Biography

Les Elephants Bizarres, one of the most loved bands from the Romanian indie-alternative since 2007. Members: Stefan Matei (lead vocal), Paul Bonghez (guitar), Andrei Petrache (keyboard), Mario Nichiforescu (bass) and Alexandru Badea (drums). The band took the local alternative scene by surprise with their debut LP, Hello!. Their first single, Hello! says the Devil remained at the no. 1 position for six weeks in a row. The well known joy of Les Elephants Bizarres became known even abroad, as the band performed at festivals like EXIT (Serbia) and Spirit of Burgas (Bulgaria). Between 2011 and 2012, the band released singles like "Smile", "Wish You Were Here" and “Nu ma opri”. In 2014, the band released their second album, "Zoologic" and performed at local music festivals, opening also for artists like Maroon 5, Billy Idol, Roxette or James Blunt. In 2015, Les Elephants Bizarres released the single "Girls Gone Wild", a pop tune that introduced the band to a more mainstream audience. 2016 - they released the single "Rosu neon". The end of that year meant a second single, Shivers, which previewed the new album that was to launch in 2017. The third album from the band, SEEN, was released in 2017 together with the single "Eu cu tine și cealaltă fată". In 2019 the elephants took their hearts out with the single "Inima la soare".In the 2020 pandemic debut the band released "Foc".Currently the band is in the studio and in the making of new bizarre music.