Téléphone was a Frenchrock band formed in 1976 by Jean-Louis Aubert, Louis Bertignac, Corine Marienneau and Richard Kolinka. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. 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", "La bombe humaine", "Argent trop cher", "Ça c'est vraiment toi", "Cendrillon", "New York avec toi" and "Un autre Monde".
Reformation under the name "Les Insus?" (2015-2017)
The band reunited briefly for a concert at the Point Éphémère on 11 September 2015 under the name "Les Insus?". Les Insus? were composed of Aubert, Bertignac and Kolinka but with the bassist Corine Marienneau replaced on the bass guitar by Aleksander Angelov. Another concert was given in Lille on September 15. Les Insus? also gave a concert in Lyon, at Le Transbordeur, on 6 October 2015. On November 29, 2015, the new group announced a real tour in France 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 albumLes Insus Live was released on 8 September.
Discography
Studio albums
Téléphone - "Anna", "Sur La Route", "Dans Ton Lit", "Le Vaudou", "Téléphomme", "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est Trop", "Prends Ce Que Tu Veux", "Flipper".
FRENCH CHARTS Anna: 2 Crache ton venin: 2 Au coeur de la nuit: 3 Dure limite: 1 Un autre monde: 2 Album "Un autre monde" won French awards "Victoire de la musique album rock" in 1985.
Live albums
Le Live - "Au cœur de la nuit", "Fait divers", "Dure limite", "Un peu de ton amour", "La bombe humaine", "Cendrillon", "New York avec toi", "Electric Cité", "Le Taxi-las", "Juste un autre genre", "Ce que je veux", "Argent trop cher", "Ça ", "Un autre monde", "Hygiaphone", "Fleur de ma ville".
Paris 81 - "Crache ton venin", "Faits divers", "Au cœur de la nuit", "Ploum ploum", "Fleur de ma ville", "Argent trop cher", "Ordinaire", "La bombe humaine", "Laisse Tomber", "Seul", "Téléphomme", "Hygiaphone", "Tu vas me manquer", "Le Silence".
