Kyo (band)

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Kyo
Kyo, left to right: Benoît Poher, Florian Dubos, Nicolas Chassagne and Fabien Dubos
Background information
Origin	Yvelines, France ; Brittany, France
Genre(s)	Rock Pop rock Alternative Rock
Years active	1997– present
Label(s)	Sony Records
Associated acts	Jenifer Bartoli
Website	Official Website
Members
Benoît Poher Florian Dubos Fabien Dubos Nicolas Chassagne

Kyo is a French rock band. Their name is inspired by their love of Japanese anime and manga.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.1.1 Kyo (2000) 3.1.2 Le Chemin (2003) 3.1.3 '300 Lésions (2004) 3.2 Singles 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 External links

[edit] Biography

Since attending collège in Yvelines, the two brothers, Fabien and Florian Dubos, and two friends Nicolas Chassagne and Benoît Poher, discovered they had the same passion for bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden, as well as Japanese manga. In 1997, they met their manager, who convinced them of their potential, and obtained a contract with Sony for the group. They have since released three albums and one DVD entitled Kyosphere. After the recent success of their album Le Chemin the group went to a house in Brittany, where they worked on their new album 300 Lésions which went Multi Platinum in 4 days with sales reaching upwards of 6.5 Million. Kyo are known for collaborating with Jenifer Bartoli, a French pop singer, and are noted for being the authors of "Ma Révolution", a song interpreted by Jenifer Bartoli.

[edit] Members

• Florian Dubos - Bass Guitar / Backing Vocalist
• Fabien Dubos - Drums,Programmations
• Benoît Poher - Vocalist
• Nicolas Chassagne - Guitar, Programmations

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Kyo (2000)

Track listing:

1. "Il Est Temps"

2. "Mes Racines et Mes Ailes"

3. "Je N'Veux Pas Oublier"

4. "La Vérité Nous Ment"

5. "Un Sourire Aux Anges"

6. "Telle Est Ma Prière"

7. "Comme le Monde est Grand"

8. "C'est Pas Juste"

9. "C'est Ma Faute"

10. "Regardez-Moi"

11. "Fermons Les Yeux"

[edit] Le Chemin (2003)

Le Chemin was Kyo's breakthrough album in France. The first single from that album was a song titled "Le Chemin" which was in duo with Sita. It was released in January 2003.

Track listing:

1. "Le Chemin" with Sita, a dutch pop singer.

2. "Je Cours"

3. "Dernière Danse"

4. "Tout Envoyer En L'Air"

5. "Chaque Seconde"

6. "Comment Te Dire"

7. "Je Saigne Encore"

8. "Je Te Vends Mon Ame"

9. "Pardonné"

10. "Sur Nos Levres"

11. "Tout Reste A Faire"

[edit] '300 Lésions (2004)

300 Lésions was released in December 2004. In four days, it was already Multi Platinum. The first single from that album was Contact.

Track listing:

1. "Contact"

2. "Dans Ma Chair"

3. "Qui Je Suis"

4. "Sarah"

5. "Sad Day"

6. "Révolutions"

7. "Ω"

8. "Ce Soir"

9. "Respire"

10. "Je Te Rève Encore"

11. "L'Enfer"

12. "L'Assaut Des Regards"

[edit] Singles

• Il Est Temps
• Je N'Veux Pas Oublier
• Le Chemin (2003) #14 SWI
• Dernière Danse (2003) #6 FR, #14 SWI
• Je Cours (2003) #20 FR, #41 SWI
• Je Saigne Encore (Version 1) (2004) #13 FR (both combined), #39 SWI
• Je Saigne Encore (Version 2) (2004)
• Contact (2004) #8 FR, #37 SWI
• Sarah (2005) #33 FR, #65 SWI
• L'Or de nos Vies (2006) with other French artists of Fight Aids

[edit] Filmography

• Kyosphère (2004)

[edit] Awards

• NRJ Music Awards
  • Best French Song (2004)
  • Best French Album (2004)
  • Best French Band (2004)
  • Best Musical Site (2004)

• MTV Europe Music Awards
  • French Band of the Year (2003)

[edit] External links

• (French) kyomusic.com The band's official website
• Biography of Kyo, from Radio France Internationale
• (French) Kyosphere Site of the official fanclub
• Kyo at BandoftheDay.com