Space

Space were a French electronic music group active between 1977 and 1980.

The group was founded in Marseille in 1977 by Didier Marouani, a former piano student at the conservatories of Monaco and Paris. Right after the group's formation, their debut album was released, titled "Magic Fly", named after the eponymous single that was a huge hit internationally (it debuted at number one in seventeen countries, including the Soviet Union, as well as in the United States) and earned them a contract with the American label Casablanca.

The success of the album was matched by the two following LPs, namely "Deliverance" (awarded four gold discs at home) and "Just Blue" (which reached number 45 on the US Billboard chart), released respectively in 1978 and 1979. Shortly after the release of "Just Blue", Marouani left the group over production disagreements stemming from the cancellation of a concert under the Eiffel Tower, and guitarist Patrice Tison joined, along with bassist Jannick Top, in addition to the two remaining members Joe Hammer and Roland Romanelli. With this new lineup, "Deeper Zone" was recorded in 1980, the group's final work, which failed to match the sales of previous albums.

Shortly after the album's release, the group disbanded. The name Space and the songwriting royalties were later taken over by Didier Marouani, who currently carries on the project under the name Didier Marouani & Space.