PUBLISHED: Sep 27, 2006
DESCRIPTION:
Tahiti 80 is an English-language French pop group formed in 1993 in Rouen, France.
The group's name originates from a slogan on a t-shirt. Their music resembles pop with soul tendencies. They have encountered a fair amount of success in Japan, notably.
Composed of four members (three of whom sing), the group makes use of guitar, percussion/drums, bass guitar, programming and keyboards:
* Xavier Boyer: vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, piano
* Médéric Gontier: guitar, vocals, keyboards
* Sylvain Marchand: drums/percussion, keyboards, piano
* Pedro Resende: bass, programming, keyboards, percussion, vocals