Monsieur Minimal (real name Christos Tsitroudis, in Greek: Χρήστος Τσιτρούδ… Read Full Bio ↴Monsieur Minimal (real name Christos Tsitroudis, in Greek: Χρήστος Τσιτρούδης) is a music composer from Thessaloniki, Greece . Born and raised in Giannitsa, Greece (a small city a few kilometers outside Thessaloniki). He came up with the moniker of "Monsieur Minimal" wanting to express himself through his music, simply and as a gentleman.
He became involved with music when he was 14, where he formed a band in Giannitsa with child friends of his. This was his first step in composing his own music. He started composing as "Monsieur Minimal" though, since 2001, when he bought his first personal computer.

One of his first steps into becoming known, was his participation in Coca-Cola Soundwave Festival in 2007, where he was one of the most successful competitors with his songs "Silk" and "Love is a Circle". His song "Silk" was included in a compilation of Coca-Cola Soundwave bands that was released with Greek press/magazine "Lifo".
The first official release of his songs, was through the compilation "City Campers" by The Sound of Everything recordings. He was the artist from the City Campers compilations that drawn the most attention. After this all drawn attention and enthusiasm over his music, he was signed to The Sound of Everything recordings.

He released his debut album Lollipop in September 2008, which was an electronic release with indie pop influences. The album was praised by media and press and had impressive number of sells.
Monsieur Minimal soon realized his success was good enough, since he has seen his song "Love Story" meeting success in Turkey (remained for some time in Turkey's radio charts and was included in a big Turkish compilation), a French/German TV channel asked him to present his debut album, while others of his songs are used in Greek and foreign TV commercials and are included in numerous compilations.

In April 19th 2010, Monsieur Minimal released an EP under the moniker "Μεσιέ Μινιμάλ" (which is the same thing in Greek characters) called Πάστα Φλώρα (Pasta Flora). In this EP release Monsieur Minimal sings in Greek and drifts away from his familiar electronic sound, while he tries to approach a much wider part of Greek listeners. Πάστα Φλώρα includes a song collaboration with Greek singer Δήμητρα Γαλάνη (Dimitra Galani.
Although Monsieur Minimal hasn't lost his signature sound of electronic style and singing in English, while he is preparing his yet-untitled-second-LP that's going to be released by The Sound of Everything recordings.

Missing you
Monsieur Minimal Lyrics

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Felt for a ride
To clear my head
I couldn't drive
Without her

Letting me down
I won't care
Must see you now

You're not there

Cause I'm missing you babe
I'm missing you, grab my hand
Yes, I'm missing you babe
I'm missing you, grab my hand

Thoughts make a round
In my head
Can't hear a sound
Without her

Letting me down
I won't care
Must see you now
You're not there

Cause I'm missing you babe
I'm missing you, grab my hand

Yes, I'm missing you babe
I'm missing you, grab my hand

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Monsieur Minimal's song "Missing You" depict the feeling of desperation and longing for someone who is not present. The singer of the song seems to have gone for a ride in order to clear his head, but he finds that he cannot drive without the person he is missing. He is consumed by thoughts about this person and cannot seem to escape them. The thoughts are so loud in his head that he cannot even hear the sound of the ride without her.

The chorus of the song is where the singer explicitly states that he is missing the person he is singing about. He describes how he wants them to grab his hand, emphasizing his desire to have them physically present with him. He repeats this chorus, further emphasizing how deeply he is affected by their absence. Although the lyrics are simple, they convey a strong sense of yearning and loneliness, which is further emphasized by the haunting melody of the song.

Line by Line Meaning

Felt for a ride
I went for a drive

To clear my head
To clear my mind of thoughts

I couldn't drive
I couldn't focus on driving

Without her
Without the person I'm missing

Letting me down
Disappointing me

I won't care
I don't care about anything else

Must see you now
I need to see you right now

You're not there
But you're not here with me

Cause I'm missing you babe
Because I'm feeling your absence

I'm missing you, grab my hand
I need you to be here with me

Thoughts make a round
Thoughts keep circling in my head