Nicola Sirkis

Nicolas Henri Didier Sirchis born 22 June 1959 better known by his stage name Nicola Sirkis is the frontman and singer of the French rock band Indochine He is the only remaining member of the original lineup of the band which he formed in 1981 with a friend Dominique Nicolas soon to be joined by his twin brother Stéphane and Dimitri Bodianski The band has been active for 38 years and Nicola Sirkis saw critical and wide appeal and success in 2002 with the release of Paradize The group received further critical acclaim with their album 13 Upon its release in 2017 the album topped the charts in France Belgium and Switzerland and they are hailed as the top rock group in France In 1992 Nicola Sirkis released a soloalbum Dans la Lune covering a few of his favourite songs in French or English Nicola Sirkis is also the author of the collection of short stories Les Mauvaises Nouvelles published in 1998 And Les petites notes du Meteor Tour In 2023 Sirkis was a guest celebrity judge in the episode of the Season 2 titled A LéGenDaire Return of the French language reality television series Drag Race France broadcast on Francetv Slash Nicola Sirkis has two brothers his fraternal twin Stéphane 22 June 1959 27 February 1999 and elder brother Christophe born 6 April 1957 Stéphane joined Indochine in 1982 playing synthesizers and guitar and remained with the band until his death from hepatitis C after years of struggling with drug addiction Their elder brother wrote Starmustang published in 2009 recounting his point of view and blaming Nicola for Stéphanes death Nicola does have a close relationship with Stéphanes daughter Lou born 8 August 1990 who has founded her own band Toybloïd She sometimes joins Indochine on stage most recently with her cousin Théa to celebrate Nicolas 60th birthday on 22 June 2019 Nicola married twice in the 1990s first to graphic designer Marion Bataille who designed Indochines album covers from 1982 to 1989 and second in 1995 to actress Marie Guillard They divorced in 1998 In 1996 he met Gwenaëlle Bouchet known as Gwen Blast the bassist for the band Madinkà They married in 2003 and eventually separated and divorced in 2009 They have a daughter Théa born 25 October 2001 His daughter is the inspiration for several of Indochines songs Bye Bye Valentine Memoria 2033 and Mao Boy Written before Théas birth Mao Boy is a song celebrating the impending joys and fears of becoming a parent The last stanza begins with You are my life the rest of my life so be it You taught me how to save my life referring to his grief after his brothers death and now finding joy in the birth of this new life Nicola also has two sons AliceTom born October 2008 and with his latest girlfriend Jules born January 2016 Source Article Nicola Sirkis from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA