1. A French… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least seven artists using the name Niagara:
1. A French duo active from the early 1980s until the early 1990s
2. A Portuguese electronic trio releasing on the Lisbon labels Príncipe and Ascender.
3. A German jazz/funk-percussion group active in the early 1970s
4. A Ukrainian group
5. A Spanish hard rock band
6. The pseudonym of Lynn Rovner, who was the lead singer in the 1970s experimental band Destroy All Monsters.
7. An Italian progressive rock band
1. The French Niagara, who emerged from the thriving pop'n'rock scene in Rennes (France) in the early 80s, went on to become one of the best-selling duos of the decade. However, after years of chart hits and successful international tours, the duo finally went their separate ways in 1993. Muriel and Daniel have both launched solo projects, but these have failed to live up to the success of the Niagara years.
In the early 80s Rennes, a lively student town in Brittany, was the scene of a veritable music revolution. In 1982 Muriel met Daniel Chenevez, a talented young amateur musician who, after a brief spell studying sociology, had also launched a serious music career. Chenevez, who played guitar and keyboards, also kept up with all the latest music technology, experimenting with synthesisers and videos right from the beginning of his career.
Daniel and Muriel went on to start a relationship and would later get married, Muriel taking the name Muriel Moreno. Around the same time the pair decided to become musical partners, teaming up as a duo under the name Ombre jaune (Yellow Shadow). Daniel and Muriel made their public debut at the "Trans Musicales" festival in December 1982 and soon went on to make a name for themselves on the thriving Rennes scene, playing in clubs and concert halls throughout the Brittany region.
In February 1984 the duo changed their name to Niagara and the following year the cultural centre in Rennes offered to finance the release of singles for four local artists. Niagara was one of the lucky four chosen and the duo went into the studio shortly afterwards to record the single "Tchiki Boum", which proved an instant hit with record-buyers and within a few weeks of its release, Niagara went shooting into the Top 50, and many more hits were soon to follow.
Muriel and Daniel made a perfect duo - Muriel, definitely the more extrovert and flamboyant of the two, made a great frontwoman, dressing up in sexy Barbarella-style stage costumes and charming audiences with her sultry vocals. Meanwhile Daniel, the more shy and reserved of the duo, took a back seat during performances. As for the Niagara sound, this was produced through a fusion of sweet, carefree pop melodies and Afro-Cuban, funk and soul rhythms.
In 1986 the pair released their debut album, "Encore un premier baiser", scoring another huge hit with the French public. Videos were all the rage in the mid-80s and Niagara came up with consistently good visuals, Chenevez stepping behind the camera to produce the videos for "L'amour a la plage" and "Je dois m'en aller".
In 1988 Niagara were back at the forefront of the French music scene with their second album, "Quel enfer" (What a Hell). This album marked a definite shift in Niagara's image and their musical direction, a chang from a riot of multi-coloured psychedelia to black. Fans appeared to appreciate this change of style, however, and "Assez !" soon went rocketing to the top of the charts and proved a big hit in clubs up and down the country. By this point Niagara were at the height of their career and, shortly after the release of their second album, they set off on an extensive tour sponsored by MTV. Accompanied by a dozen musicians in their tour bus, Muriel and Daniel played to audiences in fifteen different countries over the next five months.
In April 1990 the duo returned to the spotlight with their third album "Religion", mixing hard rock with catchy pop melodies. Muriel's stage outfits changed accordingly, the sultry star appearing in concert dressed in full leather gear. Niagara's new image was supported by aggressive vocals and hard-hitting lyrics and new songs included "Pendant que les champs brulent" (While Fields Are Burning), "le Ciel s'est dechire" (The Sky Ripped In Two) and "Chemin de Croix" (Stations of the Cross). The group's new single "J'ai vu" (I Have Seen) was a powerful track about war.
By 1992 the Niagara craze was beginning to subside. Muriel and Daniel's relationship came to an end, but they decided to continue working together in their professional life. Recording kicked off in the ICP studio in Brussels (where Niagara had recorded their last three albums) and finished up in New York in August in the Electric Ladyland Studio. "La Vérité" was the biggest production of Niagara's career - in fact, no less than forty-five musicians worked in the studio with the duo. But this time round Niagara's rock sound failed to impress either the critics or the record-buying public.
On 25 March 1993 Niagara performed at Le Zénith in Paris, but later that year Muriel and Daniel finally decided to go their separate ways.
Subsequently, Moreno and Chenevez went on to put out a series of individual solo albums, none of which managed to achieve the same success as the Niagara records. Muriel experimented with electronic influences, Chenevez was also busy in the studio, working on his debut solo album, "Excentrique", released in 1996, which made as little impact as Muriel's solo album, however, neither the critics nor the record-buying public taking much interest in it.
Meanwhile, a compilation of the duo's greatest hits was released on 9 April 2002. Entitled "Flammes", the album proved a huge hit with the French public. Indeed, burgeoning sales meant the album went gold within two months of its release. But Muriel and Daniel refused to come out of Niagara "retirement" and promote their greatest hits compilation - as far as the duo are concerned their Niagara days are well and truly over.
2. Niagara is a Portuguese electronic trio releasing music on the Lisbon labels Príncipe and Ascender, the latter being their own imprint. Its members are Alberto Arruda, António Arruda and Sara Eckerson. They also record as Novo Mundo.
3. The German jazz/funk-percussion group, Niagara, existing between 1971-1973. The group featured artists including, on percussion: Klaus Weiss, Udo Lindenberg, Cotch Blackmon, Keith Forsey, Juan Romero, Danny Fichelscher, Joe Harris, George Green; on bass: Gary Unwin, Milan Pilar; on guitar: Paul Vincent; on horns: Ack van Royen; on sax & flute: Ferdinand Povel; on keyboard: Christian Schulze. They produced three albums: Niagara (1971), S.U.B. (1972) and Afire (1973). It is extremely difficult to find more information on the project, even in the official biographies of Klaus Weiss and Udo Lindenberg.
Pendant Que Les Champs Brulent
Niagara Lyrics
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C'est plus fort, plus fort que tout
Accrochée aux branches
L'air me semble encore trop doux
Dans l'herbe écrasée, à compter mes regrets
Allumette craquée et tout part en fumée
Pendant que les champs brûlent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Ce soir-là on s'est embrassés sans se parler
Autour de nous, le monde aurait pu s'écrouler
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
The lyrics of Niagara's song "Pendant que les champs brûlent" are dark and poetic, exploring themes of loss, regret, and the desire for emotional detachment. The opening lines describe "trees bowing," with an intensity that's "stronger than anything." The singer is "hanging onto branches," and the air around her feels too soft. The verses continue in this vein, with the singer counting her regrets on "crushed grass," lighting a match and watching everything go up in smoke.
Throughout the song, the repeated refrain is "Pendant que les champs brûlent," or "While the fields burn." The singer is waiting for her tears to come, hoping to be swept up in the intensity of the moment. She wants the tumult of the world to wash over her, wanting to feel something, anything. But at the same time, she wants to remain untouched. She doesn't want anything to reach her, her desire for detachment potentially rooted in the pain of previous experiences.
The final lines, echoing the refrain, emphasize this dichotomy. The fields may burn, but the singer wants to remain impervious to it all. It's a haunting and beautiful song, with the lyrics evoking a sense of longing and melancholy.
Line by Line Meaning
Des arbres se penchent
The trees bend
C'est plus fort, plus fort que tout
It's stronger, stronger than anything
Accrochée aux branches
Hanging from the branches
L'air me semble encore trop doux
The air still seems too sweet to me
Dans l'herbe écrasée, à compter mes regrets
In the crushed grass, counting my regrets
Allumette craquée et tout part en fumée
A match is lit and everything goes up in smoke
Pendant que les champs brûlent
While the fields burn
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
I wait for my tears to come
Et quand la plaine ondule
And when the plain rolls
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
That nothing will ever reach me
Ce soir-là on s'est embrassés sans se parler
That evening we kissed without speaking
Autour de nous, le monde aurait pu s'écrouler
Around us, the world could have collapsed
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Rings around the eyes, dust in the hair
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Along my legs, the touch of fire
Pendant que les champs brûlent
While the fields burn
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
I wait for my tears to come
Et quand la plaine ondule
And when the plain rolls
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
That nothing will ever reach me
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Rings around the eyes, dust in the hair
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Along my legs, the touch of fire
Pendant que les champs brûlent
While the fields burn
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
I wait for my tears to come
Et quand la plaine ondule
And when the plain rolls
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
That nothing will ever reach me
Pendant que les champs brûlent
While the fields burn
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
I wait for my tears to come
Et quand la plaine ondule
And when the plain rolls
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
That nothing will ever reach me
Lyrics © ACIDE MUSIC
Written by: Daniel Chenevez, Muriel Laporte
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Poète de la nuit X
Oh Niagara, Muriel !
Cette chanson, les paroles, toujours d'actualité !
Une merveille !
Je regrette que ce groupe ne soit plus en activité.
Comment est-ce possible ?!
Un concert. Dans une petite salle. En toute intimité. Un rêve. Impossible. J'attends que mes larmes viennent.
Si inspirant, si vibrant, si talentueux !
Bravo, bravo, bravo !
Adele RENOU
Des arbres se penchent
C'est plus fort, plus fort que tout
Accrochée aux branches
L'air me semble encore trop doux
Dans l'herbe écrasée, à compter mes regrets
Allumette craquée et tout part en fumée
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Ce soir-là on s'est embrassés sans se parler
Autour de nous, le monde aurait pu s'écrouler
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Les yeux cernés, des poussières dans les cheveux
Au long de mes jambes, la caresse du feu
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
Pendant que les champs brûlent
J'attends que mes larmes viennent
Et quand la plaine ondule
Que jamais rien ne m'atteigne
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Murielle Favier
Intemporel...un son incroyable, le meilleur groupe pop français de ces années...Quel talent !!! WOUAH...
Gxe. Fil
Дадада!! Я обажаю эту песню, благодаря сериалу "Кухня" У меня появился вкус на французкие песни.
Дмитрий Косьяненко
Когда я слышу эту песню, то вспоминаю сцену из "Кухни", когда Макс и Вика занимаются любовью в машине Нагиева
Mozgo Vite
А я вспоминаю 1990 год, когда увидел этот клип на канале 2х2.
Владимир К
Ах! какая Красивая исполнительница, а голос просто фантастика. Oh! what a beautiful performer, and her voice is fantastic. The orchestra is simply out of this world!!! Помню с 90Х
Елена Валерьевна
Наслаждение, услада для ушей, приятные воспоминания молодости!!!! 🥰😍😍😍👍👍👍👍
Елена Валерьевна
@Геннадий А я не переживаю! Я балдею!!!!!
Gxe. Fil
Да, обажаю эту песню
Shadow Banning
Yслада для ушей, hаслаждение, молодости !!
Bоспоминания приятные ??
Shadow Banning
Avec, désormais chaque année, de multiples canicules et autres vagues de chaleur, ce morceau a sa chance de devenir un hymne mondial pour illustrer la fin de l' humanité !!