Synapson | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Paris, France |
Genres | World music, hip hop, house-funk, pop |
Years active | 2009–present |
Members | Alexandre Chiere Paul Cucuron |
Synapson are a French electro, nu disco and deep house duo of disc jockeys and record producers from Paris. The duo was formed in 2009 with the multi-instrumentalists Alexandre Chiere (keyboard, saxophone, beat and vocals) and Paul Cucuron (drums, scratch, record production and mixing). Singer Anna Hercot occasionally participates on some of their sets. They released their maxi Haute Couture in 2010 followed by album Stendhal Syndrome resulting in the single "Sentimental Affair". Their album Convergence with world music, hip hop, house-funk and pop influences charted both in France and Belgium.
They are best known for their remake of Burkinabé singer-songwriter and musician Victor Démé's song "Djôn'maya", renamed "Djon maya maï" and credited to Synapson featuring Victor Démé. The single charted in France and Belgium, reaching number 12 on the SNEP French Singles Chart. The duo had similar success with "All in You" featuring Anna Kova making it to number 10 on the French charts. Both hits are included in Synapson's album Convergence.
The 2018 track "Hide Away" featuring Holly in their album Super 8 gained notoriety for its use in a viral fan-animated music video featuring character Charlie Morningstar from the adult animated series Hazbin Hotel commissioned by beatboxer Verbalase allegedly at a high price of approximately US$47 thousand, its association becoming a meme in the process.[1]
Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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FRA [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | ||
Stendhal Syndrome |
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Convergence |
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26 [4] |
73 |
Super 8 |
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Title | Album details | Peak positions | |
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FRA [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | ||
Haute Couture |
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Year | Album | Peak positions | Album | |
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FRA [2] |
BEL (Wa) [3] | |||
2012 | "Sentimental Affair" | – | – | Stendhal Syndrome |
2014 | "Djon maya maï" (featuring Victor Démé) | 12 | 9 | Convergence (including deluxe edition) |
2015 | "All in You" (featuring Anna Kova) | 10 | 4 | |
"Moonlight" (featuring Charles Harvey) | 139 | – | ||
"Fireball" (featuring Broken Back) | 66 | – | ||
2016 | "Blade Down" (featuring Tessa B) | 37 | – | |
"Going Back to My Roots" (featuring Tessa B) | 25 [5] |
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2018 | "Hide Away" (featuring Holly) | 44 | 32 | Super 8 |
"Souba" (featuring Lass) | ||||
2021 | "Waylalah" (featuring Bab L' Bluz) | – | – |