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Les Mauvais Garçonnes (レ・モーヴェ・ギャルソンヌ) was a Japanese cover rock band under the
Giza Studio is a Japanese record label, music production company and music publisher based in Osaka, founded in 1998 by music producer Daiko Nagato. Giza's artists have provided numerous opening and ending themes for Anime television series such as Meita ...
label in years 2001–2002.


History

On 9 May 2001, they've made debut with cover single ''Ai no Sanka'' (愛の賛歌). The original song
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is performed by singer (
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. The translation lyric provided Tokiko Iwatani. B side track consist of two remixes. In the media, it was broadcast as an commercial song for a drink ''Love and Peach''. Their debut single was smash hit, it reached #40 on Oricon Weekly Charts and it sold more than 30,000 copies. In September they've announced the series of 3 cover singles released each month. The main jacket cover will be picture of their mascot French bulldog ''Luna''. On 3 October, they've released second cover single ''Idol wo Sagase'' (アイドルを探せ). B side track consist of two remixes. The original song: La plus belle pour aller danser is performed by French singer
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). On 7 November, they've released third cover single ''Sans toi ma mie'' (サン・トワ・マミー). B side track consist of two remixes. The original song Sans toi ma mie is performed by Belgian singer
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. On 5 December, they've released fourth and final cover single ''Barairo no Jinsei'' (バラ色の人生). The intro and outro are performed not in
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but in French. B side track consist of three remixes. The original song
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is performed by Édith Piaf. The following singles didn't achieve as big success as debut single and as result failed to rank on Oricon Weekly charts. On December, their debut single was included in Giza Studio's compilation album '' Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001''. In March 2002, after releasing first compilation cover album ''Ai no Sanka'', the band activities has vanished. It's unknown whenever they've disbanded or are on hiatus, no official statement was never published.


Members

* NAGANO TOMOKA – vocals * – vocals * – guitar


Discography

All four singles have been arranged by Sakae Yamaguchi and two album tracks by
Akihito Tokunaga (born 22 September 1971) is a Japanese musician, composer and arranger. After making a name for himself working for Being Inc. in the 1990s, he has been signed to Giza Studio from 2000 until 2023. In 2004, Tokunaga formed the rock band doa (Japan ...
.


Singles


Studio album


Compilation album


Magazine appearances

From Music Freak Magazine: *Vol.78 2001/5 (''Ai no Sanka'' interview) *Vol.83 2001/10 (''Idol wo Sagase'' interview) *Vol.84 2001/11 (''Sans toi ma mie'' interview) *Vol.85 2001/12 (''Barairo na Jinsei'' interview) *Vol.88 2002/3 (''Album Ai no Sanka'' liner notes)


References


External links


Official Website with Giza name
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