Martin Dupont
Martin Dupont is a French electro, new wave and cold wave band formed in Marseille in 1980. Best known for their synth-pop melodies, the original line-up consisted of Alain Seghir (vocals, bass, synthesizer, guitar), Brigitte Balian (vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass) and Catherine Loy (vocals). Although Seghir remained the main songwriter, the line-up changed with additions, including the classically trained musician Beverley Jane Crew (clarinet, saxophone, synthesizer) in 1983, Sandy Casado (vocals and synthesizer) and Thierry Sintoni (guitar and synthesizer) of Rise and Fall of a Decade and Girls Like You, and Olivier Leroy (vocals and synthesizer).
The band released three critically acclaimed albums: "Just Because (Facteurs d’Ambiance)" (1984), "Sleep Is A Luxury" (1985) and "Hot Paradox" (1987). They broke up in 1988 but steadily developed a cult following over the following decades, and have been sampled by Kanye West, Tricky and Madlib. They reformed in 2022 and toured the following year. The song "Inside Out" from "Hot Paradox" (1987) was featured in the film Cuckoo (2024).
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