Mercedes Audras
Born in Buenos Aires in 1973 to an Argentinian mother, the painter Marie
Orensanz, and a French father, Mercedes Audras spent her childhood in Italy and
then France. Attracted to indie rock, she was playing bass in the band Power
Game when she met Virgin France artistic director Fabrice Nataf, who signed her
to an artist's contract in 1987. Joined in the studio by Nic North from The
Comateens and Édith Fambuena from Max Valentin on guitar, she recorded "La Tête
à l'envers " (1988), a debut single whose B-side "Placer del Tiempo " was
written by Étienne Daho. Despite its critical ...
