Era (musical project)
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| Background information | |
| Origin | France |
| Genres | New-age[1] |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Members | Eric Lévi Guy Protheroe Pierre Boisserie Irene Bustamante Lena Jinnegren Eric Geisen Florence Dedam Murielle Lefebvre Chester Thompson Lee Sklar Daryl Stuermer Philippe Manca |
Era (styled as +eRa+) is a new-age music[1] project by French composer Eric Lévi. The band has sold more than 12 million albums. They use lyrics (by Guy Protheroe) which, although similar to Greek or Latin, are, in fact, deliberately devoid of any exact meaning.[citation needed]
They are best known for their singles "Ameno" and "Madona".
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Era mixes Gregorian chants and occasionally world music with contemporary electronic arrangements. It is reminiscent of new-age music projects such as Enigma, Gregorian, and Deep Forest. Lyrics are written in Pseudo-Latin and English, and some are based on beliefs of the 13th century French Christians, the Cathars.[citation needed]
Era's live shows and music videos often feature artists dressed in medieval or traditional clothes and armour. Usually, actors Pierre Bouisierie and Irene Bustamante perform at Era shows.
Language
Most Era songs are in Pseudo-Latin and others are in Latin.[2]
They also have some songs in English such as "Mother" and "Looking For Something".[2]
Use of Era music
- Eric Levi composed the soundtrack for the French comedy film Les Visiteurs (1993) and Les Visiteurs II (1998). The film score would later become part of an Era album.
- The song "Divano" was part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela "Um Anjo Caiu do Céu" (2001).
- The song "I Believe" was recorded as a duet by Katherine Jenkins and Andrea Bocelli. It was released on both Jenkins's 2009 album Believe and Bocelli's 2009 album My Christmas.
- Era is famous among mixed martial arts fans due to "Enae Volare Mezzo" being the theme song of Fedor Emelianenko.[citation needed] "Ameno" is used by Fedor's younger brother, Aleksander Emelianenko.[citation needed] and used by Mexican wrestler Myzteziz
- "Mother" was used in Sylvester Stallone's sports drama Driven.
- The song "Ameno" is used by multiple twitch.tv streamers and YouTubers as a mean of good luck and hope when playing games like Counter Strike Global Offensive and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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| Era | 1996 | 1 | 1 |
| Era 2 | 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| The Mass | 2003 | 4 | 5 |
| Reborn | 2008 | 6 | 10 |
Compilations
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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| The Legend | 2000 | 65 |
| The Very Best of Era | 2004 | — |
| Classics | 2009 | 3 |
| Classics Vol 02 | 2010 | 14 |
| The Essential Greatest Hits | — |
Double albums
| Title | Year | Peak |
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| Era & Era 2 | 2003 | 102 |
| Reborn & Classics | 2010 | 187 |
References
External links
- Official website – in French.
- Era at AllMusic
- Era discography at Discogs
