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Mathias Malzieu

Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is a French singer, co-founder of the band Dionysos, as well as a scriptwriter, film director and writer.

Music

Malzieu is the lead singer of the band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 while living in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school friends – Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel – were among the group's original members. For their musical production, they use the following instruments: guitar, ukulele, theremin, harmonica and glockenspiel.

With Dionysos band

On each album, Mathias Malzieu writes the song lyrics and composes the basic structure of the songs before working on them with the band.

  • 1996 : Happening Songs
  • 1998 : The Sun Is Blue Like the Eggs in Winter
  • 1999 : Haïku
  • 2002 : Western sous la neige
  • 2005 : Monsters in Love
  • 2007 : La Mécanique du cœur
  • 2012 : Bird 'n' Roll
  • 2016 : Vampire in pyjama
  • 2020 : Surprisier

Solo Albums

  • 2015 : Le guerrier de porcelaine
  • 2022 : La symphonie du temps qui passe
  • 2023 : Ultramour, la grande traversée
  • 2025 : L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats

Other solo projects

  • 2005 : composition of several tracks on the album La Femme Chocolat of Olivia Ruiz singer.
  • 2006 : A cover of Song 2 de Blur with Louise Attaque on the television set of Taratata show.
  • 2007 : He plays the ukulele on the song "Petit Homme" from the album.Tout n'est plus si noir... of the band Weepers Circus.
  • 2008 : L'Espoir of Cali singer, production of part of the album and ukulele accompaniment by Mathias on Je ne te reconnais plus.
  • 2008 : Duet with Grand Corps Malade on the stage of TV show Taratata : cover of the song Les Dalton by Joe Dassin.
  • 2009 : Composition of most of the tracks on the albumMiss Météores of Olivia Ruiz.
  • 2010 : Cover of Paint It Black by the Rolling Stones on the Taratata television set during the Fête de la Musique.
  • 2012 : Appearance on the track Happy End from Cali's album Vernet-les-Bains.
  • 2016 : duo with Aldebert for the song L'Apprenti Dracula for the record Enfantillages 3.

Bibliography

Malzieu has written the following books:

  • 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
  • Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
  • La Mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
  • Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011)
  • Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013)
  • Journal d'un vampire en pyjama (2016); English translation titled Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas released in May 2017
  • Une sirène à Paris
  • Le Dérèglement joyeux de la métrique amoureuse

Filmography

Director

References