Madame Monsieur

Madame Monsieur is a French duo consisting of vocalist Émilie Satt and producer Jean-Karl Lucas. They represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal with the song "Mercy", finishing in 13th place in the grand final.

Madame Monsieur
Background information
Origin	France
Genres	French pop electropop
Years active	2013–present
Labels	Musicast Low Wood
Members	Émilie Satt (born 23 October 1986) Jean-Karl Lucas (born 22 June 1982)[1]

History

Émilie Satt and Jean-Karl Lucas first met in 2008, and formed Madame Monsieur in 2013.[2][3][4][5] In 2015, they composed the song "Smile" for the French rapper Youssoupha, and later participated in Taratata.[6] The duo released their debut album Tandem on June 27 2020.

On 1 January 2018, they were confirmed to be taking part in Destination Eurovision, the French national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Mercy".[7][8][9] They qualified from the second semi-final on 20 January to the final held on 27 January.[10][11][12] In the final, they placed third with the international juries and first with the French public, amassing enough combined points to win the competition. They represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 held in Lisbon, Portugal, ultimately coming in thirteenth place.[13] As well as receiving the Marcel Bezençon Press Award, they were also the runner-up of the OGAE fan vote, just behind actual winner Netta Barzilai of Israel.[14]

In 2018, they provided French commentary for France 2 at that year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest alongside Stéphane Bern.[15] In 2019, they co-wrote the song Roi alongside Bilal Hassani. The song represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel finishing in 16th place.[16][17]

Musical style

The group's musical style has been likened by The Huffington Post to avant-pop singer-songwriter Christine and The Queens.[18]

Members

• Émilie Satt — lead vocals
• Jean-Karl Lucas — production, backing vocals

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		FRA [19]	BEL (Wa) [20]
Tandem	Released: 4 November 2016 Label: Low Wood, Musicast Format: Digital download, CD	—	—
Vu d'ici	Released: 20 April 2018 Label: Low Wood, Musicast Format: Digital download, CD	13	60	FR: 1,700[21]
Tandem (Re-release)	Released: 26 June 2020 Label: Low Wood Format: Digital download, CD	154	—
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		FRA [19]	BEL (Fl) Tip [22]	BEL (Wa) [20]	SWE [23]
"You Make Me Smile"	2015	—	—	—	—	Tandem
"Égérie"	2016	—	—	—	—
"See Ya" (featuring S.Pri Noir)		—	—	—	—
"Morts ou vifs" (featuring Jok'Air and Ibrahim Maalouf)		—	—	—	—
"Partir"		—	—	—	—
"Tournera" (featuring Youssoupha)		—	—	—	—
"Mercy"	2018	29	36	10	90	Vu d'ici
"Comme une reine"		—	—	—	—
"Les lois de l'attraction" (featuring Kyo)	2019	—	—	—	—	Tandem (Re-release)
"Comme si j'avais mille ans" (featuring Kalash Criminel)		—	—	—	—
"Bandido" (with Kpoint & Greg Zlap)		—	—	—	—
"Comme un voleur" (featuring Jérémy Frérot)	2020	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

References

1. Kourouvanis, Fotis. "France 2018: Get to Know Madame Monsieur". Infenetwork. 23 April 2018.
2. "Nice-Matin n°2015-07-24 vendredi - Page 10 - 11 - Nice-Matin n°2015-07-24 vendredi - Nice-Matin - régional / internationale - générale - Actualité - 1001mags - Magazines en PDF à 1 € et GRATUITS !". fr.1001mags.com. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
3. "INTERVIEW – MADAME MONSIEUR". Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
4. "[Interview] Madame Monsieur : un duo chic ? | Juste 1 Question" (in French). Juste 1 Question. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
5. "L'interview du prof #5 - Madame Monsieur The Chemistry Magazine : Online magazine covering music, art, fashion and more". the-chemistry.net. Archived from the original on 1 May 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
6. "TARATATA N°500". mytaratata.com (in French). Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
7. Herbert, Emily (29 December 2017). "France: Malo Confirmed as First Act For Destination Eurovision". Eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
8. Adams, William Lee (30 December 2017). "DESTINATION EUROVISION: WILL JUNE THE GIRL BE FRANCE'S SINGER IN MAY?". Wiwibloggs.com. Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
9. Weaver, Jessica (7 January 2018). "France: Last 9 Destination Eurovision 2018 acts unveiled". Esctoday.com. Esctoday. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
10. Senkishev, Georgi (20 January 2018). "France: Results of the second semi-final of Destination Eurovision 2018". ESCToday.
11. Granger, Anthony (21 January 2018). "France: Destination Eurovision Viewing Figures Fall By 400,000". eurovoix.com.
12. Tas, Robin (21 January 2018). "Madame Monsieur wins and joins Malo' in French Destination Eurovision final". escdaily.com.
13. Savage, William (27 January 2018). "Madame Monsieur win Destination Eurovision". EuroVisionary.com. EuroVisionary. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
14. "OGAE POLL 2018 – Results". OGAE International. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
15. Granger, Anthony (9 October 2018). "France: Madame Monsieur to Commentate on Junior Eurovision". Eurovoix.
16. "Roi - Bilal Hassani - France 2 - 20-12-2018". www.france.tv (in French). Retrieved 30 January 2019.
17. Farren, Neil (26 January 2019). "France: Bilal Hassani to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
18. Erondel, Baptiste (17 July 2016). "Madame Monsieur, le duo qui puise sa musique pop dans la culture urbaine". www.huffingtonpost.fr. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
19. "Discographie Madame Monsieur". French Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
20. "Discographie Madame Monsieur". Belgium (Wallonia) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
21. "Top Albums : Maître Gims toujours en tête, Sting et Shaggy dans le top 5". chartsinfrance.net. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
22. "Discografie Madame Monsieur". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
23. "Discography Madame Monsieur". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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