Vive la Fête was founded in 1997 when Danny Mommens (then still a member of dEUS) met Els Pynoo at a party hosted by or for her sister.

Mommens had previously been an acquaintance of Pynoo's sister, who had photographed Els nude and later shown the picture to him.

In a 2005 interview, Els recounted that Mommens had approached her in a casual manner and randomly remarked, "Hey I saw you naked!"

Subsequent records such as République Populaire (2001) and Nuit Blanche (2003) increased their popularity, particularly in the fashion world, where Karl Lagerfeld became a fan.

[1] In 2005, they released the album Grand Prix and toured extensively across Europe, while also performing shows in Brazil[2] and Mexico.