Nouvelle Vague

About

Nouvelle Vague is a French music project that reinterprets post-punk and new wave classics as bossa nova and lounge arrangements. Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux founded it in 2003; their self-titled debut album (2004) sold over half a million copies worldwide. Libaux passed away in September 2021, but Collin continues the project with a rotating cast of female vocalists including Camille, Mélanie Pain and Phoebe Killdeer. The 2024 album *Should I Stay or Should I Go?* marked the band's twentieth anniversary.

1.5M

monthly listeners on Spotify

500K+

sold copies of the debut album worldwide

207K+

followers on Bandsintown

announced concerts in 2026-2027

What's new

2026
Nouvelle Vague released the new single 'Enjoy the Silence' in 2026.
2024-11
The band announced a worldwide tour for 2025 to celebrate 21 years after the debut album, with two shows at London's KOKO.
2024-02
The album *Should I Stay or Should I Go?* was released on 16 February 2024 via [PIAS] and contains thirteen bossa nova covers of eighties hits.
2024-03
Nouvelle Vague performed in Brighton in March 2024 as part of the twenty-year anniversary tour.
2021-09
Co-founder Olivier Libaux died on 29 September 2021 at the age of 57; Marc Collin continues the project.