Talos

Born in Cork on October 2, 1987 and deceased in the same city on August 11, 2024, Eoin French aka Talos was an Irish performer and musician, a member of the band Hush War Cry before embarking on a solo career. Before taking on the name of the ancient Cretan colossus, Eoin French studied architecture at Cork University, alongside courses at the Cork School of Music. He took his first steps in the band Hush War Cry, before turning to his own career in 2013. He produced the RTÉ Choice Music Prize-nominated albums Wild Alee (2017), Far Out Dust (2019) and Dear Chaos (2022), in a style that blends ambient electronic music, chamber pop, synthpop and alternative R&B, with a distinctive falsetto. Between world tours, Talos lives between Cork and Reykjavik (Iceland). He collaborates with Icelandic composer Atli Örvarsson on the Sun Divider EP (2024), released after his death in accordance with his wishes. Stricken by cancer, Eoin French died in his sleep at the age of 36. His other collaboration with Ólafur Arnalds on the album A Dawning was also released posthumously in July 2025.