Background
He was born in Clichy, France.
He was born in Clichy, France.
Prior to his work in Les Rita Mitsouko, Chichin had been active in the rock bands Fassbinder (with Jean Neplin), Taxi Girl (with Daniel Darc), and Gazoline (with Alain Kan). Chichin died on the morning of 28 November from heart failure, following complications of the cancer the doctors had diagnosed two months earlier. He was buried 6 December 2007 in a private ceremony at the Parisian cemetery of Montmartre.
He was the lead member of the band Les Rita Mitsouko, along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979.