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Alizée
Alizée Lyonnet (''née'' Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and musician. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica. She first became known with her winning performance in the talent show ''Graines de Star'' in 1999. While collaborating with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, she followed it with a series of albums that attained popularity by pushing the boundaries of lyrical content in mainstream popular music and imagery in her music videos, which became a fixture on NRJ, Europe 1, MTV, Virgin Radio, and many others. Throughout her career, many of her songs have been in top 25 hit lists on the record charts, including " Moi... Lolita", "L'Alizé", " J'en ai marre!", "Gourmandises", "Mademoiselle Juliette", her cover version of "La Isla Bonita", " Parler Tout Bas", " Les collines" and " À cause de l'automne". According to the IFPI and SNEP, Alizée is one of the best-selling female French artists of the 21st centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gourmandises
''Gourmandises'' (English: ''Delicacies'') is the debut studio album by French recording artist Alizée, released worldwide on 13 March 2001 by Polydor Records. It was certified double platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique ( SNEP) in December 2001, denoting sales of over a million copies in Europe. Four singles were released from the album, including global top-five hits " Moi... Lolita", "L'Alizé" and "Gourmandises". To promote Gourmandises and her following album, Alizée embarked on the En Concert Tour in 2003 with her next successful studio album Mes courants electriques. Critics and scholars have noted the album's influence on popular music, particularly the way it helped reintroduce electronic music to the pop scene. The production style, blending acoustic and electronic instruments, is similar to English producer William Orbit's work on Madonna's 1998 album, ''Ray of Light''. Lauded by critics as a masterpiece in the contemporary French Pop rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
J'en Ai Marre!
"J'en ai marre!" (English: "''I'm fed up!''") is a song performed by French singer Alizée, written by Mylène Farmer. Released in February 2003, the song is Alizée's fifth single as the lead artist, and was the first song from her second studio album '' Mes Courants Électriques''. It charted at #4 in France and # 2 in Japan. The release included the single version of the song followed by an instrumental version. Later on three remixes were made available in special editions of the single. Internationally, it was released as "I'm Fed Up!". In Japan, it was released as "Mon bain de mousse" ("My Foam Bath") along with a music video and a remix version of the song. Background Alizée told MTV Spain that the song was released as her comeback single because of its upbeat sound.Interview with Alizée (in Spanish). |
Mademoiselle Juliette
"Mademoiselle Juliette" (English: "''Miss Juliet''") is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as the first single from her third studio album '' Psychédélices''. It was released on 30 September 2007, Alizée's first single in 4 years, the last being " À contre-courant" which was released in October 2003. Release and promotion The song was released on 30 September 2007. Alizée appeared on French radio station NRJ three days before the release to promote the song. The single was first made available in the online French music store of Virgin Megastores on 27 September 2007. However, it was rapidly removed a few hours later and was reported to be a mistake on Virgin's behalf. The song was later added back the day of the official release. Formats and track listings ;French CD maxi single # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Album version) — 3:05 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Datsu Remix Radio Edit) — 3:22 # "Mademoiselle Juliette" (Abz Remix) — 3:07 # "Mademoiselle Juliett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a Canadian-born French singer, songwriter, occasional actress, writer, and entrepreneur. Having sold more than 30 million records in France, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in that country. She holds the record for the most number one hit singles in the French charts, with twenty-one to date – eight of which were consecutive. Born in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada (a former city now part of the Boroughs of Montreal, Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro), to French parents, the family soon relocated to Chaville, near Paris, where Farmer pursued a career in modelling and acting. She later gained prominence as a recording artist with the release of her debut single "Maman a tort" in 1984. In 1988, she released her second studio album, ''Ainsi soit je...'', which sold 1.5 million copies in France. The album spawned Farmer's first numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Collines (never Leave You)
"Les collines (never leave you)" (English: "The Hills (Never Leave You)") is the 12th single by the French singer Alizée Alizée Lyonnet (''née'' Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and musician. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica. She first became known with her winning performance in the talent s ..., which was released in 2010. It was the first single from the '' Une enfant du siècle'' album. The single is electro-pop. It was composed by Angy Laperdrix, Guillaume de Maria, Julien Galinier and Raphael Vialla. The single was praised by critics telling it to be "''The song and the album that gave new life to Alizée's career, a good buzz in radical change of style.''" References {{authority control 2010 singles Alizée songs 2010 songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Isla Bonita
"La Isla Bonita" is a song by American singer Madonna from her third studio album '' True Blue'' (1986). Written and produced by Madonna and Patrick Leonard, with additional lyrics by Bruce Gaitsch, the song was originally presented by Leonard as an instrumental demo to Michael Jackson, who turned it down; Leonard then played it to Madonna, who liked it and wrote the lyrics and melodies. "La Isla Bonita" was Madonna's first song with Latin influences; its instrumentation features Cuban drums, Spanish guitar arrangements, maracas and harmonicas. The lyrics talk about an island named San Pedro; according to Madonna, the song is a tribute to the beauty of Latinos. The song was released as the fifth and final single from ''True Blue'' on February 25, 1987. It was included on her compilation albums ''The Immaculate Collection'' (1990), and '' Celebration'' (2009). Upon its release, "La Isla Bonita" was positively received by music critics who, in retrospective reviews, have consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gourmandises (song)
"Gourmandises" (English: "''delicacies''") is a song by Alizée, released in 2001. Like Alizée's previous singles, this too features a single version and an instrumental rendering. Music video The video for the single was directed by Nicolas Hidiroglou, and was premiered on 25 July 2001 in M6. The video was nominated in 2002 in the EFD awards. In the video Alizée is featured in a park with her friends, having a picnic complete with candy and fruits. Towards the last chorus of the video, all the delicacies spill, and Alizée Alizée Lyonnet (''née'' Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and musician. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica. She first became known with her winning performance in the talent s ... and her friends run, play and laugh together. The entire video shows bliss. Formats and track listings ;CD-Single Polydor #''Gourmandises'' (4:16) #''Gourmandises (Instrumental)'' (4:10) ;CD-Maxi Polydor #'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Alizé
"L'Alizé" (English: "''the trade wind''") is the second single by French singer Alizée. Released in December 2000, it featured the song "L'alizé" as well as an instrumental version of it. Later two limited editions followed, which featured four remixes. The song became a hit particularly in France where it reached number-one for two weeks (becoming both the last number one hit of the year 2000 and the first of 2001). Music video The video for the single is a rather simple video compared to the videos for the rest of her ''Gourmandises'' singles. Set against a pink backdrop, this time it features Alizée Alizée Lyonnet (''née'' Jacotey; born 21 August 1984), known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer, dancer and musician. She was born and raised in Ajaccio, Corsica. She first became known with her winning performance in the talent s ... dressed in white and playing with bubbles. There is one scene in the video where she sings (with the band playing in the backgr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérémy Chatelain
Jérémy Chatelain (born 19 October 1984) is a French singer, actor, and fashion designer. In 2003, he married Alizée Jacotey with whom he has a child, Annily. Since 2011, Jérémy and Alizée have lived separately. He participated in the second season (2002–2003) of the reality TV show Star Academy France. Career He was born on 19 October 1984 in Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France. In order to enter the Star Academy, Jérémy lied about his age claiming, during the casting process, to be 18 at a time when he was only 17. At this young age he proved to have many talents, focusing in particular on music and clothes designing. He demonstrated strong ability as both a songwriter a musician (the piano being his instrument of choice). The second season of the Star Academy began in September 2002 on TF1. Jérémy quickly proved to be a favourite contestant, easily possessing the best sense of style, originality and charisma that won the votes of many. However he was eliminated from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurent Boutonnat
Laurent Boutonnat (born 14 June 1961) is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of several groundbreaking music videos. Career Born in Paris, Laurent Boutonnat directed his first film, ''Ballade de la Féconductrice'', at age 17, while the film itself is rated 18. It would later be screened off competition at the Festival de Cannes. The movie contains multiple graphic elements that would characterize Boutonnat's provocative style. In 1984, having composed a song called "Maman a tort" with Jérôme Dahan which required a female singer, they started auditioning, and Mylène Farmer, a young student in acting, showed up. Boutonnat and Farmer then started an artistic collaboration which goes on to this day. While Farmer had limited songwriting input on her first album, she thereafter took up a habit of writing all the lyrics while Boutonnat composes the music and arranges it. Boutonnat also took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olly Murs
Oliver Stanley Murs (born 14 May 1984) is an English singer, songwriter, and television presenter. He was runner-up on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009 and was subsequently signed to RCA Records and Sony Music in the United Kingdom, and Columbia Records in the United States. In 2010, Murs released his self-titled debut album, which entered the UK Albums Chart at number two and was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The album included the hit singles "Please Don't Let Me Go" and "Thinking of Me". The following year, he released his second studio album, ''In Case You Didn't Know'', which entered the charts at number one and resulted in two number-one singles with "Heart Skips a Beat" and "Dance with Me Tonight". In 2012, Murs released his third studio album, '' Right Place Right Time'', and released six singles from it; the first, "Troublemaker", was his fourth number one. As of December 2014, Murs has sold over 10 million records wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graines De Star
''Graines de star'' () was a French television talent show created by Thierry Ardisson, presented by Laurent Boyer and broadcast on the French TV channel M6 on Friday evenings at 8:50 pm between February 1996 and March 2003. Notable performers who appeared on the show have included Alizée and Willy Denzey William Thongrasamy (born 19 August 1982), known under the pseudonym Willy Denzey, is a Contemporary R&B and soul French-born singer of Laotian origin. Biography Denzey was born in Melun, France, and spent his childhood in Le Mée-sur-Seine. A .... 1996 French television series debuts 2003 French television series endings {{France-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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