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{{Short description|French band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Odezenne
| image           = Festival des Vieilles Charrues 2014 - Odezenne - 069.jpg
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| caption         = Odezenne in 2014
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| origin          = [[Bordeaux]], [[Aquitaine]], France
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| years_active    = {{start date|2005}}–present
| label           = Universeul
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| website         = {{official URL}}
| current_members = Alix Caillet<br />Jacques Cormary<br />Mattia Lucchini
| past_members    = Pierre (DJ Lodjeez)<br />Marie-Priska Caillet
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'''Odezenne''' ({{IPA|fr|odəzɛn}}) is a French band from [[Bordeaux]]. Their sound has been characterised as being notably eclectic. The band consists of Alix, Jacques, and Mattia who were childhood friends. The group has released three studio albums, one [[Extended play|EP]], and multiple music videos.
== Biography ==
=== Beginnings (2005–2010) ===
Alix and Mattia met in middle school. The former is from [[Île-de-France]], and the latter is from [[Milan]]. The inspiration for the group's name comes from this period. "Odezenne was the name of our old principal. We used it in a freestyle and it made us laugh, so we kept it," explains Alix.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.cafebabel.fr/culture/article/odezenne-des-mecs-qui-chantent-en-francais.html|title= Odezenne : " Des mecs qui chantent en français "|date= 20 April 2016|work= Café Babel|access-date= 26 May 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170922144823/http://www.cafebabel.fr/culture/article/odezenne-des-mecs-qui-chantent-en-francais.html|archive-date= 22 September 2017|url-status= dead}}.</ref> In 2005, the group was initially called O2zen (which has a phonetic similarity in French to Odezenne).<ref name="ovni">{{Cite web |url= http://www.mowno.com/disques/odezenne-ovni/ |title= Odezenne – " Ovni " |author=François Renoncourt |date=4 April 2011 |work=Mowno |access-date=26 May 2016}}.</ref> The two friends later met Jacques, from [[Choisy-le-Roi]], who at the time went by Jaco H17.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.tsugi.fr/magazines/2015/12/15/entretien-odezenne-gout-epoque-13163 |title= Entretien : Odezenne, le goût de l'époque |date= 15 Dec 2015 |work= tsugi |access-date= 26 May 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304011123/http://www.tsugi.fr/magazines/2015/12/15/entretien-odezenne-gout-epoque-13163 |archive-date= 4 March 2016 |url-status= dead }}.</ref>
The group started recording their first songs between 2005 and 2007. A friend offered them their first gig at Inca, an underground bar known throughout the city of [[Bordeaux]] as being the place where many local groups first played. Odezenne filled the room and returned to the bar three more times in April 2007. They decided to record an album, put on concerts, and start their label, Universeul, since they wanted to be independent. Released in November 2008, their first studio album, titled ''Sans chantilly'', was well received by critics.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.chroniquemusicale.com/?p=18221 |title= Souvenir – Odezenne |date= 7 May 2013 |work= chroniquemusicale |access-date= 26 May 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160610153652/http://www.chroniquemusicale.com/?p=18221 |archive-date= 10 June 2016 |url-status= dead }}.</ref>
=== ''O.V.N.I.'' (2011–2013) ===
In March 2011, after eleven months in the studio, the group released their second album, a [[concept album]]<ref name="ovni" /> by the name of ''O.V.N.I. _Orchestre Virtuose National et Incompétent'', the acronym of which also doubles as the acronym for UFO in French. This time, the album was sold in some stores. With their growing popularity, Odezenne released a deluxe version of the album in 2012 with five new songs, calling it "''L'édition Louis XIV''" (the Louis XIV Edition).
In late 2012 the group was named on the FAIR 2013, a list of musicians chosen by a French music publication, which helped solidify Odezenne's presence in the French music scene. Their reputation afforded them a spot in many of the largest music festival in the summer of 2014, notably [[Vieilles Charrues Festival|Les Vieilles Charrues]], the [[Eurockéennes]] of [[Belfort]], the Paléo Festival in [[Switzerland]], the [[Solidays]], [[Les Francofolies de La Rochelle|Francofolies]] of [[La Rochelle]], and Fusion Festival in [[Germany]].<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.leparisien.fr/massy-91300/massy-le-groupe-odezenne-au-centre-culturel-paul-b-17-02-2016-5554021.php#xtref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.fr |title= Massy : le groupe Odezenne au centre culturel Paul B. |date=17 Feb 2016 |work=[[Le Parisien]] |access-date=26 May 2016}}.</ref> In October 2013, the group released a live EP recorded at Vivres de l'art in [[Bordeaux]] to celebrate their hundredth concert.
=== ''Rien'' (2014) ===
===''Dolziger Str. 2'' (2015–present)===
Following a winter trip in Berlin that lasted several months, Odezenne released ''Dolziger Str. 2'' on 13 November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://www.indiepoprock.fr/chroniques/albums/odezenne/dolziger-str-2/ |title= Odezenne - ''Dolziger Str. 2'' |work=Indiepoprock |access-date= 26 May 2016}}.</ref> The first single, "Bouche à lèvres," was released as a music video which was widely spread on social networks despite its –18 warning. A total of six videos were made for the album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F43u9xbiAzs&list=PLE8A4B14F7EF01E10&index=1|title=Playlist des clips d'Odezenne|date=21 December 2016|work=[[YouTube]]|access-date=13 February 2018}}.</ref> The album received wide success notably due to its rich sound, propped by texts of rare depth, that blur the border between [[chanson]] and rap.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telerama.fr/musiques/dolziger-str.-2,134251.php|title=Critique Libération de Dolziger Str. 2|date=16 November 2015|work=[[Libération]]|access-date=13 February 2018}}.</ref> A particular craze surrounded the release of the album, even making the cover of [[Les Inrockuptibles]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pbs.twimg.com/tweet_video_thumb/CS5OCluXIAM2IUg.png|title=Couverture des Inrockuptibles|date=4 November 2015|work=[[Les Inrockuptibles]]|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref> and the band's selection as best new artist by [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/actualite/news-100285.html|title=Top iTunes 2015 : Omi et Nekfeu brillent, la BO de "50 nuances de Grey" fouette la concurrence|date=19 December 2015|work=Charts in France|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref><br/>
The album is followed by a tour of over 100 shows including most notably a series of seven concerts at [[South by Southwest|SXSW]] in Austin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.odezenne.com/tour/|title=Odezenne live section|date=13 February 2018|work=Odezenne|access-date=13 February 2018}}</ref>
== Role of the Internet ==
Odezenne is a group whose career is intimately linked to the [[DIY ethic]] and to the power of the Internet. Starting in 2008, barely twelve days after its release, the album artwork for ''Sans chantilly'' was displayed prominently on the home page of the music platform [[Deezer]] and the 1,000 copies quickly sold without being available in stores. Odezenne achieved this feat while opting neither to sign with a label nor try to get their songs on the radio, relying instead on word of mouth on social networks.
== Sources ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://odezenne.com}}
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Odezenne Odezenne] on [[Discogs]]
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[[Category:French hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Bordeaux]]