La Compagnie Creole
| La Compagnie Creole | |
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La Compagnie Créole (2010) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Guadeloupe , Martinique , French Guiana |
| Genre (s) | Zouk , pop |
| founding | 1975 |
| Website | www.lacompagniecreole.eu |
| Current occupation | |
| Clémence Bringtown | |
Singing, guitar , percussion
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José Sébéloué |
Vocals, bass
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Julien Tarquin |
Singing, drums , percussion |
Guy Bevert |
| former members | |
Vocals, guitar |
Arthur Apatout |
La Compagnie Créole is a French band from Guadeloupe , Martinique and French Guiana that was mainly popular in French-speaking countries in the 1980s. They sang first in Creole , later in French.
history
The group, founded in 1975, released their first album, Ba mwen en ti bo , in 1976 , followed by the album Blogodo in 1982 . In 1983 they released the singles Vive le Douanier Rousseau! and C'est bon pour la moral , two of her greatest successes with 400,000 and 500,000 copies respectively. From 1984 to 1987 other hits such as Le Bal masqué , Ça fait rire les oiseaux and Ma Premier Biguine-Partie appeared .
Discography (selection)
Albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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| 2005 | La plus grande fiesta créole |
FR190 (1 week) FR |
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| 2012 | En bonne compagnie |
FR14 (20 weeks) FR |
BE W24 (15 weeks) BE W |
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| 2015 | Carnavals du monde |
FR56 (7 weeks) FR |
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More albums
- 1976: Ba mwen an ti bo
- 1982: Blogodo (FR:
gold) - 1983: Vive le douanier Rousseau (FR:
platinum) - 1985: Le bal masqué (FR:
platinum) - 1985: C'est Bon Pour Le Moral (FR:
platinum) - 1986: Ça fait rire les oiseaux (FR:
platinum) - 1987: La Machine à danser (FR:
platinum) - 1988: Les Plus Grands Succès De ... (FR:
platinum) - 1989: Cayenne carnaval (FR:
× 2Double gold ) - 1989: Dansez Avec La Cie Créole (FR:
× 2Double gold ) - 1992: Le Mardi gras
- 1995: La Fiesta (souris à la vie)
- 1996: Leurs Plus Grands Succès (FR:
gold) - 1997: Je reviens chez vous
- 1999: L'album 1999
- 2010: O! Oh! Obama
- 2016: Les comptines de la Compagnie créole
- 2019: Les Forces de l'Amour
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
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| 1984 | Bons baisers de Fort de France Le bal masqué |
FR24 (11 weeks) FR |
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| 1985 | Le bal masqué Le bal masqué |
FR6 (31 weeks) FR |
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| 1986 | Ça fait rire les oiseaux Ça fait rire les oiseaux |
FR17 (19 weeks) FR |
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| 1987 | AIÉ. |
FR20 (20 weeks) FR |
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| Ma 1ère biguine-partie La Machine à danser |
FR15 (18 weeks) FR |
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| 1988 | La bonne adventure Cayenne carnaval |
FR30 (17 weeks) FR |
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| 1989 | Le 14 Juillet Cayenne carnaval |
FR21 (8 weeks) FR |
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| Santa Maria de Guadaloupe Cayenne carnaval |
FR9 (17 weeks)FR |
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| 1990 | Megamix |
FR23 (7 weeks) FR |
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| 2007 | Mégamix 2007 |
FR17 (19 weeks) FR |
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| 2008 | Zouk tamouré |
FR46 (26 weeks) FR |
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| O! Oh! Obama! |
FR30 (12 weeks) FR |
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| 2009 | Noël avec la Compagnie Creole |
FR18 (8 weeks) FR |
More singles
- 1983: C'est Bon Pour Le Moral (FR:
silver) - 1984: Vive Le Douanier Rousseau (FR:
platinum)
Web links
- La Compagnie Créole website
- La Compagnie Créole at Discogs (English)
- La Compagnie Créole at Allmusic (English)