Dolly (French band)

Dolly is a rock band from Nantes, France. The group is popular in France but less well-known elsewhere. Dolly's vocalist Emmanuelle Monet has appeared in many collaborations, including a song together with Apocalyptica on the single "Wie weit/How far/En Vie". Dolly stopped their activity indefinitely after the death of Michaël Chamberlin in a car accident on 25 May 2005.^[1]

History

Dolly was originally formed by Emmanuelle Monet, Thierry Lacroix and Michaël Chamberlin in 1989 under the name of Dollybird. 1991 they changed their name to Dolly & Co and made their debut album which was also named Dolly & Co. The actual Dolly was not born until Nicolas Bonnière joined the band in 1995. The name was then changed to Dolly.^[2] Emmanuelle Monet has now reformed her band with a new bassist, under the name of "Manu".

Members

• Manu (Emmanuelle Monet) - vocals, guitar
• Thierry (Thierry Lacroix) - drums
• Nico (Nicolas Bonnière) - Guitar (1995–present)

Former members

• Micka (Michaël Chamberlin) - bass (1989 - † 2005 at the age of 36 years)

Discography

• Dolly (April 1997)(released in both French and English versions)
• Un jour de rêves (August 1999)
• Sunday Afternoon (2000) : the only English album of the band.
• Plein air (April 2002)
• Tous des stars (2004)

External links

• Official site (The group has ceased to maintain their web site. The last version from May 24, 2006 can be seen here (via Internet Archive))
  • Dolly's discography on their own site (Flash site, in French) (Last version via Internet Archive)
  • Dolly's biography on their own site (Flash site, in French) (Last version via Internet Archive)

Sources

• RFI music - Dolly biography
• (French) RFI musique - Dolly biographie
• (French) Rockmuzik - Dolly biographie (in French)
• (French) W-Frenc.org - Dolly (in French)

Notes

1. ↑ Portail de Musique Francophone Sincever (in French)
2. ↑ Dolly's press conference at Solidays Festival (Paris) July 10, 2004 (in French)