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The title Air actually stands for Amour, Imagination, Rêve (translated as Love, Imagination, Dream) and whilst this might seem like a happy coincidence, it is in fact an backronym – that is, they thought it up after deciding on the title Air – but it provides an extra depth to their name and a positive message for their fans.

Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoît Dunckel are the two men behind Air, both hailing from Versailles in France. After studying separate topics at University they began to create music in 1995, first with the band Orange and then with Air, before going on to achieve unprecedented success.

Their psychedelic, electronic style emerged from an early part of their career and it is said to be influenced by a range of artists, from the likes of Jean Michel Jarre to Pink Floyd and they quickly began to earn fans with this sound with the release of their debut album “Moon Safari” in 1997. This album was their first full length release and featured tracks that would continue to be associated with them for many years to come, including the classic “Sexy Boy”, as well as “All I Need” and “Kelly, Watch the Stars!” It managed to propel them to a whole new level, with critical acclaim and intense popularity allowing them to sell many records and get to number 6 in the UK album charts.

In 2008, this monumental album was re-released, with more people adding the record to their collections. It has stood the test of time to be regarded as one of the best albums of the 1990s and their most famous work.

However, it is not their only work and Air have since released the likes of “Premiers Symptônes” (a collection of singles from 1995 to 1997), “The Virgin Suicides” (the score to the Sofia Coppola movie of the same name - 2000), “10,000 Hz Legend” (2001), “Everybody Hertz” (2002), “Talkie Walkie” (2004), “Late Night Tales” (2006), “Pocket Symphony” (2007) and “Love 2” (2009).

Whilst collaborating with Sofia Coppola for “The Virgin Suicides”, Air have also worked with various other artists. Their drummer Red Kross worked alongside the director for “Lost in Translation” whilst they worked with Italian writer “Alessandro Baricco” for “City Reading”.

Air have a highly distinctive style that makes them stand out during any era of pop music and today, they still impress with their catchy and memorable songs, making their live shows unmissable events.