Zouk Machine is an all-female zouk group from Guadeloupe which had several hits, particularly in France, such as the summer number-one single on French SNEP Singles Chart "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", in 1990 that sold over 1 million copies well more than any other Antillean band, even Kassav.
[1] Founded in 1986 by the members of Experience 7, Guy Houllier and Yves Honore, and composed by three Guadeloupians (Joëlle Ursull, Christiane Obydol, Dominique Zorobabel), the group became successful with their first album Sové Lanmou (composed by Guy Houllier and Yves Honoré, who are respectively Christiane Obydol's brother and brother-in-law).
Joëlle Ursull left the group and embarked on a solo career, taking second place in the 1990 Eurovision with "White and Black Blues", composed by Serge Gainsbourg and Sylvain Augier.
The group carried out some tours around the world, then recording albums Sa ké cho and Clin d'œil.
Various members also participated in Maxime Le Forestier's album, Passer ma route, along with Julien Clerc and "Utile", plus the soundtrack of Asterix On vit ensemble et Au Revoir.