Yann Tiersen

Yann Tiersen (Brest, June 23rd 1970) is a song writer and performer French.

Biography

As of its more young age, Yann Tiersen expresses a great interest for the music, while it has difficulties at the school. It passes its childhood to Rennes where it learns the violin and the piano, as well as the direction of orchestra. Of traditional formation, it moves towards the rock'n'roll at the adulthood. During the Years 1980, it joint with several groups with tendency rock'n'roll in Rennes. It then starts to write pieces of music for the theater or short films.

In 1995, it leaves its first album, the Waltz of the monsters , which will gather part of its work carried out for the Cinéma and the Théâtre. One year later, it leaves a new disc, Rue of the cascades . The title éponyme, sung by Claire Pichet, will be used one year after the exit of the album for the film the Life dreamed of the angels . Although newcomer to forge a reputation in Rennes, this one does not manage however to draw the attention of the external public.

It is the exit of its album the Headlight in 1998 which will enable him to forge a reputation in particular thanks to its title Monochrome on which Dominique has sings. This album will enable him to more amply pass on the radio S and to republish its preceding discs. This year, Yann Tiersen connects the concerts and at the time of the Transmusicales of Rennes, it will give an exceptional concert for France Inter in the emission It is Lenoir of Bernard Lenoir, with many guests: Françoiz Breut, Dominique has, The Married Monk, the Pig-headeds, Mathieu Boogaerts, Bertrand Cantat (singer of Noir Desire) and Neil Hannon (of The Divine Comedy), which will cause to leave an album this concert: Black Session .

The same year All is calm , an album with sonority will come to be grafted more Rock.

From its collaboration with Bertrand Cantat in 1999 the remix will be born from the song from Black Desire, has your star, which is reproduced on the album One trip, one noise of the group of Bordeaux.

2001 will have to be waited until to hear new sound with the exit of Absent the , on which took part of many artists. The same month, leaves the original soundtrack the film the Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain , which will be one big hit (more than 700.000 sales). The Victoires of the music will decree the title of the best film original soundtrack to him. One year later, the DJ-type-setter SASH! revealed in the demonstration of its new album S4! SASH! a title under the name Dance of Amélie. But not having obtained the agreement of Yann, the title will not finally be reproduced on the official album.

In 2002, Yann Tiersen continuous to survey the concert halls, a new double album live will leave following an exceptional concert to the city the music Paris: It was here. This one will also gather guests already present at the time of these old concerts and new.

In 2003, it will compose an original soundtrack for a German film this time: Good bye, Lenin! . Then, the following year, leaves CD in duet with Shannon Wright.

Its last album in date, the Meeting again , is appeared on May 23rd 2005. Yann Tiersen once again multiplies collaborations with the presence on this album of Jane Birkin, Dominique has, Miossec, Elizabeth Fraser (of the Cocteau Twins), and the singer Stuart Ashton Staples (of the Tindersticks).

At the city Yann Tiersen was the companion of Natacha Régnier which it met on the turning of the Life dreamed of the angels, and with which it has a child.

Discography

Album Studio

Live album

Mini-album and E.P.

Participations

See too

External bonds

  • Official site

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