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Les Wampas is a French punk band, referring more exactly to the movement
which they named Yéyé - punk. It was formed in 1983.
Didier Wampas The group is best known for its frontman, real name Didier
Chapedelaine, main lyricist and singer. He deliberately sings off-key and
often high-pitched, so has a recognisable voice. His on-stage energy, and
crowd-surfing, hoisted and hauled up on garden chairs, are major features
of the band's live shows, which frequently end up in a complete mess,
Didier Wampas singing among the audience, and a large part of the audience
going onto the stage. Since the release of the album Kiss (2000), he comes
to hug members of the audience at the end of the show and kiss them goodbye
on each cheek.
In interviews, Didier Wampas often repeats that he earns approximately a
quarter of his private incomes from his activity as a singer. And the three
quarter remainders... from his job as a mechanic at the RAT
