We're keeping it, in addition to Sky's wonderful guestpost, German here @ Fillessourires. Fellow French music-fanatic Oscar suggested Donna Regina, a band I knew by name but never really dug into. Turns out the trio did a couple of French songs, the language really suits the husky voice of singer Regina Janssen. Come to think of it, there are a lot of German filles who should take up singing in French (some more). Like Inga Humpe of 2Raumwohnung, Annett Louisan, and Klee's Suzie Kerstgens. Enfin. Donna Regina are releasing records since the early nineties, and are compared to St. Etienne, Autour de Lucie and Stereolab. Their site is either in English or Polish, strangely enough. They seem to have a big following in Poland, maybe because an influential journalist once wrote: "Immensely beautiful, charming and melancholic avant-pop music, permeated by healing female warmth emanating from the girl's voice of Regina Janssen, whose singing somewhat reminds of Laetitia Sadier of Stereolab. When Donna sings that 'everyone is a great shining star,' I believe her. Her small cosy house is truly magic and full of love". So there.
On DR's most recent album More, there's one great French song. Fine-combing their catalogue, two older (and partly French) songs popped up.
Donna Regina - La ou je suis
Donna Regina - Aimes-Tu
Donna Regina - Bouge-toi
It's been a while to hear her name. I liked some of her songs. I think I've found her album about 10 years ago. The time flew by.
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