Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is a French singer,https://dionyweb.com/index.php#dionysoshttps://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588 co-founder of the band Dionysos,http://www1.rfi.fr/musiqueen/articles/095/article_7976.asp as well as a scriptwriter, film directorimdb.com/fr/name/nm0540962 and writer.https://www.albin-michel.fr/mathias-malzieu
Music Malzieu is the lead singer of the band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 while living in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school friends – Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel – were among the group's original members. For their musical production, they use the following instruments: guitar, ukulele, theremin, harmonica and glockenspiel.https://www.universalmusic.fr/artistes/20000262588
With Dionysos band On each album, Mathias Malzieu writes the song lyrics and composes the basic structure of the songs before working on them with the band. 1996 : Happening Songs 1998 : The Sun Is Blue Like the Eggs in Winter 1999 : Haïku 2002 : Western sous la neige 2005 : Monsters in Love 2007 : La Mécanique du cœur 2012 : Bird 'n' Roll 2016 : Vampire in pyjama 2020 : Surprisier
Solo Albums 2015 : Le guerrier de porcelaine 2022 : La symphonie du temps qui passe 2023 : Ultramour, la grande traversée 2025 : L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats
Other solo projects 2005 : composition of several tracks on the album La Femme Chocolat of Olivia Ruiz singer. 2006 : A cover of "Song 2" by Blur with Louise Attaque on the television set of Taratata show. 2007 : He plays the ukulele on the song "Petit Homme" from the album Tout n'est plus si noir... of the band Weepers Circus. 2008 : L'Espoir of Cali singer, production of part of the album and ukulele accompaniment by Mathias on Je ne te reconnais plus. 2008 : Duet with Grand Corps Malade on the stage of TV show Taratata : cover of the song "Les Dalton" by Joe Dassin. 2009 : Composition of most of the tracks on the album Miss Météores of Olivia Ruiz. 2010 : Cover of "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones on the Taratata television set during the Fête de la Musique. 2012 : Appearance on the track "Happy End" from Cali's album Vernet-les-Bains. 2016 : duo with Aldebert for the song "L'Apprenti Dracula" for the record Enfantillages 3.
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Malzieu has written the following books: 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002) Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005) La Mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009 Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011) Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013) Journal d'un vampire en pyjama (2016); English translation titled Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas released in May 2017 Une sirène à Paris Le Dérèglement joyeux de la métrique amoureuse
Filmography Director 2014 : Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart 2020 : A Mermaid in Paris
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