- Tahiti 80
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Name = Tahiti 80
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Origin =France
Genre =Downtempo Synth Pop
Years_active =1993 – present
Label =The Militia Group (US) Atmosphériques (France) Island/Universal (international)
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Current_members = Xavier Boyer Médéric Gontier Sylvain Marchand Pedro Resende
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Notable_instruments =Tahiti 80 is an English-language French pop group formed in 1993 in
Rouen ,France .The group's name originates from a slogan on a t-shirt worn by Xavier's father. Their music resembles pop with soul tendencies. They have encountered a fair amount of success in Japan, notably.
Composed of four members (three of whom sing), the group makes use of guitar, percussion/drums, bass guitar, programming and keyboards:
* Xavier Boyer: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano
* Médéric Gontier: guitar, vocals, keyboards
* Sylvain Marchand: drums/percussion, keyboards, piano
* Pedro Resende: bass, programming, keyboards, percussion, vocalsDiscography
Albums
*1999 "Puzzle"
*2002 "Wallpaper For The Soul "
*2005 "Fosbury "
*2008 "Activity Center "EPs
*1996 "20 Minutes E.P"
*2000 "Heartbeat Remix"
*2001 "Extra Pieces"
*2001 "I.S.A.A.C."
*2001 "Songs From Outer Space"
*2003 "A Piece Of Sunshine"
*2004 "Extra Pieces Of Sunshine"
*2005 "Sotomayor"ingles
*2000 "Heartbeat"
*2000 "Made First"
*2000 "Yellow Butterfly"
*2002 "1000 Times"
*2002 "Soul Deep"
*2005 "Big Day" (featured on theFIFA 07 video game soundtrack)
*2005 "Changes"
*2008 "All Around"Other Releases
*2003 "A Piece Of Gold" (compilation)
*2005 "Unusual Sounds" (compilation)
*2005 "Changes" (DVD)External links
* [http://www.tahiti80.com/ Official site of Tahiti 80]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tahiti80 Tahiti 80 MySpace page]
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