L'Impératrice

L'Impératrice (French pronunciation: [lɛ̃peʁatʁis]; "The Empress") is a French pop and nu-disco band formed in 2012 in Paris.

L'Impératrice
L'Impératrice at Super Bock Super Rock in 2023
Background information
OriginParis, France
GenresPop, nu-disco, electro
Years active2012–present
Members
  • Flore Benguigui
  • Charles de Boisseguin
  • Tom Daveau
  • David Gaugué
  • Hagni Gwon
  • Achille Trocellier

Career

L'Impératrice is a group of six musicians: Charles de Boisseguin, the group's founder (keyboards), Hagni Gwon (keyboards), David Gaugué (bass guitar), Achille Trocellier (electric guitar), Tom Daveau (drums), and Flore Benguigui (vocals), who joined the band in 2015.

They released their first, self-titled EP in 2012, followed by a second (Sonate Pacifique) in 2014, and then a third (Odyssée) in 2015. The latter was re-edited a year later under the name L'Empereur, in a slower version of the original, inspired by a fan's mistake of playing the album at the wrong speed.[1] An acoustic version using violin, cello and acoustic guitar was also released, in February 2017.

The band received the Deezer Adami Fans' award in 2016.[2]

In 2016, a single, "Vanille Fraise," was released,[3] based on a sample by the soul singer Anita Ward.[4]

The band then joined the independent label microqlima, releasing an EP title, Séquences, in June 2017.[5] Remixes of its songs, one by the Australian group Parcels, were released that September.[6]

On 17 October 2017, the band released "Erreur 404", the first single off their first full-length album, Matahari.[7] L'impératrice appeared on the French television show Quotidien on TMC on 9 January 2018.[8]

The band performed at La Cigale on 12 October 2017, and then at the Casino de Paris on 3–4 April 2018.[9][10] It completed a French tour between February and May 2018. An extension of this tour took place between October 2018 and January 2019.[11][9]

On 21 June 2018, during the Fête de la Musique, the band performed at the French National Assembly.[12]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Matahari (2018)
  • Tako Tsubo (2021)
  • Pulsar (2024)

EPs
  • L'Imperatrice (2012)
  • Sonate pacifique (2014)
  • Odysee (2015)
  • L'Empereur (Odysee Slow Version) (2016)
  • Sequences (2017)
  • Sequences (Remixes) (2017)
  • Dreaming of You (2018)
  • Submarine (Remixes) (2021)

Singles
  • "Sonate pacifique" (2014)
  • "Vanille fraise" (2016)
  • "Erreur 404" (2017)
  • "Dreaming of You" (Vibes4YourSoul Remix) (2018)
  • "Vacances" (Yuksek Remix) (2018)
  • "Histoire d'un soir (Souvenirs d'été)" (2018)
  • "Geisha" (2018)
  • "Matahari" (Red Axes Remix) (2018)
  • "Là-haut" (2018)
  • "Stand on the Word" (Le Grand Noël) (2018)
  • "Entre-deux" (Onra x Pomrad Remix) (2018)
  • "Exit" (2020)
  • "Fou" (2020)
  • "Voodoo?" (2020)
  • "Anomalie bleue" (2020)
  • "Peur des filles" (2021)
  • "Hématome" (2021)
  • "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (InVersions 80s) (2021)
  • "Everything Eventually Ends" (2022)
  • "Heartquake" (2023)
  • "Me da igual" (2024)
  • "Danza Marilù" (2024)
  • "Any Way" (featuring Maggie Rogers) (2024)

Remixes
List of remixes
Title Year Artist Album
"Supernova" 2013 Isaac Delusion
"Children of the Night" 2014 Isaac Delusion
"Je suis music" 2015 Cerrone The Remixes
"La piscine" 2016 Hypnolove La piscine (EP)
"Gamesofluck" 2017 Parcels Hideout Remixed (EP)
"Hiéroglyphes" 2018 Pépite Les Bateaux (Remixs) (EP)
"I Feel High" 2021 Poolside High Season
"Guy" 2021 Remi Wolf We Love Dogs!

References
  1. « L’heureuse erreur du vinyle de L’Impératrice », clique.tv.
  2. « Prix Deezer Adami 2016 : Her, L'Impératrice et Bachar Mar-Khalifé en concert le 6 juin au Casino de Paris avec Virgin Radio », Virgin Radio.
  3. "Le clip du jour : Vanille Fraise de L'Impératrice". Paulette Magazine (in French). 1 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  4. "L'Impératrice - Concert". Institut français d'Allemagne (in French). 26 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. Lucas Martin, « En écoute : “Séquences”, le nouvel EP de L’Impératrice », Tsugi, 16 June 2017.
  6. « L’Impératrice remixé par les Parcels », Les Inrockuptibles, 27 Septembre 2017.
  7. « L'Impératrice dévoile le premier titre de son album avec un clip hommage aux romans photo des années 70 », Huffington Post, 17 October 2017.
  8. « L’Impératrice dévoile un alléchant avant-goût de son prochain album dans Quotidien », Les Inrockuptibles, 10 January 2018.
  9. Bruno Lesprit (11 April 2018). "L'Impératrice, une " French touch " pas si fraîche". Le Monde.fr. Le Monde.
  10. Agathe Moreaux (2 April 2018). "EAu Casino de Paris, L'Impératrice aux multiples visages". Le Figaro.
  11. "L'Impératrice ajoute de nouvelles dates à sa tournée française". Live Arena. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  12. "L'Impératrice au Palais Bourbon pour la Fête de la musique". lemonde.fr. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
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