Cocoon (band)

Cocoon
Background information
Origin Clermont-Ferrand, France
Genres Pop folk, folk, pop rock
Years active 2006-present
Labels Barclay, Sober and Gentle
Members Mark Daumail
Morgane Imbeaud

Cocoon is a French pop folk band from Clermont-Ferrand that sings in English. They were founded in 2006 by Mark Daumail (born 6 December 1984) and keyboardist Morgane Imbeaud (born 14 April 1987). On stage they are generally accompanied by Raphaël Séguinier (drums) and Oliver Smith (bass).

History

The band's first album, My Friends all Died in a Plane Crash, was released on 22 October 2007. It proved to be an international commercial and critical success[1] selling over 100,000 copies and certified platinum in France.[2][3]

After their first album, Cocoon released the live CD/DVD, Back to Panda Mountain, on 7 September 2009. Following the release of a live CD/DVD, they went on a world tour, dubbed the "Baby Panda Tour". In April 2010, the band started to record their second studio album, Where the Oceans End.[4]

Solo projects

Alongside Cocoon, the duo's members have taken on solo musical projects.

Mark Daumail

In 2014, Mark Daumail released his solo album entitled Speed of Light that has charted on SNEP Official French Albums Chart and on Ultratop Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart.

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

DVD

Sources

References

  1. Birchmeier, Jason. "Cocoon". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  2. Ecrit jeu 22 juil 2010 8:07 CEST par Voxpop Music in VoxPop. "COCOON: "Difficile de choisir son camp!" - VoxPop". New.fr.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  3. My Friends All Died In A Plane Crash, Cocoon critique
  4. "La folk féérique de Cocoon de retour en tournée fin 2010 - Musique - 06/09/2010". leParisien.fr. Retrieved 2010-11-03.

External links

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