Mathias Malzieu (born 1974) is the lead singer of the French band Dionysos, which he co-founded in 1993 when he lived in Valence in DrĂ´me (Auvergne-RhĂ´ne-Alpes). Three of his schoolfriends, Eric Serra Tosio, Michael Ponton and Guillaume Garidel, were among the band's original members. Malzieu has written the following books: 38 mini westerns avec des fantĂ´mes (2002); Maintenant qu'il fait tout le temps nuit sur toi (2005); La mĂŠcanique du cĹur