Les Parisiennes (band)

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Les Parisiennes
Origin France,
Genres Pop, Yéyé
Years active1964–1972, 1972–1973, 1974, 2018–2019
Past members


Les Parisiennes was a group of French dancers and singers. [1]

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Funded in 1964 by Claude Bolling, the titles of the Parisiennes were for the most part composed by him, and written by Franck Gerald. The band originally dissolved in 1971, and had multiple short-lived formations. [2]

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References

  1. Les Parisiennes: l'Integrale - Claude Bolling | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved October 28, 2020
  2. Les Parisiennes: l'Integrale - Claude Bolling | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic , retrieved October 28, 2020
  3. Histoire des expressions sans histoire, Michel Moinier
  4. Tele 7 Jours, September 23rd 1972,
  5. Télé Loisir, September 4th 1974,
  6. "Les Parisiennes ce sont elles ! (Le Parisien)". December 15, 2017.