Artist description 3 members, 2 guitars (acoustic-electric)3 vocals

Music Style Mix between Jacques Brel-Neil Diamond-Simon Dray

Musical Influences Europeen+California Pop Rock

Similar Artists Jacques Brel+French Neil Diamond

Artist History Poetic and magical, poignant and powerful, the music comes to life in the hands of 2 extremely talented French performers: Simon Dray and Armik Tigrane, LES ENFANTS TERRIBLES 2000! Born in Israel, raised in France, Simon Dray has been entertaining audiences aroun the world for several decades. Before his arrival in San Francisco in 1978, Simon had already established himself as an independent performer. His exceptional talents as a singer/songwriter and his personal renditions of the work of the late Jacques Brel, and his Radio Show on KUSF 90.3 FM (FMFCBR) have made him the voice of France in SF.

Group Members Simon Dray, singer songwriter guitar Armik Tigrane, lead guitar Natacha Tigrane, Vocals

Instruments Guitars

Albums Mama Dray Capture the moment- Family Play - Acoustic:Capture the moment II- The Adelphian: Capture the moment III

Press Reviews S.F Chronicle, September 23 1998 by James Sullivan, SF Chronicle staff writer: ``The majority of my audience is American,'' says Simon Dray, a Frenchman who DJs the Thursday night show ``FM French Connection -- Bistro Radio'' on KUSF. A singer-songwriter by trade who performs regularly at Cafe Bastille and Prevot's, Dray commemorates the 20th anniversary of Brel's death with tributes October 2 at Alliance Francaise and October 9 at Piaf's. INSPIRED BY JACQUES BREL Besides ``Seasons in the Sun,'' Brel is best-known to English-speaking audiences as the subject of the '60s Broadway smash ``Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,'' as well as adaptations such as ``If You Go Away,'' popularized by Glen Campbell, and ``Amsterdam,'' sung by David Bowie. ``Thanks to Brel, I survived in this country,'' says the heavily accented Dray, who first came to San Francisco 20 years ago -- the year Brel died. ``I spent many years singing on the street in Fisherman's Wharf, and people recognize the melodies.''

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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