Modjo

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Modjo
Origin Paris, France
Genres
Years active1999–2003
Labels
Past members
  • Romain Tranchart
  • Yann Destagnol
Website modjoyanndestal.com

Modjo were a French house music duo formed in Paris in 1999. The duo was composed of producer Romain Tranchart (born 9 June 1976) and singer Yann Destagnol (Yann Destal; born 14 July 1978). They are known for their 2000 hit song "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)", which was their only major hit.

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Biography

Romain Tranchart moved with his family to Algeria and Mexico, to finally live in Brazil. There, he started learning the guitar, finding inspiration through jazz classics. [1]

At that time he became a fan of house music, influenced by DJ Sneak, Ian Pooley, and Daft Punk. He released his first house single as Funk Legacy titled "What You're Gonna Do, Baby" on Vertigo Records (FR) in 1998. Later, he decided to enter the American School of Modern Music in Paris, the French division of the Berklee School of Music.

Also Parisian, Yann learned to play flute and clarinet when he was a small child. As he aged he became deeply influenced by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, David Bowie and other pop acts. He started to play drums by emulating them. He also learned to play the piano and the guitar. He later bought himself a four-track recording machine and started songwriting and singing. Fascinated more by voices than by charismatic band leaders, he liked bands such as Aerosmith, The Police and Queen and later became a great fan of R&B divas. [2]

After being a drummer and sometimes-vocalist in a few bands, he met Romain in 1998, and the partnership was born. The two quickly began recording, and from those sessions came "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)". The single got recognition later on in 2000. It is a "French-flavour" house track with heavy pop and disco influences, which featured a sample from Chic's "Soup for One". The track became an instant number-one across Europe, and was followed up by other singles "Chillin'", "What I Mean" and "No More Tears". Their live version of the band was named Modjo Band, which saw the duo being accompanied by guitars, bass and drums.

After "No More Tears" and "On Fire", they started their respective solo careers, with Romain Tranchart remixing songs from various artists like Res ("Golden Boys"), Shaggy ("Sexy Lady"), Mylène Farmer ("California") and post-producing the likes of Everynote's "Once Upon a Time". Yann Destal's released a Queen-esque album, [3] titled The Great Blue Scar , reaching some success in France.[ citation needed ]

Awards and nominations

AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)Ref.
International Dance Music Awards 2001Best House/Garage 12" [4] "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"Won
MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 Best French Act [5] ThemselvesWon
Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2000Best Dance Choon [6] "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"Nominated
Best Dance/Solo Act [7] ThemselvesNominated
Top of the Pops Awards 2003Band of the Year [8] Nominated

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
FRA
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		AUT
[11] 		FIN
[12] 		GER
[13] 		SWI
[14]
Modjo
  • Released: 18 September 2001
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD
218941393013

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[9] 		AUS
[15] 		BEL
[16] 		GER
[13] 		NLD
[17] 		SWE
[18] 		SWI
[14] 		UK
[19] 		US
[20]
"Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"200071052481181Modjo
"Chillin'"20014435343841261012—
"What I Mean"88—526758—1759—
"No More Tears"2002—8560———91——
"On Fire"—————————
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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