" * 2001: "Rose Rouge Revisited" * 2001: "So Flute" * 2002: "Chaos" * 2004: ''Mezzotinto EP'' (re-release) * 2015: "Real Blues" (Peaks: FR: #129) ;Deepside/D.S. * 1992: ''Seclude EP'' (with Guy Rabiller) * 1992: ''Deepside EP'' (with Guy Rabiller) * 1993: ''Tolérance EP'' * 1994: ''Volume 1 & 2'', as D.S. ;Sub System :''All produced with Guy Rabiller'' * 1991: "Subhouse", as Sub System (with Guy Rabiller) * 1991: "J'Ai Peur", as Sub System (with Guy Rabiller) * 1991: "III", as Sub System (with Guy Rabiller) ;Other aliases * 1993: ''Nouveau EP'', as Soofle * 1993: ''Paris EP'', as Choice * 1993: "Modus Vivendi", as Modus Vivendi * 1993: ''Inferno EP'', as LN'S * 1993: ''The Ripost EP'', as Deep Contest (with DJ Deep (aka Cyril Étienne des Rosaies)) * 1994: "Burning Trash Floor", as Hexagone * 1994: ''Blanc EP'', as Nuages * 1997: ''Paris EP'' (re-release), as Choice ;(Co-)Production for other artists * 1993: Orange - ''Quarter EP'' * 1993:

- "Lost Illusions" * 1993:

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- ''A Bout de Souffle EP'' * 1994: Shazz - "A View of Manhattan..." * 1996: DJ Deep - "Signature" * 2003: Soel - ''Memento''

Remixes

* 1993:

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- "Aurora Borealis" * 1993: Suburban Knight - "The Art of Stalking" * 1995:

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- "Isobel" * 1997:

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- "Jericho Jerk" * 1999: Boy Gé Mendes - "Cumba Iétu" * 2004:

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- (St Germain Remix) * 2014:

Gregory Porter Gregory Porter (born November 4, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He has twice won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album: first in 2014 for ''Liquid Spirit'' and then again in 2017 for '' Take Me to the Alley''. Early l ...

- "Musical Genocide (St Germain Remix)"

References

External links

Official Website
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