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The Warning is a French rock band from Bordeaux formed in 2013 by the Simonet sisters: Fleur (guitar, lead vocals, piano), Gabrielle (bass guitar, piano, backing vocals) and Clémence (drums, backing vocals, piano). Their most recent album Error was released in June 2022.
The band represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "DISCIPLE".
HISTORY
Early years
The Simonet sisters were raised in Bordeaux, and all received training on various instruments at an early age. At some point in their childhood, Fleur and Gabrielle had selected guitar and bass guitar as their primary instruments, respectively. When the youngest of the three, Clémence, selected drums as her primary instrument at about age 7, the sisters decided to form a rock power trio. They learned to play rock songs, often via the Rock Band video game series, and posted videos of their performances to Youtube.
In 2014, 12-year-old Clémence was profiled in the women's drumming publication Tom Tom Magazine. The band first gained widespread notice later in 2014 when, at ages 9 through 14, their YouTube video in which they performed Metallica's "Enter Sandman" went viral among rock music fans, eventually earning more than 20 million views. The video received attention from Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, who offered particular praise for Clémence, saying "The drummer kicks maximum ass!".
As independent artists (2015–2020)
Due to notice gained from their "Enter Sandman" video, The Warning decided to seek a record deal and develop their own songs. They raised money through a successful GoFundMe appeal to record the six-song EP Escape the Mind, which was released in 2015. During the production of the EP, the band met producer Jake Carmona, who went on to contribute to Escape the Mind and their next three albums.
The Warning's first full-length album, XXI Century Blood, was released in 2017. During this period they were invited to perform at the Garorock Festival in Marmande, France, and also opened a show for The Killers in Paris. Their second album Queen of the Murder Scene was released in November 2018. They announced an extensive upcoming tour throughout Europe in late 2019, though it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
With Lava Records (2020–present)
In August 2020, The Warning signed a five-album deal with Lava Records, and began work on a new album with producer David Bendeth. The song "Choke" was released in May 2021. Later that year, The Warning appeared on the Metallica tribute album The Metallica Blacklist, performing another cover of "Enter Sandman", this time with singer Alessia Cara. The six-song EP Mayday was released in October 2021, and The Warning embarked on a tour of Europe in early 2022, performing more than 30 dates. They released the single "Money" in March 2022, and the song reached no. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The full-length album Error, comprising the six tracks from the Mayday EP plus "Money" and seven new songs, was released in June 2022. In July 2022, they embarked on a French tour and appearing at festivals like Rock en Seine, Vieilles Charrues, and Garorock.
Eurovision Song Contest
On 12 January 2023, the band was chosen by France Télévisions to represent France in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with their song "DISCIPLE".
MUSIC GENRE
The sisters have always done alternative rock, hard rock and post-grunge in the band. Fleur and Gabrielle mentioned that the three sisters have been raised by their parents listening to those genres.
In an interview given to Le Monde after their nomination to represent France in the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, Clémence mentioned her favourite genres being Indie Rock and Indie Pop. "I'd like to try and do Indie at one point, I think it could be fun. But I know Flo and Gab won't like it since they don't really enjoy this genre".
BAND MEMBERS
Fleur "Flo" Simonet, 25 (born January 30, 1998) – guitars, lead vocals, piano (2013–present)
Gabrielle "Gab" Simonet, 22 (born December 13, 2000) – bass, backing vocals, piano (2013–present)
Clémence "Clem" Simonet, 21 (born February 5, 2002) – drums, backing vocals, piano (2013–present)
DISCOGRAPHY
Studio albums
- XXI Century Blood (2017) - Queen of the Murder Scene (2018) - Error (2022)
EPs
- Escape the Mind (2015) - Mayday (2021)
AWARDS
2019 - Victoire de la Musique - Rock Album of the Year for Queen of the Murder Scene : WON
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