Thierry Hazard, born Thierry Gesteau in Compiègne, France, in 1962, grew up in
Sèvres before joining the band GPS in 1982, where guitarist Tom “Backerfix”
Darnal later became Mano Negra’s keyboardist. In 1988 he secured a solo contract
with CBS and released the single “Poupée psychédélique”, which passed unnoticed
at first but became a hit when it was reissued in 1990. The breakthrough came
with the summer hit “Le Jerk !” the same year, which peaked at number 2 on the
French Top 50 and earned a gold certification for over 500 000 copies sold.
Later that year, Hazard released his ...