Vive la Fête (French for Long live the party) is a music duo from Ghent (Belgium) formed in 1997 by lovers Danny Mommens (guitar and vocals) and Els Pynoo (vocals).
Vive la Fête was founded in 1997 when Mommens (then still playing in his former band dEUS) recorded a few demos with Pynoo on his 8-track recorder. These demos were released on the EP Je ne veux pas (sometimes also referred to as Paris) which gathered some attention because it is reminiscent of eighties music.
Their first success came with their debut Attaque Surprise (2000). Later records such as Republique Populaire (2001) and Nuit Blanche (2003) made them popular, especially in the fashion world, where Karl Lagerfeld is one of their fans, and has enlisted them to perform at a number of his big shows in New York and Paris. In 2005 they released Grand Prix and toured all over Europe and played some shows in Brazil and Mexico.
Discography Albums Attaque Surprise (Surprise Records, 2000). Republique Populaire (Surprise Records, 2001). Nuit Blanche (Surprise Records, 2003). Attaque Populaire, compilation (Surprise Records, 2004). Grand Prix (Surprise Records, 2005). Vive les Remixes, remix album (Surprise Records, 2006). Jour de Chance (UWe, 2007). 10 Ans de Fête (Firme De Disque, 2008). Disque D'Or (Firme de Disque, 2009).
