Superbus (band)

Superbus
Superbus in Marseille (2009)
Background information
Origin	France
Genres	Rock, power pop, synthpop
Years active	1999 – present
Website	http://www.superbus.fr
Members	Jennifer Ayache, a.k.a. Jenn Patrice Focone, a.k.a. Pat Michel Giovannetti, a.k.a. Mitch François Even, a.k.a. Küntz Greg Jacks
Past members	Guillaume Rousé, a.k.a. Rouséman

Superbus (/suˈpərbᵻs/; soo-PER-bus) is a five-piece French pop/rock band formed in 1999 with Jenn Ayache on lead vocals. The band's name is from the Latin word , meaning proud, which Ayache stumbled upon while browsing through a Latin dictionary. The band has released five studio albums to date and a compilation album.

After a trip to the United States to perfect her English in 1999, Jennifer Ayache looked for musicians to form a group. She met Michel Giovannetti, a guitarist, and François Even, a bass guitarist, who already knew each other from another group, and formed a new band, initially as a three-piece before two other members joined.

Those two were later replaced by Guillaume Roussé on drums and Patrice Focone on guitar. Roussé left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Greg Jacks.

In 2002, Superbus released its first album, Aéromusical. The band's second album, Pop'n'gum, released in 2004, was produced by David Salsedo from Silmarils. In 2006, Superbus won the Best French Act award at the MTV Europe Music Awards and, in 2008, the NRJ Music Award of the Best French Music Band.