Ou Est Le Swimming Pool | |
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| Origin | Camden,London, England |
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| Years active | 2009–2010 |
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| Past members | Caan Capan Charles Haddon Joe Hutchinson |
Ou Est Le Swimming Pool were an Englishsynth-pop[1] group fromCamden,London, consisting of Caan Capan, Charles Haddon, and Joe Hutchinson.
The band name is an amalgamation ofFrench (où est le: where is the) andEnglish (swimming pool) and is inspired by a line from French teacher Mrs. Crabbe (played byPam Ferris) in the television seriesHardwicke House. They released four singles.[2]
In 2009, the band released and re-released their debut single, "Dance the Way I Feel", before supportingLa Roux on their UK tour. In 2010, the band released the singles "These New Knights", "Jackson's Last Stand" and "The Key" as well as their debut albumThe Golden Year.[3]
The band played atGlastonbury Festival andBestival in 2009[citation needed] and supported La Roux on their tour in early 2010.[4] In May 2010, they played atEvolution Festival and in July atGlobal Gathering, along with a series of festivals all over Europe throughout the summer of 2010.
They appear onTiësto's fifth albumA Town Called Paradise on the song "The Feeling".[5]
On 20 August 2010, Charles Haddon, the lead singer of the band, died after a performance atPukkelpop, Belgium. He died bysuicide in the backstage artists' parking area.[6] Haddon was reported to have been distressed after he feared he had seriously injured a young girl earlier after astage dive.[7] Haddon was 22 years old.
On 3 October 2010, the remaining Ou Est Le Swimming Pool members arranged a festival, billed as Chazzstock, in honour of Haddon atKoko in Camden, London.The Kooks,Mr Hudson,Tony Hadley ofSpandau Ballet, Man Like Me,Daisy Dares You,Kissy Sell Out,Tribes, Ollie Wride andThe Horrors performed at the event.[8] The event raised more than £8,000 for charitiesMind andCampaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).Faris Badwan of The Horrors also dedicated his side-projectCat's Eyes' debut albumCat's Eyes to Haddon's memory.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [9] | ||
| The Golden Year |
| 15 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | ||||
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| UK | UK Ind. | AUS [9] | BEL (FL) [12] | NZ [13] | ||||
| 2009 | "Dance the Way I Feel" | 110 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 20 | The Golden Year | |
| 2010 | "These New Knights" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Jackson's Last Stand" | — | — | 79 | — | — | |||
| "The Key" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or has not been released | ||||||||
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