The Supermen Lovers
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| Birth name | Guillaume Atlan |
| Also known as | Stan de Mareuil |
| Genres | French house, tech house, funky house |
| Associated acts | Moto, School |
The Supermen Lovers is the moniker of French composer and electronic music producer Guillaume Atlan, born in Paris on February 9, 1975.
The Supermen Lovers is best known for his 2001 hit single "Starlight". He was later nominated at the French contest and at the 2001 MTV Europe Music Awards for Best French Artist.
Atlan was born in Paris, his mother was a social worker and his father was a doctor and the drummer of the music band Mose.
At the age of 8, he started studying solfege and piano at the Francis Poulenc conservatory. His training lasted eight years. He released his first electronic album on UK label Cyclo under the name of "School", a duo which he took up with Stéphane Bejean-Lebenson. The title track, "Ain’t no Love" was remixed by Larry Heard in 1999.
In 1999 Atlan opened his first label, Lafessé records, starting to produce house music under the name of Stan de Mareuil.
In 2000, he started his "The Supermen Lovers" project in tribute to the Johnny Guitar Watson track "Superman Lover". After the release of "Marathon Man," released on his own label, Atlan composed Starlight. Mani Hoffman joined him on this project, singing and co-writing its lyrics with Atlan. Backing vocals were provided by Onili. The track contains a sample of "East Coast - The Rock" composed by Charlie Wallert.
The ""Starlight success was immediate and Atlan signed his first album, The Player on BMG in 2001. "Starlight" was charted number 2 in France and in the U.K. and was a big success in several countries such as Belgium, Australia, Germany, Spain, and Italy.
The album The Player contained several tracks which have become classics tracks of electronic music ("Family Business," "Hard Stuff," "Diamonds for Her," and "Dance with You"). Thanks to The Player, Atlan entered the exclusive artistic scene called French House .
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