Françoise Cactus

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Françoise Cactus
Background information
Birth nameFrançoise van Hove[1]
Born(1964-05-05)5 May 1964
Died17 February 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 56)
Berlin, Germany
Occupations
  • Musician
  • Author
Formerly of

Françoise Cactus (5 May 1964 – 17 February 2021), born Françoise van Hove, was a French musician and author, active in Berlin, Germany, best known as co-founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist in the band Stereo Total.[2][3][4][5] Cactus wrote several novels as well as contributing to German papers such as Die Tageszeitung.[6][7]

Biography

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Originally from France, Cactus moved to West Berlin in 1985[8][9][10][11] and played in the West Berlin band Les Lolitas with co-founder marquis de Coco Nut. They were one of only a few Western bands to play officially unsanctioned gigs in East Berlin during the final years of the dictatorship.[12][13][14][15]

Françoise Cactus died aged 56 on 17 February 2021 in her Berlin home after having suffered from breast cancer.[1] She is buried in Berlin.

Grave of singer Francoise Cactus

Radio plays

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References

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  1. ^ a b Niemeyer, Hannes (17 February 2021). "Françoise Cactus (Stereo Total) in Berlin gestorben - Stil prägte deutsche Musik-Szene". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pareles, Jon (14 May 2005). "Crossing National Boundaries and Genres". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Moving in Stereo – November 7, 2001". SF Weekly. 7 November 2001.
  4. ^ "Night Life". The New Yorker. 20 August 2007.
  5. ^ "Stereo Total: Do the Bambi". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ tageszeitung, taz. die. "Artikel von 'Francoise Cactus'". die Tageszeitung.
  7. ^ "Françoise Cactus". rowohlt.
  8. ^ Winkler, Thomas (13 June 2015). "Stereo Total im Interview: "Rock'n Roll ist spießig geworden"". die Tageszeitung.
  9. ^ "WE AREN'T MAINSTREAM, WE STILL HAVE AN AURA OF UNDERGROUND".
  10. ^ Hoh, Michael (14 April 2016). "Mafia pop: Stereo Total". EXBERLINER.com.
  11. ^ Antoine, Prune (12 October 2007). "Françoise Cactus: 'society is a little too turned on by sex'". Cafébabel.
  12. ^ Bregman, Adam (2 June 2005). "Kitschy Cool". Dallas Observer.
  13. ^ Orlov, Peter (9 October 2006). "Cut 'n' paste culture". Seattle Weekly.
  14. ^ "Stereo Total – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music". BBC.
  15. ^ Flanell, Gary (27 January 2015). "Renfield-Fanzine: Tres chic – an evening with Francoise Cactus".

Further reading

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