Bossa Nova = Nouvelle Vague = New Wave. This transliteration was the starting point for Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux’s unique project, which, by appropriating the punk and post-punk cannon and running it through the Bossa Nova filter, reinvented the cover band genre, revealing new and brilliant talents along the way: Camille, Phoebe Killdeer, Nadeah, Mélanie Pain, and Liset Alea.
The group’s first two albums, ‘Nouvelle Vague’ (2004) and ‘Bande A Part’ (2006) defined their unique sound with Bossa versions of New Wave Classics. Their third album ‘NV3’ (2009) featured collaborations with Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore, Ian McCullouch from Echo and the Bunnymen, Terry Hall from The Specials, Barry Adamson, The Saints & Minimal Compact.
Nouvelle Vague are Marc Collin, Olivier Libaux, Mélanie Pain, Elodie Frégé, and Liset Alea.
15 YEARS ANNIVERSARY TOUR
October
9th – Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
10th – Dancehouse, Manchester
11th – The Boiler Shop, Newcastle
13th – City Varieties, Leeds
14th – Glee Club, Birmingham
15th – Sugarmill, Stoke
16th – The Level, Nottingham
17th – Thekla, Bristol
19th – Portland House, Cardiff
20th – Union Chapel. London
22nd – Junction, Cambridge
23rd – Chalk, Brighton
24th – Harpenden Public Halls, Harpenden
25th – Butterworth Hall, Warwick Arts Centre
27th – Arts Centre, Colchester
28th – Phoenix, Exeter
29th – Guildhall, Gloucester
30th – The Brook, Southampton
31st – Dorking Halls, Dorking
November
2nd – Epic Studios, Norwich
4th – Liquid Room, Edinburgh
5th – Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
6th – Oran Mor, Glasgow
