Nicola Sirkis

Nicola Sirkis
Background information
Birth name	Nicolas Sirchis
Born	22 June 1959 (1959-06-22) (age 52)
Origin	France Antony, Hauts de Seine, France
Genres	New Wave, post-punk, gothic rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1981–present
Labels	Sony BMG Jive/Epic[1]
Associated acts	Indochine
Website	indo.fr

Nicola Sirkis (born 22 June 1959 in Antony, Hauts-de-Seine, is the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine. He is the only remaining member of the original line-up of the band which he formed in 1981 with a friend, Dominique Nicolas, soon to be joined by his twin brother Stéphane and Dimitri Bodianski.^[2]

The band has been active for 30 years, and Nicola Sirkis saw critical and wide appeal and success in 2002 with the release of Paradize.

In 1992, Nicola Sirkis released a solo-album, Dans la Lune, covering a few of his favourite songs, in French or English.

Nicola Sirkis is also the author of the collection of short stories "Les Mauvaises Nouvelles", published in 1998. He has announced that a new book will come out soon. Sirkis is fluent in English.

External links

• Nicola Sirkis at the Internet Movie Database

References

1. ^ [1], Official Website.
2. ^ [2], Indochine's biography on the cultural web review Ados.fr (French).

Persondata
Name	Sirkis, Nicola
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Date of birth	1959-06-22
Place of birth	Antony, Hauts-de-Seine
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