Louise Attaque

The story of Louise Attaque began in Montargis, in the playground of a local school when Gaetan Roussel (future lead singer of Louise Attaque) met up with Robin Feix (the group's future bass-player). Roussel and Feix were already major music fans and when the pair left their hometown to study in Paris in the early 90's, they decided to realise their childhood dream of forming a group. Roussel and Feix began rehearsing together in their free time and soon got round to auditioning for a drummer - the successful candidate for the job would be a budding young musician by the name of Alexandre Margraff. While all three members of the group continued their studies - they would all go on to graduate with good degrees - their free time was devoted to finding the right rock sound for their group Caravage.The group soon established a name for them on the Paris music scene and began playing a number of local gigs. Then, after performing an extensive acoustic tour, the trio met a violinist by the name of Arnaud Samuel. They began experimenting with adding violin melodies to their basic rock sound and Samuel was taken on as a permanent member of the group - the future sound of Louise Attaque had been born!Shortly after meeting Samuel, Louise Attaque went into the studio to record an 8-track demo tape and within two months the new group was ready to hit the live circuit. The group's big break came when they performed at the Printemps de Bourges festival, where they were spotted by a talent scout from Delabel who offered them a contract on the spot. Following their success at the Printemps de Bourges festival, Louise Attaque soon went on to sign a second contract with the independent label Atmosphériques.