Ou Est Le Swimming Pool
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool (German: where is the swimming pool ) was a British synth-pop band.
history
The band was founded in 2009 in London district of Camden founded by Charles Haddon, Joe Hutchinson and Caan Capan. In the same year she made her breakthrough with her debut single Dance the Way I Feel . It reached the top ten on the UK indie charts and the Australian ARIA charts. Then the three musicians were invited to support the band La Roux on a tour of Great Britain. This was followed by further appearances at the Bestival and the Glastonbury Festival . Two more singles were released in 2010, the debut album The Golden Years was released on October 3, 2010.
On August 20, 2010, Charles Haddon, the band's singer, committed suicide after appearing at the Pukkelpop festival near Hasselt (Belgium) . In the backstage area he climbed an 18 meter high radio mast and fell to his death. The suicide resulted from an incident in which the singer allegedly seriously injured a young girl while trying to crowd surf . His desperation that the girl might retain irreparable damage drove him to commit suicide.
On October 3, 2010, the two remaining band members held a concert in London in memory of Charles Haddon. The Kooks and Mr. Hudson appeared among others . The £ 8,000 proceeds from the concert were donated to charitable organizations.
Discography
Singles
- 2009: Dance The Way I Feel
- 2010: These New Knights
- 2010: Jackson's Last Stand
Albums
- 2010: The Golden Years
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ou est le swimming pool suicide ( Memento of the original dated August 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at motor.de
- ↑ [1] British pop singer 'feared he had crippled a fan' just hours before plunging to his death at Belgian music festival
