Catherine Ringer starts a solo career
As she prepares to begin a series of concerts, Catherine Ringer said in an interview granted Monday, March 10 to the newspaper Le Parisien, that she will continue to sing, but will no longer use the names of Rita Mitsouko.
This is the first interview given by the singer, now 50 years old, since the death of her companion and guitarist Fred Chichin November 28th.
"The Rita Mitsouko, It's finish. I had even thought of turning under the name of Tamits, just keeping the middle of the name Rita Mitsouko"indicates Catherine Ringer. "I will continue singing, I started a song, I write another text, I've always done it, even before meeting Fred".
Catherine Ringer will begin in a few days a tour called "Catherine Ringer sings Rita Mitsouko"It will occur on April 4 in Toulouse, April 7 in Nantes, April 18 at Printemps de Bourges, April 19 and 20 at La Cigale in Paris or May 12 at the Olympia.
Catherine Ringer has also planned a series of concerts abroad, in Germany, London and Lausanne.
"These new concerts will be very special, full of emotions for me, for the public.Fred Chichin) will be very present while being absent. But I want to close the circle, finish the story. I need it, "said Catherine Ringer during the interview.
Catherine Ringer also evokes the death of his companion: "At the end of August, we did a last concert together, at the Rock en Seine festival.Mid-september, it started not to go anymore and its condition only worsened. did not know what was going on, the doctors said that hepatitis was pretty much under control, it was actually a cancer that had nothing to do. "
The duo Rita Mitsouko had made a very noticed return on the French scene with the album Variety, released on April 16, 2007. It's after their tour thatFred Chichin died on November 28th of cancer fulgurant.
Aged 53, Fred Chichin, composer, guitarist and keyboardist had founded the Rita Mitsouko in 1979: a pop-rock band, offbeat, provocative and modern. Duo-lighthouse of the French musical landscape, both modern and kitsch, the Rita Mitsouko have imposed in France an original and provocative style.
This is the first interview given by the singer, now 50 years old, since the death of her companion and guitarist Fred Chichin November 28th.
"The Rita Mitsouko, It's finish. I had even thought of turning under the name of Tamits, just keeping the middle of the name Rita Mitsouko"indicates Catherine Ringer. "I will continue singing, I started a song, I write another text, I've always done it, even before meeting Fred".
Catherine Ringer will begin in a few days a tour called "Catherine Ringer sings Rita Mitsouko"It will occur on April 4 in Toulouse, April 7 in Nantes, April 18 at Printemps de Bourges, April 19 and 20 at La Cigale in Paris or May 12 at the Olympia.
Catherine Ringer has also planned a series of concerts abroad, in Germany, London and Lausanne.
"These new concerts will be very special, full of emotions for me, for the public.Fred Chichin) will be very present while being absent. But I want to close the circle, finish the story. I need it, "said Catherine Ringer during the interview.
Catherine Ringer also evokes the death of his companion: "At the end of August, we did a last concert together, at the Rock en Seine festival.Mid-september, it started not to go anymore and its condition only worsened. did not know what was going on, the doctors said that hepatitis was pretty much under control, it was actually a cancer that had nothing to do. "
The duo Rita Mitsouko had made a very noticed return on the French scene with the album Variety, released on April 16, 2007. It's after their tour thatFred Chichin died on November 28th of cancer fulgurant.
Aged 53, Fred Chichin, composer, guitarist and keyboardist had founded the Rita Mitsouko in 1979: a pop-rock band, offbeat, provocative and modern. Duo-lighthouse of the French musical landscape, both modern and kitsch, the Rita Mitsouko have imposed in France an original and provocative style.
