"Je vous aime adieu" (English: "I love you goodbye") is a 1996 song recorded by the
French singer
Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara (), born Hélène Aurore Alice Rizzo on 26 February 1971, is a singer of French, Armenian and Italian descent, who came to prominence playing the role of Esmeralda in the French musical ''Notre Dame de Paris''. She has sold ov ...
. It was her second single, and the first from her first album, ''
Cœur de verre
''Cœur de verre'' is the name of the first studio album recorded by the French singer Hélène Ségara. It was released in 1996, after its first hit single, " Je vous aime adieu", and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia). It provid ...
''. Released in April 1996, it was a success in France and Belgium, but did not reach the top ten.
Song information
The lyrics were written by Hélène Segara and Christian Vié, and the music was composed by Thierry Geoffroy and Christian Loigerot.
The song deals with the departure of the singer from the
French Riviera to
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...
where she lived at the time. The B-side is Ségara's first single, "Loin", released in 1993, but which was a relative failure as it did not reach the charts.
"Je vous aime adieu" was performed during Ségara's first tour and thus is included on the live album ''
En concert à l'Olympia
''En concert à l'Olympia'' is the first live album recorded by the French singer Hélène Ségara, and her third overall. It was released in October 2001, and was available first as a box set containing two CDs, then as a DVD. It achieved succes ...
'', the sixth track on the first CD. It was also included on Ségara's 2004 compilation album, ''
Le Best of'' (17th track).
Chart performances
In France, the single started at number 34 on 27 April 1996 and reached a peak of number 13 in its 12th week. It dropped slowly on the chart and remained in the top 20 for 15 weeks and in the top 50 for 21 weeks.
[ (Retrieved May 30, 2008)] It was certified a Silver disc by the
SNEP.
"Je vous aime adieu" charted for 15 weeks on the Belgian (Wallonia)
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization ...
40 Singles Chart: it debuted at number 31 on 10 August and reached number 16 two weeks later. Although it did not climb higher, it remained for seven weeks in the top 20
and became the 72nd best-selling single of the year.
Track listings
; CD single
; Digital download
Charts and sales
Peak positions
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
References
External links
"Je vous aime adieu", lyrics + music video
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Songs about parting
1996 singles
Hélène Ségara songs
1996 songs
East West Records singles