Tellier’s “Divine” bids for chart glory

France did not win this year’s Eurovision song contest, but Sebastien Tellier’s “Divine” was one of the only proper songs on show that night. Now it is a single lifted from his latest album “Sexuality”, full of fat vintage synthesisers and clicking drum machines, in a 70’s stylee.

“I come from a very underground world music but it’s a little world and now maybe I prefer the popular world because in the popular world questions are very simple, I like it or not, and it’s so simple”, says Tellier, rumoured to be the offspring of a member of 70’s prog-rockers Magma.

This year for the first time ever, France decided to participate in the Eurovision with a song which caused a public and political controversy because it is mainly sung in English.

“For me, London is a place of good music for French people. London is like a miracle of music because Paris, it’s so boring about music. If we talk about music, Paris is boring and London is marvellous. Eurovision for me is like a big light on my career. It’s strange because it’s a happy light and a sad light because sometimes Eurovision is such a pitiful TV show that maybe the light can burn me.”

“Sexuality” is produced by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo of Daft Punk – People also remember the French electro pop musician’s “Fantino”, a song used as part of the sound track for Sofia Coppola’s “Lost in Translation”. For those who want to discover more Sebastien Tellier is on a international tour – check his internet page for more details

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