User:Michele belladonna

Belladonna 9ch is an electro-kumbia-balkan band created in 1989 by 2 women from Marseilles, France.

They started touring France and Europe (Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Albany, Slovenia, Switzerland, Japan…) with a surreal humoristic rock show.Their 1st self-produced album was released  in 1993: "Marée Haute" (High Tide)

In 1997, their 2nd album "Marseilles" was released by a small Parisian label, "Le Loup du Faubourg". They played at La Cigale, a famous venue in Paris, and at the Creteil International Women's Film Festival. They went on a tour around Ireland and Spain.

In 1997 they composed the soundtrack for a film by Peter Friedman which was showed in an Arte program, "Le monde selon Gay". They took part in the Cineffable festival in Paris and played at Astronef in Lille. They released their next albums "Morsures" and "Vamos Pomelos", with an electro-cabaret touch,  in 2001 and 2005,  and the remix album "Volver Pomelos" in 2007. The collector DVD "Ca claque dehors" was released in 2008. 20 years on the road and onstage.

In 2013 their 6th album "Le Bal des Loups-Garous" (The Warewolf Ball) was released : Electro cabaret from the Balkans.

Their influences are Les Rita Mitsouko, Bjork, Patti Smith, Nina Hagen, Bowie, Bratsch, les Négresses Vertes...

Official site: http://belladonna9ch.wix.com/belladonna9ch