Mano Solo
Born to an ecological activist mother (Isabelle Monin) and a left-wing cartoonist father (Cabu), French singer/songwriter Mano Solo is also a maverick artist, taking control away from the big record companies and overseeing every aspect of his music and its packaging himself. He began in the punk group Les Chihuahuas when he was 17, but considered painting as a vocation once he left his teens. He painted under the name Boredom in honor of an early Buzzcocks song. In his late twenties he turned to music again, and by the age of 30 had his debut album when La Marmaille Nue was released in 1993. A reunion of Les Chihuahuas in 1996 took him away from his solo career until a year later, when he returned with the live album Je Sais Pas Trop. By now he was getting more involved with the complete package, designing the album covers and handling production. He soon formed his publishing house and released collections of poetry along with the novel Joseph Sous la Pluie. In 2006 he announced he was leaving the Warner Bros. label and forming his own. His next record would be partially financed by the fans, as Solo offered a subscription service that would offer exclusive new music and videos. Subscribers also received his next album, In the Garden, when it was released in 2007.
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Discography
11 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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La Marmaille Nue
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 3 Dec 1993
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les Années Sombres
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 30 Jul 1995
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Live à L'Olympia
French Music - Released by Wagram Music on 14 Nov 2011
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Je Sais Pas Trop + 3 Inédits
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 21 Oct 1997
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Rentrer au port
French Music - Released by Wagram Music on 28 Sep 2009
The Qobuz Essential DiscographyAvailable in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Dehors
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 17 Jan 2000
The Qobuz Essential DiscographyAvailable in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Dehors
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 17 Jan 2000
The Qobuz Essential DiscographyAvailable in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Les Animals
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 21 Sep 2004
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Je Sais Pas Trop
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 21 Oct 1997
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Internationale Sha La La (Live)
French Music - Released by EastWest France on 26 Aug 1999
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La marche (Live 2001)
French Music - Released by Warner (France) on 8 Oct 2002
Available in16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo