Michel Sanchez | |
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 Michel Sanchez | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1 July 1957 Somain, France |
| Genres | World music |
| Occupation(s) | World music, film score, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, piano, organ, accordion |
| Years active | 1992–present |
Michel Sanchez (born 1 July 1957 in Somain, France) is a French musician. He spent much of his youth studying music ( piano, classical organ percussion). Sanchez is the co-founder of the band Deep Forest along with Éric Mouquet. He won a Grammy Award in 1995, and a World Award for best world music album. [1]
During the early 1990s, Sanchez mixed electronic music with a traditional song from the Solomon Islands, to combine what is called Deep Forest. In 2005, Sanchez left Deep Forest in order to pursue his solo career. [2] Previously, in 1998, Sanchez released his first studio album entitled 'Windows'. [3]
Discography
As a member of Deep Forest
- 1992 – Deep Forest (over 3 million album sales)
- 1994 – World Mix (re-release of 1992 album)
- 1995 – Boheme (over 4 million album sales)
- 1998 – Comparsa (over 1 million album sales)
- 1999 – Made in Japan (live album, 150,000 copies sold)
- 2000 – Pacifique (soundtrack album)
- 2002 – Music Detected
- 2003 – Essence of Deep Forest (best of, released only in Japan)
- 2004 – Essence of the Forest (best of, three different editions)
- 2004 – Kusa no Ran (soundtrack album, released only in Japan)
Solo albums
- 1994 – Windows
- 1997 – Welenga (with Wes Madiko)
- 2000 – Hieroglyphes
- 2008 – The Touch
- 2008 – The Day of a Paper Bird
- 2014 – Eliott
- 2015 – The Man and the Machine
- 2016 – Ca Sent L'Jazz
- 2016 – Windows II
References
- ^ "Michel Sanchez". Bandcamp. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Deep Forest". Discogs.com. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Michel Sanchez". Spotify. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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