Nicola Sirkis has two brothers, his fraternal twin Stéphane (22 June 1959- 27 February 1999) and elder brother Christophe (born 6 April 1957). His father, Jean Sirkis was born in Chisinäu. Indochine is a French pop rock and new wave band formed in Paris in 1981. They became very successful in the Francophone, Europe and Latin America in the 1980s, with songs like "L'Aventurier" and "Canary Bay". Following the release of several critically acclaimed, but commercially unsuccessful, albums in the 1990s, the group returned to stardom with the release of Paradize in 2002. The band has sold over 13 million albums and singles, making them the best selling French band. In 2002, they enjoyed renewed success with the Paradize album which sold 1,000,000 copies, including the chart topper l'ai demandéà al lune. This album has marked a change in aesthetics and genre, moving towards a darker tone and more introspective lyrics, influenced by popular acts such as Nine Inch Nails, Placebo and Marilyn Manson. In 2003, the band received the MTV Europe Music Awards for: "Best French Act", the NRJ Music Awards for: "Album of the year" and La Victoires de la Musique for: "Best pop album of the year" Indochine was the first French band to perform at the Stade de France, on 26 June 2010 their biggest gig ever, sold out and in front of 80,000 people.