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Did you know ? Stéphane Sirkis (Indochina): his daughter Lou follows in his footsteps
23 years ago, Stéphane Sirkis died at the age of 39. The former member of the Indochine group and twin brother of Nicola Sirkis left behind his daughter, Lou. And today she seems to be following in her father’s rather rock’n’roll footsteps.
This Sunday, February 27 marks the 23rd anniversary of the death of Stéphane Sirkis. The twin brother of Nicola Sirkiswith whom he shared the poster of French pop rock band Indochine, died in 1999, aged 39, from hepatitis C. The one who was band guitarist during the last 17 years of his life left behind him an immense musical legacy. But not only. The late artist has a girl, named Lou, born on August 8, 1990 from his marriage to his great love, a certain Sophie. She was only 9 years old when her father disappeared. Now 31 years old, the young woman seems to be following in her footsteps!
The one who remained very close to her uncle, Nicola Sirkisas pointed out Current wifeis part of French rock group called Toybloid, alongside Madeleine Loiseau and Greg Mugnier, as singer and guitarist. The garage rock punk trio provided the first parts of several shows, as specified Tele-Leisure. The artist also took part in the Putain de Stade concert in 2010, at the Stade de France.
Like father like daughter
If she has rock in her blood, it’s not for nothing. As she told the magazine Rock And Fashion in June 2020, Lou Sirkis was raised to the sound of her father’s music. “I have a dad who played in Indochine, a mom at the forefront of 1980s music and when I was little, they gave me albums by L7, Patti Smith“, she said before evoking her debut as a musician: “I was enrolled in the neighborhood conservatory when I was little and then, when I was 15, I wanted to quit classical guitar to be able to play electric guitar. From there, as an autodidact, with an amp in my room, I made the decibels explode.”
The daughter of Stéphane Sirkis and his Toybloid group are strongly committed to the feminism and some LGBTQ+ community. On March 8, 2020, on Instagram, the trio posted a strong message for International Women’s Rights Day. “MORE GIRLS IN THE ROCK SCENE“, could we read. “They come to see us since they were kids, we honor them and we put them on stage with us. Take your girls to see girls who rock.“A little later, in July 2020, Toybloid told Sensation Rock : “People need identification. It is important to see today more and more no more lesbian girls in punk or rap. If isolated girls are found in our texts, it is good.”
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.