International Reputation
Simple et tendre (1993) was recorded in London; Les Wampas vous aiment and Never trust a guy... both had English producers, Andy Lydon and Clive Martin respectively, and Trop précieux was recorded in Austin, Texas. In May 2008, the band headed off to Sweden at Pelle Gunnerfeldt's (The Hives) for their next record to be released in 2009.
Les Wampas have toured in most western European countries, as well as Quebec, Japan, India, and La Réunion. However, they have seemingly never played in English-speaking Canada or Great Britain, and only once in the United States (in Austin, April 1995).
Commercial success has mainly been in France, perhaps because Les Wampas mainly sing in French; although it should be pointed out that Noir Désir, massively popular in France in the 1990s, sung many English-language songs without "breaking through" in English-speaking countries.
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