Death of Catherine Ringer: explosion of Rita Mitsouko listening on Spotify

The singer of the group Rita Mitsouko, Catherine Ringer died of raging cancer on the night of September 14, at the age of 68. Since then, streams on Spotify have exploded. According to a press release from the American listening platform, the group dominates French listening trends. The duo formed by Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin, who died in 2007, occupies seven of the first eleven places.

The title Singing in the Shower released in 1988, resulting from a collaboration between Rita Mitsouko and Sparks, became number one in French and world trends. According to Spotify, in 24 hours, the song grew by +1,238% compared to its thirty-day average. Le Petit train, released the same year, recorded an increase of +1,258% and reached second place. Les Amants moved up to fifth place with a 977% increase in listening. A.'s Stories, That's Like That, Andy and So That's What rose to sixth, seventh, ninth and eleventh places respectively. For its part, the title created during a collaboration between Catherine Ringer and Marc Lavoine, What are you beautiful, is positioned in fourth position. Idées noirs, born from the collaboration between the singer and Bernard Lavilliers, is also in the top 10 listened to, in eighth place.

Catherine Ringer co-founded the Rita Mitsouko group with her partner Fred Chichin in the early 1980s. The group was distinguished by its particular musical signature with funk and rock notes. The duo has established itself as one of the most unique groups in the history of French music. “The momentum on Spotify testifies to the lasting place of their catalog in the hearts of listeners, all generations,” concludes the platform in its press release.