Who formed the Belgian synthpop group Telex?
Q: Who formed the Belgian synthpop group Telex?
A: Telex was formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman, and Michel Moers.
Q: What type of music did Telex mix together?
A: Telex mixed disco, punk and experimental electronic music.
Q: How did Telex create their music?
A: Like Kraftwerk, Telex built its music entirely from electronic instruments.
Q: What happened when they entered the Eurovision Song Contest in 1980?
A: The group entered and were sent to the finals. The Eurovision audience seemed unsure how to react to the performance and there was mostly stunned silence after they stopped playing. When vote-counting began, Greece awarded Belgium three points.
Q: Who helped write lyrics for their third album?
A: For its third album, Telex got the help of US group Sparks to help write the lyrics.
Q: Why wouldn't they play live in 1981?
A: This is common practice for techno music artists, but unusual in 1981 so Telex would not play live at this time.
Q: What did they do with their old tracks on their fourth album?
A: On their fourth album, Wonderful World, they revisited all of their old tracks and remixed them to be like house music.
