Artist
Phoenix
Phoenix is an alternative rock artist from Versailles, France formed in 1999. 35 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Versailles, France · Best alternative rock albums
- 3.7 /5
- 5 ratings
- 35
- Releases
- 2000–2025
- Active years
- 1999
- Formed
Discography
8
Most popular
Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2009 · 13 tracks
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Singles & EPs
27
Alpha Zulu
Single · 2022
UFO
Single · 2025
Nightcall
Single · 2024
After Midnight (feat. Clairo)
Single · 2023
All Eyes On Me (feat. BENEE, Chad Hugo & Pusha T)
Single · 2023
Artefact (feat. León Larregui)
Single · 2023
All Eyes On Me (Remixes)
Single · 2023
Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig)
Single · 2022
Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) (8-Bit Button Masher Remix)
Single · 2022
![Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) [Remixes] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/18889/600.jpg)
Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) [Remixes]
Single · 2022
Winter Solstice
Single · 2022
Alpha Zulu (Remixes)
Single · 2022
Identical (From The Motion Picture "On The Rocks")
Single · 2020
Alone on Christmas Day
Single · 2019
Fior Di Latte (A. G. Cook Remix)
Single · 2019
Trying To Be Cool
Single · 2019
Kitsuné: Lisztomania (Remixes)
Single · 2009
Heatwave
Single · 2009
Consolation Prizes
Single · 2006
Long Distance Call
Single · 2006
Alt Versions 2006
EP · 2006
You Can't Blame It On (Anybody)
Single · 2004
I'm an Actor (Live One-Take Version)
Single · 2004
Run Run Run
Single · 2004
Everything Is Everything
Single · 2004
If I Ever Feel Better
Single · 2003
Too Young
Single · 2003
![Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) [Remixes] cover](https://covers.riffiter.com/covers/album/18889/1200.avif)
Collaborators
2
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Honors
2- Victoires de la Musique
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Victoires de la Musique
- 2014 · Victory of the rock album
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Grammy Awards
- 2009 · Best Alternative Music Album
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About
The French group Phoenix draw elements from their eclectic '80s upbringing to arrive at a satisfying synthesis of rock and synthesizers. Vocalist Thomas Mars, bassist Deck d'Arcy, and guitarist Christian Mazzalai were a garage band based out of Mars' house in the suburbs of Paris. Mazzalai's older brother Branco joined the band on guitar when his band Darlin' disbanded in 1995. The group got its touring start on the French bar circuit doing Hank Williams and Prince covers to drunken audiences. Two years later the band took on the name Phoenix and pressed 500 copies of a single on its own label, Ghettoblaster. The A-side was a punk rock song and the other a chugging Krautrocker, hinting at their eclectic tastes. Shortly after, they were signed to the Paris-based Source Records. Phoenix became well acquainted with labelmates Air when they acted as their backing band on several U.K. TV appearances. The result of the electronic exposure was a single called "Heatwave," which was very similar in approach to '70s disco.
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United, the group's debut album, appeared in 2000 on Astralwerks and was recorded over two months. The album featured guest appearances from friends and family, including Thomas Bangalter (Daft Punk), Philippe Zdar (Cassius), and d'Arcy's mother's choral society on the track "Funky Squaredance." From that point, they issued Alphabetical (2004), It's Never Been Like That (2006), and their mainstream breakthrough, the critically adored Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (2009). Part of the extended break between the third and fourth albums was due to Mars becoming a father (with his partner, director Sofia Coppola).
Phoenix in brief
- How many Phoenix releases are on Riffiter?
- 35 releases are catalogued, spanning 2000 to 2025.
- When was Phoenix formed?
- Phoenix formed in 1999, in Versailles, France.
- What genre is Phoenix?
- Phoenix is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
- What is the most recent Phoenix release on Riffiter?
- UFO, released in 2025.
- What awards has Phoenix won?
- Phoenix has 2 award wins on record, including Victoires de la Musique (1×), Grammy Awards (1×).