10 Facts About Dominique A

Dominique A was passionate about literature and music from a young age.

Dominique A was interested in the punk music of the time, but at the age of 14, at the beginning of the 1980s, he started to appreciate the dark romanticism of the new wave movement.

Dominique A began, at the start of the 1990s, to record more songs, which were both minimalist and rock in style.

Dominique A wanted to break with the traditional chanson, which he considered to be more literary than musical.

Dominique A decided to compile what he considered to be the first part of a musical time capsule, a longbox entitled Le Detour.

Dominique A asked his fans to write about their relationship with his music, and some of their letters were published in the booklet accompanying Le Detour.

Dominique A was backed by his old collaborators, Sacha Toorop and Olivier Mellano, as well as the musicians with whom he produced Tout sera comme avant.

Dominique A has been one of the shaping forces of his former girlfriend and French pop star Francoiz Breut's career, writing many of her songs since her debut in 1997.

Dominique A has sung the song Veruca Salt et Frank Black in trio with Keren Ann and Vincent Delerm on the latter's second album, Kensington Square.

Dominique A has influenced many instrumentalist artists, such as Yann Tiersen and the electro band, Oslo Telescopic, who named one of their albums The Dominique O Project.