Eiffel (band)

Eiffel is a French rock group founded in 1998 around Romain Humeau.

For other uses, see Eiffel (disambiguation).
For the Italian electronic music group, see Eiffel 65.
Eiffel
Eiffel (2009); left to right: Estelle Humeau, Romain Humeau, Nicolas Courret and Nicolas Bonnière
Background information
OriginFrance
Genresrock
Years active1998–
LabelsPIAS
MembersRomain Humeau
Estelle Humeau
Nicolas Bonnière
Nicolas Courret
Past membersNicolas Courret (1998-2002)
Xavier Bray (2002)
Damien Lefèvre (1998-2005)
Emiliano Turi (2002-2006)
Hugo Cechosz (2005-2008)
Christophe Gratien (2006-2008)
Websitewww.eiffelnews.com

Their influences range from the Pixies to Léo Ferré, encompassing Jacques Brel, Sonic Youth, Serge Gainsbourg, The Buzzcocks, Noir Désir, the Stooges, David Bowie, Sixteen Horsepower the Kinks, the Beatles, Tears For Fears, Fugazi, XTC, Deus, and also Boris Vian and Louis Calaferte.

Their name comes from a song by the Pixies named "Alec Eiffel" on the album Trompe Le Monde.

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