Sarah

As far as I know, La ballade de Saint Etienne is the only French song British trio Saint Etienne ever recorded. Which is both odd, and a shame. Odd, because Saint Etienne refer a great deal to French music (in the same way Stereolab does). A shame, because Sarah Cracknell's breathy, slight off-key vocals fit the language very well. The origins of Saint Etienne date back to the early '80s, when childhood friends Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs began making party tapes together in their hometown of Croydon, Surrey, England. After completing school, the pair began worked various jobs — most notably, Stanley was a music journalist — before deciding to concentrate on a musical career in 1988. Adopting the name Saint Etienne from the French football team of the same name, the duo moved to Camden, where they began recording. From pretty generic house, they moved to more atmospherical electronica - a more suitable backdrop for Sarah Cracknell's voice. She also made an underrated solo-album. La ballade is taken from SE-compilation Interlude. (Merci Dennis)

Saint Etienne - La ballade de Saint Etienne