Stinky Toys were a French punk rock band from

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which formed in 1976 and featured

Elli Medeiros Elli Medeiros (born 18 January 1956) is a Uruguayan-French singer and actress. Career Stinky Toys Originally from Uruguay, Medeiros moved to Paris, France, at the age of 14, dropped out of high school a couple of years later and joined the ...

(vocals), Denis Quilliard, alias

Jacno Jacno (3 July 1957 in Paris – 6 November 2009) was a French musician. Born as Denis Quilliard, he was a founding member of the first French punk band The Stinky Toys. In the early 1980s, after the group disbanded, he teamed up with former ...

, (a.k.a. Jan Colrth) (rhythm guitar), Bruno Carone (lead guitar), Albin Dériat (bass guitar), and Hervé Zénouda (drums).Strong, Martin C. (2003) "Stinky Toys", in ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate,

History

One of the first

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bands, in 1976 the band took part in the

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, sharing the bill with such bands as

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, The Damned,

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, and

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. A single was released in a picture cover on

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in 1977, "Boozy Creed", with "Driver Blues" on the

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. The single met with mixed reviews, causing Polydor to abandon the release of the band's eponymous debut album outside France. The album was described by ''

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'' as "a largely flat, bland collection of recycled Stones and

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riffs with low-quality vocals",Huey, Steve " ''Stinky Toys'' Review, ''

'', Macrovision Corporation while ''

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'' were also not impressed with what they described as "uninspired sub-Rolling Stones rock'n'boogie with terrible vocals by Elli Medeiros".Robbins, Ira
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'' The band split up in 1979, with Elli Medeiros and Jacno then forming the duo,

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. Medeiros went on to a solo career, releasing the ''Bom Bom...'' album in 1987. Jacno later released several solo albums as well as working with several other artists including

Mareva Galanter Mareva Galanter (born 4 February 1979) is a French singer, actress and former beauty queen. Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World Islands" and then the 1998 "Miss Tahiti" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 1999 crown, whic ...

. Medeiros was chosen by

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as part of his 'Fantasy Band' in 2008.My Fantasy Band: Dev Hynes, Lightspeed Champion
, ''

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'', 21 November 2008

Discography

*''"Boozy Creed"'' 7" single (1977)

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*''Stinky Toys'' LP (1977) Polydor (reissued in 1990 as ''Plastic Faces'' by

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*''Stinky Toys'' LP (1979) Vogue

References

External links

Stinky Toys discographyMySpace Page
French punk rock groups Musical groups from Paris {{France-band-stub