Alliage (band)
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Alliage | |
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Origin | France |
Genres | Pop, Europop |
Years active | 1996–2000 |
Past members | Steven Gunnell Roman Lata Ares Brian Torres Quentin Elias |
Alliage was a French boy band active from 1996 to 2000.
History
Alliage was assembled during the
The group's breakthrough hit was their first single "Baila" ("Dance, I love you, your memory still follows me") which sold more than 450,000 copies. Their first album titled Alliage, l'album was released in 1997, selling more than 500,000 copies. At the peak of their success, Alliage collaborated with Irish boy band Boyzone on "Te garder près de moi" and Swedish band Ace of Base on "Cruel Summer".
Break up and later
By the end of the 1990s Alliage's record sales declined as boy bands fell out of favor with the public.
Quentin Elias was the first to leave the group and embark on a solo career in 1999. Elias was based in New York City. He remained active as a recording artist, model and actor in films, television and theater until his sudden death in 2014.
Gunnell also become soloist and recorded an album of
Ares began a career in
Discography
Albums
Year | Album | Charts | Notes | |
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BEL Wa |
FR [1] | |||
1997 | Alliage, l'album | 23 | 9 | Track list
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1998 | Musics | – | – | Track list
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Singles
Year | Single | Charts | Notes / Certification | Album | |
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BEL | FR [1] | ||||
1996 | "Baïla"[2] | 22 | 2 | Alliage, l'album | |
1997 | "Lucy" | 31 | 4 | ||
"Le temps qui court" | 31 | 4 | (French version of "Could It Be Magic") | ||
"Te garder près de moi" (Alliage and Boyzone) |
3 | 3 | Bilingual French/English version of "Working My Way Back to You") | ||
1998 | "Je sais" | 27 | 22 | ||
"Cruel Summer" (Alliage and Ace of Base) |
– | 24 | Mixed English and French version of "Cruel Summer" | Musics | |
"Je l'aime à mourir" | 39 | 30 | Cover of Francis Cabrel song | ||
1999 | "My Heart Goes Boom" | – | – | ||
2000 | "Ce soir" | – | – |
External links
- ^ a b "lescharts.com - Discographie Alliage". lescharts.com. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "Baïla - ALLIAGE - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion. 2 May 2007.