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Musical Information

  Name Phoenix
  Img Phoenix mg 5643jpg
  Img Capt Phoenix at the Eurockéennes 2007
  Background group_or_band
  Origin Versailles , France
  Genre Rock , Alternative Rock , Indie Rock
  Formed 1991
  Years Active 1999-present
  Label EMI , Source , Astralwerks
  URL WeArePhoenixcom
  Current Members Thomas Mars (vocals)<br/>Deck D'Arcy (bass)<br/> Laurent Brancowitz (guitar)<br/>Christian Mazzalai (guitar)


Phoenix is a French Alternative Rock band that performs songs in English .


HISTORY

The band formed in 1991 in the semi-affluent Parisian suburb of ''.

Their biggest hit, "Too Young", was featured in the Farrelly Brothers ' 2001 movie '' Shallow Hal '', and later in Sofia Coppola 's 2003 movie '' Lost In Translation ''. The second album, '' Alphabetical '', released in 2004, saw the band reach moderate mainstream success, with the singles " Everything Is Everything " and " Run Run Run " reaching some alternative pop charts. Hedi Slimane used a remix of their song "Victim of the Crime" as a soundtrack to one of his runway shows for Dior Homme .

Following ''Alphabetical'', the band toured three continents, playing 150 dates. This tour was followed up with a live album, '' Live! Thirty Days Ago '', released only 30 days after the end of the tour. Phoenix then spent time in Berlin during the summer of 2005, making use of Planet Roc studios to produce their third album, '' It's Never Been Like That ''.

To promote the release of ''It's Never Been Like That'', Phoenix toured the U.S. and Europe in 2006.


PERSONAL LIFE


Thomas Mars' partner is film director Sofia Coppola . They have a daughter, Romy, named after Coppola's brother, Roman Coppola . Mars and Coppola met during the production of Sofia Coppola's first feature film ''The Virgin Suicides'', when Mars helped mix a song for the band Air which was used in the movie. Mars can be seen in the film during the homecoming dance scene.


MEMBERS


  Image:Phoenix Mg 5725jpgDeck D'Arcy (b 1977) – "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Bass_guitar" class="copylinks">Bass
  Image:Phoenix Mg 5722jpg "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Laurent_Brancowitz" class="copylinks">Laurent Brancowitz (b October 19 , 1974 ) – Guitar
  Image:PhoenixUnitedalbumcoverjpg<center>''''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/United_(Phoenix_album)" class="copylinks">United '''''<br><center> 12 June 2000 <br><center>( EMI , Source , Astralwerks )
  Image:PhoenixAlphabeticalalbumcoverjpg<center>''''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Alphabetical_(album)" class="copylinks">Alphabetical '''''<br><center> 29 March 2004 <br><center>(EMI, Source, Astralwerks)
  Image:It's Never Been Like Thatjpg<center>''''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/It's_Never_Been_Like_That" class="copylinks">It's Never Been Like That '''''<br><center> 15 May 2006 <br><center>(EMI, Source, Astralwerks)
  Image:LiveThirtyDaysAgoalbumcoverjpg<center>''''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Live!_Thirty_Days_Ago" class="copylinks">Live! Thirty Days Ago '''''<br><center> 8 November 2004 <br><center>( EMI , Source , Astralwerks )