About The Artists – professional wedding band based in Nice, France
👏 What clients most loved about The Artists: Great at reading the crowd, creates fun atmosphere, energetic and versatile, professional and responsive, keeps guests engaged, perfect for weddings and events, highly recommended
The Artists, formerly known as The Boatmen, are a party band based in Nice on the Cote D’Azur, French Riviera. This wild group of talented musicians have entertained celebrities and VIPs all around the world.
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Some of their notable audience members include Elton John, Bono, Quincy Jones, Nicolas Sarkozy, Gerard Depardieu, Jean Reno, Jamie Cullum, Ian Somerhalder, Nikki Reed and many more!
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We're regularly booked to perform for weddings and events at Villa Cora in Italy and Chateau de Brametourte in Lautrec, France.
Whether they are playing for the Red Carpet Walkers at the Cannes Film Festival, or anywhere else in the world, The Artists know how to get the party going!
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Performing over 200 times a year, their vast repertoire of hits from every musical era includes favourite songs for everyone.
Available for weddings and parties on the French Riviera and worldwide, The Artists perform completely acoustically, requiring no amplification or stage, preferring instead to mingle with the audience – serenading, flattering, surprising and seducing their listeners as they go.
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The group's audacious repertoire ranges from Rat Pack swing 60's, rock n' roll and 80's classics to current chart music, giving hits from across the decades the distinctive Artists treatment – unique instrumentation, riotous performances and 4 part harmonies.
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Here are just some of the locations where we have been booked by clients on FixTheMusic for weddings and events...
Chan Chan (Dm7)
Where the streets have no name (DM)
Volare (F#m)
La bamba / Twist (CM)
Fly me to the moon (Am7)
Valerie (DM)
Toxic (Cm7)
Seven nation army (Em7)
Love (AM7)
Moves like Jagger (Bm7)
Jewish songs 3 (tel avid, hava, shalom)
Not the only one (EM)
Ain’t no sunshine (Am7)
Tu vuo fare l americano (Am7)
Get Lucky (Bm7)
Stay with me (Am)
My Girl (CM)
All about that bass (AM)
Happy (C#M7)
The Fox (C#m7)
Last request (FM)
Don’t let me down (Am7)
Hey Jude (EM)
Basket Case (EbM)
Aux Champs Elysées (GM)
Just a Gigolo (GM7)
Can’t Stop (Em7)
Uptown Funk (Dm7)
Candy (AM)
Wanna be like you (Am7)
Locked out of heaven (Bm7)
Under the bridge (EM)
3 little Birds (GM)
Hound Dog (AM)
One Kiss (Am7)
Smell like teen spirit (EM)
Four to the floor (C#m7)
Susie Q (E7)
Killing in the name of (EM)
Wild thing (AM)
Better than (lake street dive) (FM)
All day and all of the night (GM)
You really got me (GM)
Rape me (AM)
One (U2) (Am)
Stand by me (AM)
Psycho Killer (Am)
Sing about it (Em7)
Have a nice day (BM)
Keep a knocking (GM)
Ho hey (CM)
Le vent nous portera (Em)
By the way (FM)
Onde sensuelle (C#7)
Machistador (GM7)
Un autre monde (DM)
Isn't she lovely (Bm7)
Superstition (E7)
Rhythm is love (Am7)
Going to a town (Am)
We can work it out (D#M)
All the small things (CM)
High and dry (F#m7)
Song 2 (Em)
Rainbow (Compo en DM)
You should know (Compo en AM)
Blue desert (Compo en Am)
Mercy (trigger finger) (G7)
I don’t wanna be (GAVIN) (Cm)
Budapest (FM7)
Angel (R.Williams) (EM)
L’aventurier (Am)
Keep on running (A7)
Little green bag (GM)
Try a little tenderness (GM)
You are my sunshine (C7)
Your love keeps me lifting (DM)
You give me something (Am7)
Tu you (NARCOS THEME) (Dbm7)
Mas que nada (Gm7)
"This is the second time we have booked The Artists and it will not be the last. They are a fantastic band with a huge amount of talent and charisma! They played a variety of music and interacted really well the guests ! Would highly recommend :) "
"We were super happy with The Artists' performance - they really knew how to read the crowd and played the right tunes at the right time, creating a wonderful and fun atmosphere. The party would not have been the same without them!"
"We booked The Artists through FixTheMusic for our wedding. The booking process was very easy and the band were very responsive to any questions we had. The Artists themselves were amazing and we couldn't have asked for a better band for our wedding! Everyone has commented on how great they were!"
"We had the pleasure of having The Artists perform at our Summer Opening Event at Chez Fritz in Kilchberg, and they were absolutely fantastic. Their energy, versatility, and professionalism elevated the entire evening and created the perfect atmosphere by the lake. From smooth background tunes during dinner to upbeat sets that got everyone on their feet, they struck just the right balance and kept our guests fully engaged."
