Pow woW

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Pow woW
Origin France
Genres French pop, a cappella
Labels Mercury, Universal, WEA
MembersAlain Chennevière
Ahmed Mouici
Pascal Periz
Bertrand Pierre
Website Pow woW Unofficial site

Pow woW is a French musical group. Their biggest hit was "Le Chat" in 1992. [1] Their next single was the French version of song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight", titled "Le lion est mort ce soir".

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References

  1. "lescharts.com - Pow Wow - Le chat". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-22.