Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Phoenix is a Grammy Award winning French alternative rock band from Versailles , founded by Thomas Mars , Deck d'Arcy , Christian Mazzalai and Laurent Brancowitz .
Simplified: Phoenix is a French alternative rock band that was Grammy awarded . It consists of Thomas Mars ( vocals ) , Deck D'Arcy ( bass ) and Laurent Brancowitz and Christian Mazzalai who play guitar .