Modjo

Modjo was a French house music duo formed in Paris in 1999 by producer (born 9 June 1976) and singer (born Destagnol, 14 July 1978). Their biggest hit, "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" was released in 2000, was followed by "Chillin' and "No More Tears", both released in 2001.

Background Born in Paris, Romain Tranchart moved with his family to Algeria and Mexico before settling in Brazil. There, he began learning the guitar, drawing inspiration from jazz classics. In 1998, influenced by DJ Sneak, Ian Pooley, and Daft Punk, Tranchart released his first single under the name Funk Legacy, titled "What You're Gonna Do, Baby", through Vertigo Records. He then attended the American School of Modern Music in Paris.

Also Parisian, Yann Destagnol learned to play the flute and clarinet as a small child. As he grew older, he became deeply influenced by the Beatles, the Beach Boys, David Bowie, and other pop acts. He started playing drums by emulating them and also learned to play the piano and guitar. He later bought a four-track recording machine and began singing and songwriting. Fascinated more by voices than by charismatic bandleaders, he admired bands such as Aerosmith, the Police, and Queen, and later became a fan of R&B divas.

The band stopped making music in 2003.

Awards and nominations {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Category ! scope="col" | Nominee(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| |- ! scope="row"|International Dance Music Awards | 2001 | Best House/Garage 12" | "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)"

! scope="row"| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2000 | Best French Act | Themselves

| Best Dance/Solo Act | rowspan=2|Themselves

! scope="row"|Top of the Pops Awards | 2003 | Band of the Year

Discography Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions FRA AUS AUT FIN GER SWI Modjo Released: 18 September 2001 Label: Universal Formats: CD 21 89 41 39 30 13

Singles + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album FRA AUSPeaks of singles in Australia: All except noted: "No More Tears": BEL GER NLD SWE SWI UK US "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" 2000 7 10 5 2 4 8 1 1 81 SNEP: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Platinum BRMA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum Modjo "Chillin' 2001 44 35 34 38 41 26 10 12 — "What I Mean" 88 — 52 67 58 — 17 59 — "No More Tears" 2002 — 85 60 — — — 91 — — "On Fire" — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also List of one-hit wonders in the United States List of Billboard number-one dance club songs List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. Dance Club Songs chart

References

External links

Modjo official X (Twitter) account Modjo official TikTok account Yann Destagnol (Yann Destal) Twitter

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