Coast 2 Coast

Coast 2 Coast is a Franco-Tsengian pop rock band, formed in 2001 by singer Adrienne Jeandel, lead guitarist Antoine Jeandel, rhythm guitarist Ulysse Wong, bassist Stéphanie Cheng-Simonet and drummer Simon Bittencourt. Cheng-Simonet left after their first EP in 2004 to form another Franco-Tsengian band with a similar sound, Arbre-Rose, and was replaced by Jean-Guy Cordier. The band has recorded seven French-language albums, five English-language albums and five Mandarin-language albums.

History
Coast 2 Coast traces its beginnings to students of the École francophone luthérienne de Mingzhou, where the Jeandel silbings and a few friends formed the band during their 11th grade year, initially playing covers of, , and  songs. However, graduation and national service delayed plans of recording and/or releasing music until 2004, when their first EP Libération was released under Melodie Records, and saw decent success.

After the release of Libération, bassist Cheng-Simonet left the band due to disagreements over profit distribution and alleged "bullying" by members of the group. She was replaced by Jean-Guy Cordier. Cheng-Simonet formed Arbre-Rose, another Franco-Tsengian pop-punk band. The band later reconciled with Cheng-Simonet, and both bands have done some tours together.

In 2005, the band released their first album Saute. It was a sudden success, being certified Gold and being nominated for the Golden Tune Award for Best New Artist, the first non-Mandarin/Hokkien/Hakka act to do so. Coast 2 Coast recorded and released live and Chinese versions of Saute in 2006, the following year.

French-language

 * Libération (EP) (2003)
 * Saute (2005)
 * Saute - Live (2006)
 * Mingzhou Calling (2007)
 * Tempêtes (2010)
 * Désir (2015)
 * Crois-Moi (2018)
 * Le Grand Spectacle (2022)

English-language

 * Jump Into It! (2007)
 * Rainin'  (2010)
 * Desire (2015)
 * Good. (2017)
 * The Greatest Show on Earth (2022)

Mandarin-language

 * Saute - Mandarin Edition (2006)
 * Songs of Mingzhou (2010)
 * Mandarin Songs Collection I (2015)
 * Mandarin Songs Collection II (2017)
 * Mandarin Songs Collection III (2022)