Mickey 3D is a French
rock
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group from
Montbrison, Loire
Montbrison (; ) is a commune and a subprefecture of the Loire department in central France.
Montbrison was the historical capital of the counts of Forez, and today it is the principal city in the Forez.
The commune gives its name to the popul ...
; it was founded in 1997 when
Mickaël Furnon alias ''Mickey'' and
Aurélien Joanin
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Plot
''A ...
alias ''Jojo'' parted from the local group 3Dk.
They have fronted for the group
Louise Attaque
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, which had them play before their concerts. In 1999 they recorded their first album, ''Mistigri Torture''. Since that time, inspired by artists such as
Christophe Miossec
Christophe Miossec (born 24 December 1964 in Brest, Brittany, France) is a French singer and songwriter.
Beginnings
Christophe Miossec was not new to the world of music when he met his first success. Between 14 and 17, he was in a teenage ban ...
, Mickey 3D have become known for rocking songs with critical lyrics and unusual sound elements. Their greatest commercially successful song, "Respire," reached Switzerland's top 10 in 2004.
Discography
Albums
* First demo tapes: ''Le Souffle court'' (1996); ''Mickey 3D'' (1997); ''L'Amour'' (1998)
* ''Mistigri Torture'' (1999) – reedited by
Virgin
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in 2000
* ''La Trêve'' (2001)
* ''Tu vas pas mourir de rire'' (2003)
* ''Live à Saint-Étienne'' (2004)
* ''Matador'' (2005)
* ''La grande évasion''
* ''Sebolavy'' (2016)
* ''Nous étions des humains'' (2023)
Singles
* "La France a peur" (2000)
* "Tu dis mais ne sais pas" (2001)
* "Jeudi pop pop" (2001)
* "Ma grand-mère" (2002)
* "
Respire" (2003)
* "Yalil (La fin des haricots)" (2003)
* "Ça m'étonne pas" (2003)
* "Johnny Rep" (2004)
* "Matador" (2005)
* "Les Mots" (2005)
* "La Mort du peuple" (2006)
* "Méfie-toi l'escargot" (2009)
* "Sous le soleil" (2021)
* "Emilie dansait" (2022)
Awards
* 2003:
Prix Constantin
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* 2004:
Victoires de la musique
** Victoire for rock album of the year for ''
Tu vas pas mourir de rire''.
** Victoire for music video of the year for ''Respire''.
** Victoire of original song of the year for "Respire."
External links
Official page
Musical groups from Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Organizations based in Saint-Étienne
Montbrison, Loire
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