French Affair

French Affair was a German-French pop-dance band established in 1999. It has found highest popularity in German-speaking countries. They scored a number of hits in Europe between 2000 and 2003, including "My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)", "Do What You Like", "Sexy", and "Comme ci comme ça".

French Affair
Genres
Years active1999–2010
LabelsBMG
Websitefrenchaffair.net

Career

The band's lead singer, Barbara Alcindor, was born in Paris, and has worked as a fashion model in London. She met the Dreyer Brothers production team and signed with the BMG, before scoring a hit "My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)" in early 2000. The single was a major hit in Europe, peaking within top 5 in many countries. It was followed by "Do What You Like", which also met with success, and a debut album, Desire.

2001 saw the release of a new track, "Sexy", which became a sizable hit. The following year the band released "I Like That", followed by "Comme ci comme ça", another big hit, in 2003. In 2006, French Affair released their second, all-French language album, Rendezvous, promoted by a single "Symphonie d'amour". The album featured vocals by Aimee, the band's new vocalist. 2008 saw the release of Belle Epoque, their last album to date.

In 2009 the group announces its dissolution.

Members
  • Karsten Dreyer
  • Thorsten Dreyer
  • Barbara Alcindor
  • Aimee

Discography

Albums
Year Title Peak chart positions
AUT
[1]		 GER
[2]		 HUN
[3]		 SWI
[4]
2000 Desire 33 67 37 21
2006 Rendezvous — — — —
2008 Belle Epoque — — — —

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUT
[1]		 GER
[5]		 GRE
[6]		 ITA
[7]		 SWI
[4]
2000 "My Heart Goes Boom (La Di Da Da)" 1 1 — 3 3 Desire
"Do What You Like" 11 24 — 34 29
"Poison" — 77 — — —
"I Want Your Love" — — — — —
2001 "Sexy" 21 38 — 13 84 Belle Epoque
2002 "I Like That" — — — 35 —
2003 "Comme ci comme ça" 45 30 3 49 100
2006 "Symphonie d'amour" — 82 — — — Rendezvous
  • 2003: Ring Ding Dong
  • 2008: Into The Groove
  • 2009: My Heart Goes Boom (Reloaded)
  • 2009: Do What You Like (Reloaded)
  • 2010: My Heart Goes Boom (The US Remixes)
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References
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  2. "Suche nach "french affair"". www.charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  3. "Archívum - Slágerlisták - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". mahasz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2012-11-06.
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  5. "Suche nach "french affair"". www.charts.de (in German). Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  6. "IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles Chart". Archived from the original on 2003-12-09. Retrieved 2003-12-09.
  7. "Indice per Interprete: F". www.hitparadeitalia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2012-03-17.
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