Eiffel | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eiffel_rock_II.jpg) Eiffel (2009); left to right: Estelle Humeau, Romain Humeau, Nicolas Courret and Nicolas Bonnière | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | rock |
| Years active | 1998– |
| Labels | PIAS |
| Members | Romain Humeau Estelle Humeau Nicolas Bonnière Nicolas Courret |
| Past members | Nicolas Courret (1998-2002) Xavier Bray (2002) Damien Lefèvre (1998-2005) Emiliano Turi (2002-2006) Hugo Cechosz (2005-2008) Christophe Gratien (2006-2008) |
| Website | www |
Eiffel is a French rock group founded in 1998 around Romain Humeau.
Their influences range from the Pixies to Léo Ferré, encompassing Jacques Brel, Sonic Youth, Serge Gainsbourg, The Buzzcocks, Noir Désir, the Stooges, David Bowie, Sixteen Horsepower, the Kinks, the Beatles, Tears For Fears, Fugazi, XTC, Deus, and also Boris Vian and Louis Calaferte.
Their name comes from a song by the Pixies named "Alec Eiffel" on the album Trompe Le Monde.[1]