Eiffel (band)

Eiffel
Eiffel (2009); left to right: Estelle Humeau, Romain Humeau, Nicolas Courret and Nicolas Bonnière
Background information
Origin	France
Genres	Rock
Years active	1998–
Labels	PIAS
Associated acts	Noir Désir Stuck In The Sound Têtes Raides Dionysos
Website	www.eiffelnews.com
Members	Romain Humeau Estelle Humeau Nicolas Bonnière Nicolas Courret
Past members	Nicolas Courret (1998-2002) Xavier Bray (2002) Damien Lefèvre (1998-2005) Emiliano Turi (2002-2006) Hugo Cechosz (2005-2008) Christophe Gratien (2006-2008)

Eiffel is a French rock group founded in 1998 around Romain Humeau.

Their influences range from the Pixies to Léo Ferré, encompassing Jacques Brel, Sonic Youth, Serge Gainsbourg, The Buzzcocks, Noir Désir, the Stooges, David Bowie, Sixteen Horsepower the Kinks, the Beatles, Tears For Fears, Fugazi, XTC, Deus, and also Boris Vian and Louis Calaferte.

Their name comes from a song by the Pixies named "Alec Eiffel" on the album Trompe Le Monde.

The group is currently composed of:

Former members:

It was after serious differences with his record label (Warner Music Group) that the group Eiffel was born in February 1998 from the ashes of Oobik & The Pucks, a group formed in September 1995 which was composed of Romain Humeau, Estelle Humeau, Frédéric Vitani and Nicolas Courret. Disgusted by how the record company managed the group, bassist Frédéric Vitani left and gave his place to Damien Lefèvre.

Still animated by the same energy, the group worked on its new repertory, dedicating itself to concerts until December (the Flèche d'Or, the Blueser, the Péniche Makara, the Kiosque Flottant, the squat at the Grange aux Belles...) and then undertook to record the EP L'Affaire in a cellar in Paris, in Saint-Michel.