Modjo was a French house duo from Paris, put together at the end of the nineties by the producer Romain Tranchart (b. 9 June 1976) and the singer Yann Destal, born Destagnol (b. 14 July 1978).

Tranchart was born in Paris but lived with his family in Algeria and Mexico before settling in Brazil. It was there that he took up the guitar, drawing on jazz classics. In 1998, under the influence of DJ Sneak, Ian Pooley and Daft Punk, he released his first single under the name Funk Legacy, then went to study at the American School of Modern Music in Paris.

Destal is a Parisian too: as a small child he played the flute and clarinet, later fell for the Beatles, the Beach Boys and David Bowie, took up drums, learned piano and guitar, bought a four-track recorder and began singing and writing. He was always more interested in voices than in charismatic frontmen.

In 2000 came Lady (Hear Me Tonight) — a track built on a guitar loop that became one of the most recognisable records in French house and topped charts in many countries. The next year brought Chillin’ and No More Tears, and with them the duo’s only album, Modjo, and a collection of remixes of it.

The band stopped working in 2003. But Lady (Hear Me Tonight) did not go anywhere: it is still played on dancefloors, and in 2025 a new official version appeared, made with Sparrow and Barbossa.

Modjo

Modjo Remixes

Lady (Hear Me Tonight) [Remix]