Les Frangines
French musical duo
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Les Frangines (meaning literally “The Sisters” in colloquial French) are a French musical duo composed of female singers and guitarists Anne Coste and Jacinthe Madelin. Their sound can be described as acoustic pop-folk.[1][2]
Les Frangines | |
|---|---|
| Origin | France |
| Genres | Chanson, pop-folk, acoustic music |
| Labels | Jo & Co |
| Members | Anne Coste Jacinthe Madelin |
| Website | lesfranginesmusique |
Background
Les Frangines is composed of Anne Coste and Jacinthe Madelin.[1] The two have been friends since they were 12. Both women studied at the same school (near La Celle-Saint-Cloud in the Paris suburbs) and first met on their way there.[3]
Only Madelin, who studied flute for 15 years, has formal musical training.[4][3] Both studied literature at university.[4] They learned to play guitars by watching online video lessons.[4] They started writing songs in Spain during their student internship there under the Erasmus Programme.[4]
In 2014 they launched their own YouTube channel and began to upload their own songs. They raised money for their first professional music video using crowdfunding.[4] The pair noted: "It was an unexpected success, and it inspired us to continue, even though it was not easy to combine study and music."[4]
Les Frangines were noticed and then signed by the record label Jo & Co.[4] In March 2018 they released their debut single, titled "Si j'osais" ("If I Dared").[5] Their first EP, Vagabondes, followed on 22 June 2018.[6]
The duo's first hit, "Donnez-moi"" (lit. "Give Me"), was co-written and composed with Vianney.[7] Released as a single on 8 March 2019,[8] the song racked up over 500,000 streams in one month and reached the top 10 on iTunes.[7]
On 21 June 2019, the duo released their first album, titled simply Les Frangines.[7][9] On 29 November, the album was reissued in an expanded "Deluxe Edition" containing several extra tracks.[10][11] On 3 January 2020, the album was certified Gold by the French national syndicate for music publishing (SNEP) having sold more than 50,000 copies sold.[12][11]
Discography
Studio albums
| Album | Charts | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| FRA [13] | ||
Les Frangines
|
37 | FRA: Gold[12] |
Les Frangines (Version deluxe)
|
18 | |
Notes
|
28 [15] | |
Poèmes
|
68 [16] |
EPs
| Album |
|---|
Vagabondes
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Singles
| Title | Year | Charts | Certification | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [17] |
BEL (Wa) [18] | ||||
| "Si j'osais"[5] | 2018 | — | — | Vagabondes (EP), Les Frangines | |
| "Mon bagage"[19] | — | — | Les Frangines | ||
| "Donnez-moi"[8] | 2019 | 84 | Tip:11 | FRA: Gold[20] | |
| "Accroché à ma terre"[21][22] | — | — | Les Frangines (Version deluxe) | ||
| "Ensemble"[23] | |||||
| "Ensemble (Version acoustique)"[24] | — | ||||