Mathias Malzieu

Mathias Malzieu (born 1974), the lead singer of the French band Dionysos, co-founded the group in 1993 when he lived in Valence in Drôme. Three of his school-friends (Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel), comprised the original band membership.

Malzieu has written the following books:

• 38 mini westerns avec des fantômes (2002)
• Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005)
• La mécanique du cœur (2007); English translation titled The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart released in September 2009
• Métamorphose en bord de ciel (2011)
• Le Plus Petit Baiser Jamais Recensé (2013)

• "Métamorphose en bord de ciel, le nouveau roman de Mathias Malzieu". OuiFM. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 

Together with Stephanie Berla he directed the movie "Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart."

Malzieu's partner as of 2010, Olivia Ruiz, also works as a singer.