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. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons. They have sold around 10 million albums to date, a record still unbeaten for a French rock band. Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est trop" ("Metro's Too Much"), "La bombe humaine" ("Human bomb"), "Argent trop cher" ("Money Too Expensive"), "Ça c'est vraiment toi" ("That Is So You"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "New York avec toi" ("New York City With You") and "Un autre Monde" ("Another World").

Members

Jean-Louis Aubert Jean-Louis Aubert (, born 12 April 1955) is a French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He went on a solo career after the split of the rock band Téléphone that he co-founded. Early life Born in Nantua, Ain, France in 195 ...

- guitar, piano, vocals *

Louis Bertignac Louis Laurent Bertignac (; born 23 February 1954) is a French guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. An ex Shakin' Street member and a founding member in 1976 of the rock band Téléphone, he formed Bertignac et les Visiteurs after Téléphone sp ...

- guitar, vocals * Richard Kolinka - drums * Corine Marienneau - bass, piano, vocals

Reformation as "Les Insus" (2015-2017)

The band reunited briefly for a concert at the Point Éphémère on 11 September 2015 under the name "Les Insus" (; ''insupportables'', meaning insufferable. The elided name also suggests the word ''portable'', meaning "cellphone" in French, thus implying an upgrade to modern times). Les Insus was composed of Aubert, Bertignac and Kolinka but with the bassist Corine Marienneau replaced on the bass guitar by Aleksander Angelov (hence the reason they were not able to use the name "Téléphone"). Another concert was held in Lille on 15 September. Les Insus also gave a concert in Lyon, at Le Transbordeur, on 6 October 2015. On 29 November 2015 the new group announced a real tour in France (in which Corine Marienneau would not participate) for 2016. The tour was scheduled from 27 April to 11 November in several major cities and several festivals. On 12 November, they announced a tour of the festivals in summer 2017 and a final gig at the Stade de France on 15 September. The live album ''Les Insus Live'' was released on 8 September.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Téléphone'' (1977) - peaked in FRA at #2 *''

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- peaked in FRA at #2

Live albums

;Les Insus *2017: Les Insus - ''Hygiaphone'' (Live 2017)

Compilation albums

DVDs

*1980: ''Téléphone Public''

Singles

*2012: "Ça (C'est vraiment toi)" (re-release) - peaked in FRA at #133

Awards

Album ''Un autre monde'' won French awards "Victoire de la musique Album Rock" in 1985.

References

External links

Téléphone official site
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