Stereo Total

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Stereo Total
Stereo Total, 2005
Background information
Origin	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Electropop new wave synthpop garage rock indie lo-fi electroclash punk rock indie pop post-punk revival
Years active	1993–2021
Labels	Disko B Peace 95 Little Teddy Desert Bungalow L'Appareil Photo Bobsled Blow Up
Members	Brezel Göring
Past members	Françoise Cactus Angie Reed San Reimo Iznogood Lesley Campbell
Website	stereototal.de

Stereo Total was a Berlin-based multilingual, French-German^[1] duo which comprised Françoise Cactus (born Françoise van Hove and formerly co-leader of the West Berlin band Les Lolitas) and Brezel ('pretzel') Göring (aka Friedrich von Finsterwalde, born Friedrich Ziegler, ex-Haunted Henschel, Sigmund Freud Experience).

Stereo Total's social media accounts reported that Françoise Cactus died from breast cancer on 17 February 2021, aged 57.^[2]

Both Cactus and Göring sung and played multiple instruments. When they appeared on stage as a duo, Cactus frequently played drums while Göring played guitar and synth; at other times the touring band has included additional musicians such as Angie Reed.

Their early career was nurtured within Berlin's easy listening scene, and they frequently supported the DJ team Le Hammond Inferno, who went on to form Bungalow Records and sign Stereo Total to their label. Stereo Total became the most successful act on Bungalow, finding an audience not just beyond Berlin but also across Europe and eventually in Japan, Brazil and the US.