Puggy
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Puggy is a band formed in 2004, when French bassist Romain Descampes and English vocalist Matthew Irons met Swedish drummer Egil "Ziggy" Franzén at a jazz school in Brussels
. For this reason the band considers itself Belgian in origin.
For the last five years, Puggy has toured all over the world, opening for prestigious bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus
, and Deep Purple
. Their first album, Dubois Died Today, was released on independent label Talkieo in June 2007. They appeared on the French television show Taratata
, presented by Nagui
, to promote their latest album, Something You Might Like. The album has three music videos, for the songs "I Do","When You Know" and "How I needed you".
The band has had tracks included in the TV series Largo Winch
and has performed live on Belgian television.
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. For this reason the band considers itself Belgian in origin.
For the last five years, Puggy has toured all over the world, opening for prestigious bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus
Incubus (band)
Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...
, and Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
. Their first album, Dubois Died Today, was released on independent label Talkieo in June 2007. They appeared on the French television show Taratata
Taratata
Taratata is a French TV show showcasing live and pre-recorded footage of current rock acts. Presented by Nagui since its début in 1993, the show was initially shown on France 2. This show often involves surprise and unlikely duets, as well as brief interviews with the artists...
, presented by Nagui
Nagui
Nagui Fam is an Egyptian-born French TV and radio personality of Egyptian and Italian descent. In his professional life, he goes by his first name Nagui.- Biography :...
, to promote their latest album, Something You Might Like. The album has three music videos, for the songs "I Do","When You Know" and "How I needed you".
The band has had tracks included in the TV series Largo Winch
Largo Winch (TV series)
Largo Winch is a television program based on the Belgian comic book series of the same name by Philippe Francq and Jean Van Hamme that first aired on January 26, 2001 in France on M6, and May 3, 2001 in Germany on ProSieben...
and has performed live on Belgian television.
Albums
- Dubois Died Today (2007), Talkieo
- Something You Might Like (2010), MercuryMercury RecordsMercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...
Articles
- Glaser, David (2010) "Puggy set to conquer the world", Radio France InternationaleRadio France InternationaleRadio France Internationale was created in 1975 as part of Radio France by the Government of France, and replaced the Poste Colonial , Paris Mondial , Radio Paris , RTF Radio Paris and ORTF Radio Paris...
, 24 August 2010, retrieved 2010-09-11