Richard Kolinka is 23. He has been playing drums since the age of 12 and has already formed, with Jean-Louis Aubert, a band named Semolina. In Paris, he lands this contract, presented as a Holy Grail.
Corine, Jean-Louis Aubert, Louis and Richard Kolinka fulfill a booking contract, then extremely rare, to play a concert. From this obligation is born, according to the day's account, the most memorable French rock band.
On November 12, 1976, on Boulevard Raspail in Paris, four musicians in their early twenties take the stage. That day, Téléphone is born. Fifty years later, the date remains the band's starting point.
François Ravard would become the band's manager and producer. At 18, he already has a certain flair for communication.
Their music will make the band, not their name. For the record, Téléphone has just been born. A quartet is forming that will leave its mark on French rock.
On the wet sidewalks a small crowd clusters: leather jackets, a few pairs of cowboy boots, a youth with a rock look. Word of mouth and graffiti have worked. Then the band takes the stage.
On December 28, 1976, the Gibus venue welcomes them. On March 26, 1977, a concert in the metro at Place de la République is described as a stroke of genius.
The story lasts ten years, on the road and in the studio. On April 21, 1986, the band splits up. Corine, Jean-Louis, Louis and Richard do not celebrate together the tenth anniversary of November 12, 1976, and go their separate ways.