Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is a French singer, co-founder of the band Dionysos, as well as a scriptwriter, film director and writer.

Music

Malzieu is the lead singer of the band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 while living in Valence in Drôme (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). Three of his school friends – Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel – were among the group's original members. For their musical production, they use the following instruments: guitar, ukulele, theremin, harmonica and glockenspiel.

With Dionysos band

On each album, Mathias Malzieu writes the song lyrics and composes the basic structure of the songs before working on them with the band.

  • 1996: Happening Songs
  • 1998: The Sun Is Blue Like the Eggs in Winter
  • 1999: Haïku
  • 2002: Western sous la neige
  • 2005: Monsters in Love
  • 2007: La Mécanique du cœur
  • 2012: Bird 'n' Roll
  • 2016: Vampire in pyjama
  • 2020: Surprisier

Solo Albums

  • 2015: Le guerrier de porcelaine
  • 2022: La symphonie du temps qui passe
  • 2023: Ultramour, la grande traversée
  • 2025: L'homme qui écoutait battre le cœur des chats

Other solo projects

  • 2005: composition of several tracks on the album La Femme Chocolat of Olivia Ruiz singer.
  • 2006: A cover of "Song 2" by Blur with Louise Attaque on the television set of Taratata show.
  • 2007: He plays the ukulele on the song "Petit Homme" from the album Tout n'est plus si noir... of the band Weepers Circus.
  • 2008: L'Espoir of Cali singer, production of part of the album and ukulele accompaniment by Mathias on Je ne te reconnais plus.
  • 2008: Duet with Grand Corps Malade on the stage of TV show Taratata: cover of the song "Les Dalton" by Joe Dassin.
  • 2009: Composition of most of the tracks on the album Miss Météores of Olivia Ruiz.
  • 2010: Cover of "Paint It Black" by the Rolling Stones on the Taratata television set during the Fête de la Musique.
  • 2012: Appearance on the track "Happy End" from Cali's album Vernet-les-Bains.
  • 2016: duo with Aldebert for the song "L'Apprenti Dracula" for the record Enfantillages 3.

Bibliography

Malzieu has written the following books:

  • 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
  • Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
  • La Mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
  • Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011)
  • Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013)
  • Journal d'un vampire en pyjama (2016); English translation titled Diary of a Vampire in Pyjamas released in May 2017
  • Une sirène à Paris
  • Le Dérèglement joyeux de la métrique amoureuse

Filmography

Director