Détroit

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This is about a French musical duo of Bertrand Cantat and Pascal Humbert. For the American city, see Detroit. For the US spinoff of rock group The Detroit Wheels, see Detroit (band)
Détroit
Detroit concert at Cirque Jules-Verne in Amiens.2014
Detroit concert at Cirque Jules-Verne in Amiens.2014
Background information
OriginFrance
GenresSoft rock
Years active2012–present
MembersBertrand Cantat
Pascal Humbert

Détroit is a French musical duo formed in 2012 by French rock musician Bertrand Cantat and French bass player Pascal Humbert. Both were part of the rock formation Passion Fodder from 1985 to 1991 before they split up and Cantat moved on to establish his own famous band Noir Désir, whereas Humbert went on to join the American band 16 Horsepower, and later to Lilium and Wovenhand, amongst others.

The duo Détroit released their greatly expected début album Horizons on 18 November 2013.[1] It was recorded in Vega Studios and produced by Pascal Humbert and Bruno Green. The début release from the album is "Droit dans le soleil"[2] that appeared in the SNEP Top 10 in its first week of release. It has also charted in Belgium's French records market and in Switzerland.

The formation of the duo follows the break up of Cantat's band Noir Désir in 2010. The two collaborated in 2011 in the album Chœurs with musicians Bernard Falaise and Alexander MacSween. The music was composed for Wajdi Mouawad's production of a trilogy from Sophocles titled Le Cycle des Femmes: Trois histoires de Sophocle or just Des Femmes.

Discography[edit]

Albums[edit]

Year Album Peak positions Certification
FR
[3][4]
BEL
(Vl)

[5][6]
BEL
(Wa)

[7][8]
SWI
[9][10]
2013 Horizons 2 160 5 10
2014 La Cigale 11  – 25 57

Singles[edit]

Year Singles Peak positions Certification Album
FR
[3][4]
BEL
(Wa)

[7][8]
SWI
[9][10]
2013 "Droit dans le soleil" 9 14 62 Horizons

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sophie Delassein (30 September 2013). ""Droit dans le soleil", du pur Cantat" (in French). Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. ^ Stéphane Davet (30 September 2013). "Cantat revient avec un titre d'une sobre gravité". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Lescharts.com Bertrand Cantat discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Lescharts.com Pascal Humbert discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be/fr/ Bertrand Cantat discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  6. ^ "ultratop.be/fr/ Pascal Humbert discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Ultratop.be/fr/ Bertrand Cantat discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  8. ^ a b "ultratop.be/fr/ Pascal Humbert discography". ultratop.be/fr/. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Hitparade.ch Bertrand Cantat discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Lescharts.com Pascal Humbert discography". Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2013.