Supagroup is an American

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band from

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. Their current lineup includes vocalist and rhythm guitarist Chris Lee, lead guitarist Benji Lee, bassist Brian "Bruiser" Broussard, and drummer Leon Touzet. Chris Lee is married to former White Zombie bassist

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. In early 2003, the band won the New Orleans regional poll in The 2nd Annual Independent Music Awards for their song "She's Hot (I'm On A Roll)."

Background

Supagroup was formed in 1996 by Chinese American brothers Chris Lee and Benji Lee from

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while students at

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in New Orleans, Louisiana. They have headlined with

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and

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, among others. In 2004, Supagroup received a

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for

, something Cooper claimed hasn't happened since

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opened his shows. The band commonly calls their followers supagroupies. The band's first album, ''Planet Rock'', was self-produced and self-released on their own Prison Planet label. They followed that with a live album. In 2001, ''Rock and Roll Tried to Ruin My Life'', produced by

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, was released in a limited quantity. 2004's self-titled album was produced by Benji Lee and

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. The band's 2007 album, ''Fire for Hire'' includes a number of studio versions of songs that first appeared on their ''We Came to Rock You'' live album, as well as songs influenced by the events surrounding

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Discography

Albums

* ''Planet Rock'' (1996, Prison Planet Records) * ''We Came to Rock You: Live at the Mermaid Lounge'' (1999, Prison Planet Records) * ''Rock and Roll Tried to Ruin My Life'' (2001, Prison Planet Records) * ''Supagroup'' (2003, Foodchain Records) * ''Rules'' (2005, Foodchain) * ''Fire for Hire'' (2007, Merovingian/Foodchain) * ''Hail! Hail!'' (2011)

Singles

* "When in Rome" 7" (2001, Telegraph Company) * ''Supersuckers vs Supagroup'' split CD (2003) * "What's Your Problem" promo DVD (2004)

References

External links

* {{Authority control Rock music groups from Louisiana Independent Music Awards winners Musical groups from New Orleans