Presence
Best known for having played host to Daniel Balavoine's debut, French
progressive rock band Présence was formed in 1969 around Jean-Louis Désumeur
(vocals, guitar), Érick Saint-Laurent (vocals), Daniel Darras (keyboards),
Daniel Baudon (drums). After participating in the recording of Eddy Mitchell's
album Mitchellville, Jean-Louis Desumeur called on new musicians, including
guitarist Jean-Pierre Galliot (formerly of Frogeaters), to record for the "Pop
Music" series on the Vogue label, of the single "Filles du nord " (1970),
followed by the hit "Le Jour s'est levé" (1971), featuri...
