The group first formed in Bordeaux, France during 2005 when Olivier GRIVEL (bass) joined Christophe RICHON (drums) and myself, Vincent MÉRY (guitars).
Christophe and I had been jamming together since high-school with various friends, not really getting anywhere and it’s only with Olivier’s arrival that we decided we should write and play our own songs.
At that time we still were looking for a singer. We tried a bit of everything and everyone. Guys, girls, none of them quite matched what we had in mind. So we decided we should do it ourselves. Not because we wanted to but because we just couldn’t find anyone to do it for us.
So while playing bass and guitar, Olivier and I started singing and those three guys making loud noise in the drummer’s parents’ garage eventually became APPOLLONIA.