songwriter singers musicians Lionel and Thierry Fornetti form the duet ELONA KANE
their music is a mix between brit pop rock and poetic influences .

ELONA KANE BIOGRAPHY



Twin brothers :

LIONEL FORNETTI AND THIERRY FORNETTI

started out as two self-taught singers, song-writers and musicians.

They sang, played guitar and piano, performing in several bands from 1991 to 2000, including;
« State of Soul », in collaboration with David Grumel.

During this time they also wrote and produced two english pop rock albums (Soulshield 1994 and Soulshield best of 1996)
They were fortunate to be able to work with talented musicians such as Yvan Ackermann, Pierre Adenot, Gilles Coquart, Christophe Godin...amongst others.....

In the spring of 1995, they decided to combine studio recordings with live concerts, performing with resounding success in various locations on the Cote d'Azur, South of France. Where they performed with their friends, the pianist ,Thierry Chanat and guitarist, Thomas Wagner.

1996 saw a return to the recording studio with David Grumel, where they recorded an album of trip hop in English on their own label «Soul Productions », Entitled « Indigo », it was released in 1997.

In 1998 they spent 2 years working on various projects in Belgium , they released a disc in 1999 which featured the French adaptation of the hit song « Im not in Love » by 10CC, on the Chrysalis label.

Mainly influenced by rock and jazz, Lionel and Thierry looked to change direction and in May 2000 met two jazz musicians, Karim Addadi (guitar) et Tibo Soulas (double base), together they formed the group « Doubleface » and played for 3 seasons together on the Côte d'Azur, then in 2002 Tibo was replaced by Christophe Lincontang and the accoustic group « ELONA KANE » was born.

Performing their own personal compositions as well as covers of many well known international songs, the group has now played in more than 1300 concerts across the world including Monaco, London, New York, Paris, Moscow and Mumbai, to name but a few....
At the Byblos, St Tropez in 2003, they performed as the support band for internationally renowned artists such as Earth ,Wind and Fire, Cunnie Williams and Chic. They have also played in numerous charity évents, notably for the victims of the Tsunami, 2004 at the Abbé Pierre.

2004 saw the release of an album of their own compositions, entitled «La Terre Tourne Encore »which was produced on their own recording label «Morgane Music Productions ».
In 2005 they sang two covers : « How Deep is your Love » and « Sing » recorded in English on the Murano Hotel, Paris album.

Whilst singing at « Les Airelles »in Courchevel and the « Pan Dei » in St Tropez , they met Stéphane Courbit, who suggested that they record a double album of acoustic covers combined with some of their own compositions. The album consisted of 26 titles and was released in 2010 by Universal Records.
« PAN DEI BY ELONA KANE ».

More recently Lionel and Thierry have gone on to create their own Editions label « Ellen Carmen » , as well as recording a new album of their own songs, written in French in association with Franck Authié (producer of the recent albums by Gregoire).

Although Lionel and Thierry love to spend time in the studio recording their own rock songs. Their passion is performing live to their fans, this year will see them playing at many gigs and concerts to their ever increasing audiences, as reviewers in France can confirm, with their rave write-ups about the amazing live performances of this unique band.
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