Michel Sanchez
Michel Sanchez (born 1 July 1957) is a French musician. He studied piano and classical organ percussion in his youth, and in 1992, he co-founded the world music project Deep Forest with Éric Mouquet, which won two Grammy Awards during that decade. Sanchez left Deep Forest in 2005 to focus on his solo career, which he had launched in 1994 with the album Windows.
Michel Sanchez
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- Name
- Michel Sanchez
- Born
- 1 July 1957
- Birthplace
- Somain, France
- Occupation
- * Musician
- Nationality
- France
- Fields
- world music
- Education
- Regional Conservatoire of Douai
- Languages
- French
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Michel Sanchez (born 1 July 1957) is a French musician. He studied piano and classical organ percussion in his youth, and in 1992, he co-founded the world music project Deep Forest with Éric Mouquet, which won two Grammy Awards during that decade. Sanchez left Deep Forest in 2005 to focus on his solo career, which he had launched in 1994 with the album Windows.
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He has since released eight further albums, including Welenga in 1997, with Wes Madiko.
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• Background — person • Name — Michel Sanchez • Landscape — yes • Born — 1 July 1957 • Birthplace — Somain, France • Genre — World music • Occupation — * Musician • composer • Instrument — * Keyboards • piano • organ • accordion • Years Active — 1992–present • Past Member Of — Deep Forest • Illustration — Michel Sanchez during his 2011 Cross Road Tour • Illustration — Michel Sanchez in 2013
with Deep Forest
with Deep Forest
• Deep Forest (1992) • World Mix (1994 re-release of 1992 album) • Boheme (1995) • Comparsa (1998) • Made in Japan (live, 1999) • Pacifique (soundtrack, 2000) • Music Detected (2002) • Essence of Deep Forest (Japanese compilation, 2003) • Essence of the Forest (compilation, 2004) • Kusa no Ran (soundtrack, 2004)
Solo
Solo
• Windows (1994) • Welenga with Wes Madiko (1997) • Hieroglyphes (2000) • The Touch (2008) • The Day of a Paper Bird (2008) • Eliott (2014) • The Man and the Machine (2015) • Ca Sent L'Jazz (2016) • Windows II (2016)
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