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Origin	France
Genres	New-age
Years active	1996–present
Members	Eric Lévi; Guy Protheroe; Pierre Boisserie; Irene Bustamante; Lena Jinnegren; Eric Geisen; Florence Dedam; Murielle Lefebvre; Chester Thompson; Lee Sklar; Daryl Stuermer; Philippe Manca; Rasha Rizk

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Era (styled as +eRa+) is a new-age music^[1] project by French composer Eric Lévi. Some of the lyrics were written by Guy Protheroe in an imaginary language similar to Latin, but deliberately devoid of any exact meaning. Musically, the project blends Gregorian chants with modern elements and genres, especially rock, pop and electronic music.

Era’s first album, Era, was released in 1996 and became a worldwide success, helped by its first single, "Ameno". It sold over 6 million copies and became the most exported French album at the time.^[2] It was followed by Era 2 in 2000 and The Mass in 2003. In 2008, the project saw a significant departure from its previous themes and presented a more electronic soundscape with Arabic influences in its fourth album, Reborn. In the following two years, Era released Classics and Classics 2, which consisted in contemporary reinterpretations of classical works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Giuseppe Verdi, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, amongst others.^[2] In 2013, Era released an album in collaboration with French singer and actress Arielle Dombasle titled Arielle Dombasle by Era. Era's last album was released in 2017, The 7th Sword.

Style

"Ameno"

A 22 second sample of "Ameno" demonstrating the pseudo-Latin lyrics with electronic music arrangements.

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Era mixes Gregorian chants and occasionally world music with contemporary electronic and pop-rock arrangements. It is reminiscent of new-age music projects such as Enigma, Gregorian, and Deep Forest. Era's lyrics are written in Latin and English, and some are based on beliefs of the Cathars, a 13th century sect of French heretics.^{[citation needed]}

Era's live shows and music videos often feature artists dressed in medieval or traditional clothes and armour. Usually, actors Pierre Boisserie and Irene Bustamante perform at Era shows.

Language

Most Era songs are sung in an imaginary language inspired by Latin, but with no intended meaning, while others are in actual Latin.^[3] Some songs have English lyrics, such as "Mother" and "Looking For Something"^[3], or Arabic lyrics, such as "7 Seconds".

Use of Era's music

Eric Lévi composed the soundtrack for the French comedy film Les Visiteurs (1993) and Les Visiteurs II (1998). The film score would later become part of an Era album.
The song "Divano" was part of the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Um Anjo Caiu do Céu (2001). Also used as 2000 Kia Optima commercial in South Korea.
The song "I Believe" was recorded as a duet by Katherine Jenkins and Andrea Bocelli. It was released on both Jenkins' 2009 album Believe and Bocelli's 2009 album My Christmas.
Era is famous among mixed martial arts fans due to "Enae Volare Mezzo" being the theme song of Fedor Emelianenko. "Ameno" is used by Fedor's younger brother, Aleksander Emelianenko,^[4] and used by Mexican wrestler Myzteziz.
"Mother" was used in Sylvester Stallone's sports drama Driven.^[5]
The song "Ameno" has, of December 2019, been used in variations of the doge meme.^[6]
The song "Ameno" is used in many TikTok videos joking about the name of X Æ A-Xii, the firstborn child of Elon Musk and Grimes'.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with details and chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	FRA ^[8]	AUS ^[9]	BE (Wa) ^[10]
Era	1996	1	53	1
Era 2	2000	2	53	2
The Mass	2003	4	ー	5
Reborn	2008	6	ー	10
Classics	2009	3	ー	ー
Classics II	2010	14	ー	ー
Arielle Dombasle by Era	2013	ー	ー	ー
The 7th Sword	2017	ー	ー	45

Compilation albums

List of albums, with details and chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	FRA ^[8]
The Legend	2000	65
Misere Mani	2001	ー
The Very Best of Era	2004	—
Chapter One	2006	ー
Collection Prestige	2007	ー
The Essential	2010	—

Singles and EPs

List of albums, with details
Title	Year
Ameno	1996
Mother	1997
Misere Mani	1998
Enae Volare Mezzo	1998
Infanati	2000
Divano	2000
Don't U	2001
The Mass	2003
Looking for Something
Don't Go Away
Kilimandjaro	2008
Ave Maria	2013
7 Seconds	2017
Kilimandjaro (Dark Remix)	2017

Double albums

List of albums, with details and chart positions
Title	Year	Peak chart positions
Title	Year	FRA ^[8]
Era & Era 2	2003	102
Reborn & Classics	2010	187

Bootleg albums

List of albums, with details
Title	Year
Infinity	1998
Looking From East	1999
Sacredness	1999
Magic Spirit	1999

References

^ ^a ^b After Enigma at Orphic Music Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Era's biography on RFI Music" Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Era Website". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
^ "MMA Fighting on Enae Volare Mezzo and Ameno Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Driven Soundtrack on Soundtrack.net Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
^ "Dorime Doge (Original) on YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.
^ "clod_boie | ♬ Ameno hatsune miku | on TikTok". TikTok. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c Discographie Era Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 94.
^ Era Archived 2014-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

External links

Era at AllMusic
Era discography at Discogs
Era at Universal Music France
Current official website (eratheliveexperience.com)
Lists of Wayback Machine captures of former official websites:
- era-music.artistes.universalmusic.fr
- era.artiste.universalmusic.fr
- era-music.com (working captures of homepage include 16 May 2008 and 20 August 2017)
- www.era-official.com

[orphic-1] After Enigma at Orphic Music Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[RFI-2] "Era's biography on RFI Music" Archived 2017-05-09 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2 September 2016.

[eranet-3] "Era Website". Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.

[4] "MMA Fighting on Enae Volare Mezzo and Ameno Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[5] "Driven Soundtrack on Soundtrack.net Archived 2016-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

[6] "Dorime Doge (Original) on YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13.

[7] "clod_boie | ♬ Ameno hatsune miku | on TikTok". TikTok. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

[FRA-8] Discographie Era Archived 2014-03-10 at the Wayback Machine (in French). lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

[aus-9] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 94.

[BEWa-10] Era Archived 2014-06-13 at the Wayback Machine (in French). ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

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Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	Germany United States Czech Republic Israel
Artists	MusicBrainz
Other	IdRef

v t e Era
Eric Lévi Guy Protheroe Pierre Boisserie Irene Bustamante Lena Jinnegren Eric Geisen Florence Dedam Murielle Lefebvre Chester Thompson Leland Sklar Daryl Stuermer Philippe Manca
Studio albums	Era (1996) Era 2 (2000) The Mass (2003) Reborn (2008)
Compilation albums	The Very Best of Era (2004) Classics (2009) Classics Vol 02 (2010) The Essential (2010)
Songs	"Ameno"