Dolly is a

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on the single " Wie weit/How far/En Vie". Dolly stopped their activity indefinitely after the death of Michaël Chamberlin in a car accident on 25 May 2005.

History

Dolly was originally formed by Emmanuelle Monet, Thierry Lacroix and Michaël Chamberlin in 1989 under the name of Dollybird. 1991 they changed their name to Dolly & Co and made their debut album which was also named ''Dolly & Co''. The actual ''Dolly'' was not born until ''Nicolas Bonnière'' joined the band in 1995. The name was then changed to Dolly.Dolly's press conference at Solidays Festival (Paris) July 10, 2004 (in French)
/ref> Emmanuelle Monet has now reformed her band with a new bassist, under the name of "Manu"

Members

* Emmanuelle Monet, Manu (Emmanuelle Monet) -

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*Thierry (Thierry Lacroix) -

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*Nico (Nicolas Bonnière) -

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(1995–present)

Former members

*Micka (Michaël Chamberlin) -

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(1989 - † 2005 at the age of 36 years)

Discography

*''Dolly'' (April 1997) (released in both French and English versions) *''Un jour de rêves'' (August 1999) *''Sunday Afternoon'' (2000) (the only English album of the band) *''Plein air'' (April 2002) *''Tous des stars'' (2004)

External links

Official site
(The group has ceased to maintain their web site. The last version from May 24, 2006, can be see
here
(via

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Dolly's discography on their own site (Flash site, in French)
(Last version via

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Dolly's biography on their own site (Flash site, in French)
(Last version via

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Sources

RFI music - Dolly biography

RFI musique - Dolly biographie

Rockmuzik - Dolly biographie (in French)

Notes

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