ðə nˈaɪn ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl mˈɛmbɚz wɜː dˈeɪvɪd bˈɛl, sˈeɪbæsʃən fˈaʊkən, tʃˈaʊ bˈɛl dˈɪn, wˈɪljəmz bˈɛl, jˈæn ˈeɪtʃnˈɔːtɹə, lˈɔːɹənt pˈiːmɔntˌɛsi, ɡˈaɪleɪn ˈɛŋɡjˈuːbə bˈɔɪɛk, mˈælɪk dɪˈuːf, ænd tʃˈɑːɹlz pˌɛɹɪˈeɪɹə.
The nine original members were David Belle, Sébastien Foucan, Châu Belle Dinh, Williams Belle, Yann Hnautra, Laurent Piemontesi, Guylain N'Guba Boyeke, Malik Diouf, and Charles Perriére.