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Catherine RInger & Les Rita Mitsouko
Serge Gainsbourg insulted Catherine Ringer on French television. She stood her ground. Seven years later, she recorded his song and took it to number seven in France.
This Tuesday on Le Sound, we celebrate Catherine and Les Rita Mitsouko, the band she built with Fred Chichin. Catherine died on the 14th of September, aged 68, and left behind a catalogue that still won't sit still.
Expect a dance hit named after her Argentine dance teacher. A funky tune with a childlike melody and a very dark secret. A duet with Russell Mael of Sparks, the American band who wrote the song for a French record. A Belgian singer who emailed Catherine to ask her to be her pretend mother, and Catherine joined her on the track.
Then the kids: Simone Ringer and Raoul Chichin with their band Minuit.
No French required, just a taste for chaos and a great voice.
Tuesday 7pm on 4ZZZ, streaming at lesound.live