Didier Marouani
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Didier Marouani is a French composer and musician. He is one of the pioneers in the Electronic music
genre.
Didier started his career as a pop singer and made his first album with Etienne Roda-Gil as lyricist, he's done concerts tour with Johnny Hallyday, Claude François and Joe Dassin. In 1977, he created the band SPACE in 1977 and composed all the songs of the albums under the pseudonym ECAMA, they released as first single the hit "Magic Fly", Didier Marouani & SPACE went number one all over the world. Later he participated in such well-known band as "Paris-France-Transit". He sold over 10 millions records all over the world and over 12 Millions in USSR. In 1983 Didier & SPACE went in USSR to give 21 concerts for 600.000 people.
in 1992, Didier was able to obtain the necessary authorization for a concert in Red Square, some 360.000 spectators attended this free concert.
Throughout the 1980s, Didier Marouani & SPACE gained quite a large popularity in France
and many Europe
an socialist republics (such as Poland
, Czechoslovakia
, Romania
and Soviet Union
).
1987: Didier composed a new album "SPACE-OPERA", the first Opera composed for synthesizers and choirs. He was able to obtain the participation of both the Red Army Choirs and the Harvard University Choirs (USA) for his album.
The album was relayed to the Soviet space station "MIR", thus making the album the first to be heard in space. The CD has been launched into space together with a CD player by the Russian cosmonauts. "SPACE-OPERA" went on to achieve great success in Europe.
Didier & SPACE are giving huge concerts in different countries.
2001: World Premier on stage of the new SPACE Album «SYMPHONIC SPACE DREAM» in Kiev at the Ukraine Palace with the participation of the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine (110 musicians).
2002 in Moscow at the Kremlin Theater (6.000 people) with the participation of the Presidential Symphonic Orchestra.
2002 in St. Petersburg, over 12.000 people acclaim the French band and his leader.
2003: MAGIC FLY has been remix in England by a young band call « S Club Junior » and has been n°1 England during 8 weeks in Singles and Albums sales charts.
2009: A huge concert in Moscow at the Olympisky Stadium.
In October 2009, Nang Records in England released a “BEST OF SPACE” completely remastered with 14 tracks, also a CD with 14 remixes has been release in November; the first Promo reports are excellent and the European release should be done during the beginning of 2010.
The release of the new SPACE album “FROM EARTH TO MARS” will happen around February 2010.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
genre.
Didier started his career as a pop singer and made his first album with Etienne Roda-Gil as lyricist, he's done concerts tour with Johnny Hallyday, Claude François and Joe Dassin. In 1977, he created the band SPACE in 1977 and composed all the songs of the albums under the pseudonym ECAMA, they released as first single the hit "Magic Fly", Didier Marouani & SPACE went number one all over the world. Later he participated in such well-known band as "Paris-France-Transit". He sold over 10 millions records all over the world and over 12 Millions in USSR. In 1983 Didier & SPACE went in USSR to give 21 concerts for 600.000 people.
in 1992, Didier was able to obtain the necessary authorization for a concert in Red Square, some 360.000 spectators attended this free concert.
Throughout the 1980s, Didier Marouani & SPACE gained quite a large popularity in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and many Europe
Europe
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an socialist republics (such as Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, Romania
Romania
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and Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
).
1987: Didier composed a new album "SPACE-OPERA", the first Opera composed for synthesizers and choirs. He was able to obtain the participation of both the Red Army Choirs and the Harvard University Choirs (USA) for his album.
The album was relayed to the Soviet space station "MIR", thus making the album the first to be heard in space. The CD has been launched into space together with a CD player by the Russian cosmonauts. "SPACE-OPERA" went on to achieve great success in Europe.
Didier & SPACE are giving huge concerts in different countries.
2001: World Premier on stage of the new SPACE Album «SYMPHONIC SPACE DREAM» in Kiev at the Ukraine Palace with the participation of the National Symphonic Orchestra of Ukraine (110 musicians).
2002 in Moscow at the Kremlin Theater (6.000 people) with the participation of the Presidential Symphonic Orchestra.
2002 in St. Petersburg, over 12.000 people acclaim the French band and his leader.
2003: MAGIC FLY has been remix in England by a young band call « S Club Junior » and has been n°1 England during 8 weeks in Singles and Albums sales charts.
2009: A huge concert in Moscow at the Olympisky Stadium.
In October 2009, Nang Records in England released a “BEST OF SPACE” completely remastered with 14 tracks, also a CD with 14 remixes has been release in November; the first Promo reports are excellent and the European release should be done during the beginning of 2010.
The release of the new SPACE album “FROM EARTH TO MARS” will happen around February 2010.