Les Elephants Bizarres

2015 The year begins with the release of the debut single " Girls Gone Wild "; this is the first song written with its current members and produced in collaboration with HaHaHa Productions . The band is presently working on new tracks for the next studio album and they are also preparing a national tour. The beginning of 2015 was marked by the collaboration with Heineken brand new product, Strongbow cider. Les Elephants Bizarres remade the song Hello! (says the Devil) so it could be used in the Strongbow ad for the Romanian market . 2014 is the breakthrough year for Les Elephants Bizarres. The release of their second album, "Zoologic", gathered hundreds of fans in one of the most popular live music venues in Bucharest and was broadcast live world wide on Deezer. The band was invited to perform at all the major live music festivals in Romania (including Jazz In The Park – Cluj and ZileleBucurestiului - Bucharest) and opened for two major artists: Billy Idol (Cluj) and James Blunt (Cluj). World famous brands such as Pepsi, ORANGE, Red Bull, VANS, Touborg, and Grolsch chose to associate their image with Les Elephants Bizarres. "Necunoscut" is featured on the Groslch "The Jar" TV spot. Les Elephants Bizarres won the 2014 Best Alternative Band Award from the prestigious SUNETE Music Magazine and was elected by an international marketing and trend analyst panel to perform at Forbes Cool Brands Gala, thus confirming its position atop Romania’s independent music movement. The band is currently working on new tracks for their upcoming studio album and is preparing an international tour for 2015. 2013 marks the beginning of a new era in the band' s evolution, with an extended formula and an enriched sound. They added new instruments: saxophone, synthesizers and percussion and created acoustic versions of their hit songs. It is also the year of their ¬first collaboration with a musician outside the alternative scene, Romanian rapper Deliric, for the song “In Culori”. With a catchy and energetic tune, it captures the essence of the band: camaraderie joyfulness joie de vivre and also capitalizes on drummer ‘s hobby, long-boarding. 2012/ 2011 The band went on tour across the country and released several singles : “Smile” (2011), “Wish You Were Here” (song was used on the soundtrack of "KIDDO", the _first Romanian interactive film) and "Nu ma opri". "Nu ma opri" instantly became a smash hit, being the _first alternative song in Romanian to stay in the chart of a mainstream Romanian radio (Europa FM) several weeks in a row. It is still the most viewed video on Les Elephants Bizarres' official Youtube channel (aprox. 700.000 views). Les Elephants Bizarres opened for Roxette (Cluj, at Cluj Arena) and gave a memorable performance in Bulgaria, at "Spirit of Burgas" festival. 2010 Les Elephants Bizarres took the Romanian alternative music scene by storm with their debut LP, "Hello". Their ¬first single, “Hello, Says the Devil!”, reached no 1 in the charts and was used in a commercial campaign for PEPSI. The fame of Les Elephants Bizarres traveled fast across the border, the group being invited to play at EXIT Festival 2009 Les Elephants Bizarres performed at B'ESTFEST (the biggest music festival in Romania), on the same stage as Moby and Motorhead. A band with a big nose for music!