Frédéric "Fred" Chichin (; 1 May 1954 – 28 November 2007) was a French musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He was part of the pop-rock duo

Les Rita Mitsouko Les Rita Mitsouko (, translation: ''The Rita Mitsukos'') were a French pop rock group formed by Fred Chichin and Catherine Ringer. The duo first performed as Rita Mitsouko at Gibus Club in Paris in 1980. They went on to become one of the most a ...

, along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979. Prior to his work in

, Chichin had been active in the rock bands Fassbinder (with Jean Neplin),

Taxi Girl Taxi Girl were a French new wave band, adopting the New Romantic aesthetics of the time, such as clashing red and black clothing, synthesizer-led songs, and taking influence from mythology and literature. The group existed between 1978 and 198 ...

(with Daniel Darc), and Gazoline (with Alain Kan). Chichin died on the morning of 28 November 2007 from

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ...

, following complications of the cancer the doctors had diagnosed two months earlier. He was buried 6 December 2007 in a private ceremony at the Parisian cemetery of

Montmartre Montmartre ( , , ) is a large hill in Paris's northern 18th arrondissement of Paris, 18th arrondissement. It is high and gives its name to the surrounding district, part of the Rive Droite, Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for its a ...

. RFI Musique Les Rita Mitsouko Biography accessed 22 April 2008

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1954 births 2007 deaths People from Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine French pop singers French male singer-songwriters French singer-songwriters Deaths from liver cancer in France Burials at Montmartre Cemetery 20th-century French male singers French multi-instrumentalists {{France-musician-stub es:Frédéric Chichin#top