# Les Yeux Noirs | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-18 17:13 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Les Yeux Noirs
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `les-yeux-noirs`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-18 17:13 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-ecbb9be2c5a5696a
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1474
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 2
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Rêve
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Les Yeux Noirs formed in 1992 around violinist and singer Tamara Obrovac and guitarist Pierre-Yves Le Jeune. They were joined by accordionist Denis Cuniot, double bassist François Causse, and percussionist Yvan Levaï. The group's sound drew from Eastern European folk and Romani traditions, filtered through French chanson. Their 2000 album 'Rêve' gave them their most recognizable song, a spare and yearning ballad that became something of a calling card. The...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Rêve — https://lyroverse.com/les-yeux-noirs/reve