current_members associated_acts years_active label background genre image article_title name
mathias Élisabeth maistre stéphan bertholio malzieu Éric serra tosio michaël ponton guillaume garidel babet , cali 1993 -- present barclay , universal group_or_band rock , art rock dionysos band -lrb- 2003 -rrb- . jpg dionysos -lrb- french band -rrb-
 dionysos
dionysos -lrb- french band -rrb-

dionysos is a french rock band formed in 1993 in valence , drôme ; they formed at their lycée .
they perform songs in both french and english , and have released six studio albums .
they are well known in france for their surrealism and eccentricity .
their first album , `` happening songs '' , was self-produced and with entirely english lyrics .
with their second album `` the sun is blue like eggs in winter '' -lrb- also self-produced -rrb- babet became a member .
in 1999 , they signed to a major label -lrb- the now defunct trema -rrb- and released `` haïku '' which brought the band in to the public eye , mainly thanks to the success of the single `` coccinelle '' .
the name of the band comes from the ancient greek god dionysus , which in french is `` dionysos '' .
