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| Born | Françoise van Hove1 (1964-05-05)5 May 1964 |
| Died | 17 February 2021(2021-02-17) (aged 56) Berlin, Germany |
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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.2345 Cactus wrote several novels as well as contributing to German papers such as Die Tageszeitung.67
Biography
Originally from France, Cactus moved to West Berlin in 1985891011 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.12131415
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.
Radio plays
- Weill jagt Fantômas (Oliver Augst/Cactus/Göring), Radio Berlin-Brandenburg, Radio France Culture 2018
- Alle Toten 1914 (Oliver Augst/John Birke), Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Volksbühne Berlin, Hessischer Rundfunk 2014 - participation as speaker, singer, musician
- City of the thousand fires (Augst/Birke), Hessischer Rundfunk/Südwestrundfunk 2012 - participation as speaker, singer
References
References
- 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.
- Pareles, Jon (14 May 2005). "Crossing National Boundaries and Genres". The New York Times.
- "Moving in Stereo – November 7, 2001". SF Weekly. 7 November 2001. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Night Life". The New Yorker. 20 August 2007.
- "Stereo Total: Do the Bambi". Pitchfork.
- tageszeitung, taz. die. "Artikel von 'Francoise Cactus'". die Tageszeitung.
- "Françoise Cactus". rowohlt.
- Winkler, Thomas (13 June 2015). "Stereo Total im Interview: "Rock'n Roll ist spießig geworden"". die Tageszeitung.
- "WE AREN'T MAINSTREAM, WE STILL HAVE AN AURA OF UNDERGROUND".
- Hoh, Michael (14 April 2016). "Mafia pop: Stereo Total". EXBERLINER.com.
- Antoine, Prune (12 October 2007). "Françoise Cactus: 'society is a little too turned on by sex'". Cafébabel.
- Bregman, Adam (2 June 2005). "Kitschy Cool". Dallas Observer.
- Orlov, Peter (9 October 2006). "Cut 'n' paste culture". Seattle Weekly.
- "Stereo Total – New Songs, Playlists & Latest News – BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 23 April 2010.
- Flanell, Gary (27 January 2015). "Renfield-Fanzine: Tres chic – an evening with Francoise Cactus".
Further reading
- "Stereo Total Goes "Plastic"". 21 August 2007.
- Savage, Emily. "Stereo Total: Show Preview". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Stereo Total". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018.
- Shanley, Mike. "The Warhol hosts Stereo Total's multilingual mélange". Pittsburgh City Paper.
- "Francoise Cactus – 2 Bücher – Perlentaucher". perlentaucher.de.
- Berlin, Berliner Morgenpost- (16 September 2007). "Heute: Autorin und Musikerin Françoise Cactus über Berthe Morisot". morgenpost.de.
- "Françoise Cactus - DFFB". dffb-archiv.de.
- "5 Fragen an: Françoise Cactus". 1 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Auch im Alter relevant: Minderwertigkeitsgefühle und Liebeskummer". 29 February 2016.
- Fischer, Michael; Hörner, Fernand (6 March 2013). Lied und populäre Kultur – Song and Popular Culture 57 (2012): Jahrbuch des Deutschen Volksliedarchivs Freiburg – 57. Jahrgang – 2012. Deutsch-französische Musiktransfers – German-French Musical Transfers. Waxmann Verlag. ISBN 9783830977872 – via Google Books.
- "Lolitas – Rock made in France – Encyclopédie du Rock". 23 July 2009.
- Lanham, Tom (28 April 2013). "Stereo Total has international appeal". The San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
- "Yé-Yé Girls of '60s French Pop / Boing Boing". boingboing.net.
- "Stereo Total: Paris-Berlin". Pitchfork.
- Abenteuer einer Provinzblume: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3499209500.
- Neurosen zum Valentinstag: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3871344990.
- Zitterparties: Amazon.de: Françoise Cactus: Bücher. ASIN 3499209942.