Puggy is a Belgian band formed in 2004, when French bassist Romain Descampe and English vocalist Matthew Irons met Swedish drummer Egil "Ziggy" Franzén at a jazz school in Brussels.Hertogs, Bert (2011) "Puggy, Ancienne Belgique Brussel", concertnews.be, retrieved 2011-05-26"Puggy, Saturday, March 19, 2011", aujourdhui.fr, retrieved 2011-05-16 For this reason the band considers itself Belgian in origin. The band has released four albums and is signed to Mercury Records.
Career Puggy has toured all over the world, opening for prestigious bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Incubus, and Deep Purple.Piettre, Eric (2010) "DEEP PURPLE s'offre un Wex bondé", Music in Belgium, retrieved 2011-05-26 Their first album, Dubois Died Today, was released on independent label Talkieo in June 2007.David Glaser on RFI Musique: "Puggy set to conquer the world", (24 August 2010) In 2010, they appeared on the French television show Taratata, presented by Nagui, to promote their follow-up album, Something You Might Like. They also performed live on Belgian television.Mertens, Jonathan (2011) "Puggy dans D6bels On Stage ce jeudi à 22h45, extrait en primeur (vidéo) ", RTBF, 3 March 2011, retrieved 2011-05-26 The album resulted in three music videos, for the songs "I Do", "When You Know" and "How I Needed you". "When You Know" is also the theme song for the French television series Detectives.
In 2013, the band released their third album To Win the World, certified platinum in Belgium.Pierre-Yves Paque (2014) "La Fete à Puggy"
They have toured extensively in France, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands. In 2014 they played a sold-out Forest National in Brussels (9000 capacity) as well as a sold-out club tour all around Belgium."http://www.rtbf.be/culture/musique/detail_puissant-et-jouissif-puggy-au-sommet-a-forest?id=8208796"
The band has had tracks included in the sequel to Largo Winch (the film adaptation).
In 2016 their 4th album, Colours, was released.
In 2017, many of their songs were incorporated into the soundtrack of the film The Son of Bigfoot and its sequel Bigfoot Family.
In popular culture Grupo Antena 3, a Spanish business concern used the Puggy song "We Had It Made" in promotional campaign when Grupo Antena 3 announced its name change to Atresmedia Group on 6 March 2013.
Discography Albums Albums and detailsPeak positionsBEL (Fl)BEL (Wa) FRADubois Died Today Released: 2007 Label: Talkieo Something You Might Like Released: 2010 Label: Mercury Records227To Win the World Released: 2013 Label: Mercury56126Colours Released: 2016 Label: Mercury40135Are We There Yet? Released: 2025 Label: Believe4
EPs Teaser (2009) Radio Kitchen (2024)
Singles YearSinglePeak positionsAlbumBEL (Fl) UltratopBEL (Fl) UltratipBEL (Wa) UltratopBEL (Wa) UltratipFRA2009"I Do"4Something You Might Like2010"When You Know"3562011"How I Needed You"17"We Have It Made"9"Something You Might Like"232012"To Win the World"3522To Win the World2013"Last Day on Earth (Something Small)"8176"Goes Like This"3662016"Lonely Town"5171Colours"Soul"16"Change the Colours"182023"Never Give Up"12Are We There Yet?2025"On My Mind"16"Mirror"182026"For a Minute"19
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