Kyo

Biography

Kyo is a French rock band with lead vocals by Benoît Poher. The band was first active from 1997 to 2005 with three albums Kyo (2000), Le Chemin×Le Chemin14 January 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Le chemin3:312Je cours3:013Dernière danse3:484Tout envoyer en l’air3:125Chaque seconde3:506Comment te dire4:447Je saigne encore4:028Je te vends mon âme3:329Pardonné3:3610Sur nos lèvres4:0511Tout reste à faire4:56 (2003) and 300 Lésions×300 lésions28 December 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Contact3:392Dans ma chair3:223Qui je suis3:464Sarah2:515Sad Day3:306Révolutions3:107Ω0:548Ce soir4:139Respire3:1610Je te rêve encore3:1811L'Enfer3:3212L'Assaut des regards5:27 (2004) and a string of singles. It announced a hiatus in 2005 without a definite break-up. In 2006, Kyo was involved in launching "L'Or de nos vies" written by Kyo and its lead singer Benoît Poher for the Fighting AIDS charity in 2006. Kyo launched a comeback in 2013 with the album L'équilibre×Équilibre7 July 2023 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Tu mentais (avec DJ Kawest)2:412C'est la danse2:483Déjà2:354N'aie pas peur (avec Dely Kate)2:525Magalie2:376Sans elle2:507Rien n'a changé (avec Magixx)2:468Bye bye2:439Promesse2:4610Distance (avec Curtis Laoban)3:0211Pas dans ça2:4012Merci3:5013Tout est ok2:1514Donner (avec Lorelei B)2:2815Ma place2:35 and remains active.

Biography

Since attending collège Notre-Dame in Yvelines, the two brothers, Fabien and Florian Dubos, and two friends Nicolas Chassagne and Benoît Poher, discovered they had the same passion for bands such as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden.
At that time the band was named Spiritus Sanctus and they recorded their first demo on DAT with Dominique Gire.
In 1997, they met their future manager Yves Michel Akle, who convinced of their potential, introduced them to Sony BMG where they performed and were offered a contract. Their big break came when they performed during a big concert of David Hallyday, son of famous French rocker Johnny Hallyday, also appearing in the music video of one of David Hallyday's music videos as a backing band.
They have since released three albums and one DVD entitled Kyosphere. After limited success of self-titled debut album Kyo that sold around 40,000 copies, their sophomore album Le Chemin×Le Chemin14 January 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Le chemin3:312Je cours3:013Dernière danse3:484Tout envoyer en l’air3:125Chaque seconde3:506Comment te dire4:447Je saigne encore4:028Je te vends mon âme3:329Pardonné3:3610Sur nos lèvres4:0511Tout reste à faire4:56 sold in comparison 1.5 million copies, and peaked at number 2 on the French Albums Chart. They retreated to a house in Brittany, where they worked on their new album 300 Lésions×300 lésions28 December 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Contact3:392Dans ma chair3:223Qui je suis3:464Sarah2:515Sad Day3:306Révolutions3:107Ω0:548Ce soir4:139Respire3:1610Je te rêve encore3:1811L'Enfer3:3212L'Assaut des regards5:27. That album went gold in four days with sales reaching upwards of 500,000 copies, and peaked at number 1 on the French Albums Chart.
In 2005, the band announced a hiatus, but without a definite break.

Fight Aids charity single
The band would be instrumental in launching Fight Aids single "L'Or de nos vies", co-written by Kyo and their lead singer Benoît "Ben" Poher and produced by François Delabrière and Kyo. Seventeen artists pitched in including Anggun, Bénabar, Amel Bent, Patrick Bruel, Corneille, Emma Daumas, Jenifer, Kyo, Leslie, Emmanuel Moire, M. Pokora, Roch Voisine, Stéphanie de Monaco, Tété. The revenues from the sale of the single and downloads was donated to F.A.M. (Fight Aids Monaco) charity, in support of building a house called "maison de vie" (house of life) near Avignon which offers both psychological and material aid to persons living with either HIV and AIDS and their families. The song released on 28 July 2006 received wide media coverage and reached number 5 in SNEP, the French singles chart. NRJ 12 also broadcast on 15 August 2006, a 24-minute documentary about "making of" of the music video and interviews with participating artists.

Comeback (2013–2014)
In June 2013, it was revealed that Kyo was planning a comeback and were in the process of recording material at Gang Studio with producer Mark Plati. The singles "Le Graal" and "L'équilibre×Équilibre7 July 2023 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 15 tracks1Tu mentais (avec DJ Kawest)2:412C'est la danse2:483Déjà2:354N'aie pas peur (avec Dely Kate)2:525Magalie2:376Sans elle2:507Rien n'a changé (avec Magixx)2:468Bye bye2:439Promesse2:4610Distance (avec Curtis Laoban)3:0211Pas dans ça2:4012Merci3:5013Tout est ok2:1514Donner (avec Lorelei B)2:2815Ma place2:35", from the upcoming album, were pre-released at the end of January 2014.
2017
In October 2017, Kyo launch a new single "Ton Mec×Ton Mec15 September 2017 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Ton mec3:04" and announce a new album "Dans la Peau×Dans la peau8 December 2017 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1La température3:382Plan A3:533Ton mec3:024Fremen4:155Prends-le3:536Dans les cordes3:237Danse3:038Plus à gagner qu'à perdre2:569Plus que mes doutes4:4710Troisième pas3:1411Prends les coups2:45127 vies3:56", for December 2017.

In popular culture

The song "Le Chemin×Le Chemin14 January 2003 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Le chemin3:312Je cours3:013Dernière danse3:484Tout envoyer en l’air3:125Chaque seconde3:506Comment te dire4:447Je saigne encore4:028Je te vends mon âme3:329Pardonné3:3610Sur nos lèvres4:0511Tout reste à faire4:56" was used as the ending of the second episode of the anime OVA Strait Jacket.
The song "Contact" from 300 Lésions was used in the soundtrack for the video game FIFA 06.

Members

Benoît Poher - Lead vocals
Benoît "Ben" Poher born June 27, 1979, in Yvelines (in the Paris area), France is a singer, songwriter and lyricist who continued in the French rock band Empyr alongside Florian Dubos, another member of Kyo. He has also co-written for a number of artists including Johnny Hallyday, Jenifer, as well as a number of musical comedies and television series.
Fabien Dubos - Drums
Fabien "Fab" Dubos born 3 June 1978 is the older brother of bassist of band Florian> He was a massive fan of Japanese manga. He named the band after character Kyo Kusanagi in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series. With a hiatus of the band, he joined as singer, guitarist and drummer for the French rock and rap formation Crew Z.
Florian Dubos - Guitar / Backing Vocals / Bass
Florian "Flo" Dubos born 26 March 1980 and younger brother of Fabien Dubos. Also joined Benoît Poher in Empyr as bass player
Nicolas Chassagne - Guitar
Nicolas "Nico" Chassagne born on 24 December 1978
Jocelyn Moze - Drums
Joined in 2018 after Fabien Dubos left the band

Singles

Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts. Added 50 positions to actual Ultratip position at #2 in Belgium
Collective single by Fight AIDS

• Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.nAdded 50 positions to actual Ultratip position at #14 in Belgium