, electro pop
Biography
Childhood
Career timeline
year 2000
Alize's first single for the song "My...Lolita" (“I… Lolita”)(the lyrics were written by Mylene Farmer) was released on May 19, and on July 26 her first video clip for this song was released. The video for one of her most popular songs was filmed under the direction of Laurent Bouton in just a few days, the clip took place in one of the Parisian nightclubs called "Les Bains Douches" and in a place called Senlis (fr. Senlis). Alize appears as a seductive Lolita ( Lolita- the heroine of the novel of the same name by Vladimir Nabokov), a village girl who finds herself in a big city. Later, Alize's single was used in a promotional video for a British film. "Good year", released in 2006 . The clip immediately brought fame to the singer, firmly entrenched in the top ten hits on the top charts and did not leave them for six months, and copies of the single were sold in over a million copies.
Such a successful start to a career did not leave young Alize without awards. On November 17, Alize received her first music award in the nomination "Discovery of the Year" according to the TV channel M6.
Discography
- 01. Gourmandises (2000) - first studio album
- 02. Mes Courants Électriques (2003) - second studio album
- 03. Alizee En Concert (2004) - live album
In 1984, a wonderful singer named Alize was born. She became a named after one of the winds, as the girl's parents loved windsurfing. For several years now, music lovers have been interested in the question of when Alizee died, the date of her death worries many. However, the question remains unanswered. After all, the girl is alive and well, in addition, a new album is expected to be released next year.
Alize from childhood was very She grew up in a happy and friendly family. From an early age she was engaged in dancing, fine arts, and after that she showed herself in a show of young talents. The date of death of the star is not published in any source, but all because it is false. It's good for someone to spread rumors like this. That's what fans of the singer think. Fortunately, Alize does not pay attention to this and is working hard on her new project. It should be noted that the first single released by the girl was born in 2000. A month later, a wonderful video was already filmed for it, and the composition became popular all over the world.
Singer Alize, whose photographs are now full of magazines, was noticed thanks to the Beginning Star project. It was during him that she was offered cooperation by two well-known producers. In France, the fans are just in the songs of the girl. Her first album stayed in the top ten for about six months, and this is a good result. After that, Alize's songs began to be listened to in countries such as Japan, Germany, Canada and others. After some time, the young performer received her first prize in the Discovery of the Year nomination.
Rumors about Alizee, whose date of death was fictitious, spread throughout all countries in which she was considered popular. At first, all the fans were just in shock. Some did not believe in it, others simply thought that the girl had left show business, others tried to find out the truth (after all, no one announced the cause of death). But, as it turned out, the singer feels great, got married, she has a child. Who came up with the idea of spreading such information?
Throughout her career, Alize released albums, shot videos for her songs and just created. Most liked her music and art. Thanks to this, the producers sent the rising star on a world tour in 2003. It started in the city of Paris, then she gave concerts in Belgium, Switzerland, and some other countries. So who "buried" Alizee? The date of the girl's death was never named, and her sudden disappearance is perceived by some as a regular PR move.
In 2004, the singer decided to take a break from her career and leave the world of music for three years. But she did not disappear without a trace: she is seen at charity events, television in a completely new way. Perhaps because of the vacation taken, the press was for a long time filled with articles with screaming headlines: "Alizee, the date of the death of the singer." But this is all fiction. Today, the singer changed her image, grew her hair and got a piercing on her tongue. Fortunately, we can continue to enjoy her work.
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Biography, life story of Alizee
Alizee is a French singer.Childhood
Alizee Jacotey was born on August 21, 1984 in Ajaccio in southern France, on the coast of Corsica. She is the second child in the family. She has brown hair and dark brown eyes. Parents, big fans of windsurfing, named Alize after one of the winds.
Alize had a happy childhood. From the age of four, she took up dancing and even many years later, she loved dancing most of all. In general, Alize connected her further career with dancing, although she was always a versatile child. In 1995, at the age of 11, Alize won a drawing competition by painting an airplane on an order form. In addition to the fact that the girl won a magnificent trip to the Maldives (which she was very proud of for a long time), her drawing was reproduced in full size on the cockpit of the aircraft, which received the name Alizee!
Career
In December 1999, Alize appeared in the TV show Graines de Star, which promotes young talents, with an English song, but did not pass the qualifying round. A month later, Alize came again, already with a song by the famous French singer Axelle Red called "My Prayer" (Ma priere), and this time the competition was held.
Thanks to this performance, Alize was also noticed by Laurent Boutonnat. It was they who took up the promotion of Alize's career. Several tests in the studio - and it is selected. Already on May 19, 2000, her first single "I ... Lolita" (Moi ... Lolita) was released. And in the summer - July 26, 2000 - the first and one of the best clips "Moi ... Lolita" was released, which tells about the dreams of a village girl to be in a big city. The video shoot took two days. Scenes involving hundreds of dancers were filmed at Les Bains Douches, a famous Parisian discotheque. In turn, the barley fields and Lolita's modest home were filmed near Senlis.
The calculation turned out to be accurate, but even its organizers could not conceive of such a success. The single stayed in the top ten for almost half a year; as a result, more than 1.5 million copies of the single were sold - even the most popular artists did not reach such a result. Most importantly, Alize did not close within France, her single quickly gained popularity at the box office of radio stations in various countries - Japan, Canada, Germany, Russia ...
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On November 17, 2000, Alize received his first professional music award - an award in the "Discovery of the Year" nomination for the prizes of the French TV channel M6. And according to the results of 2000, on January 20, 2001, she was awarded the popular music award of the French radio station NRJ in the same nomination "Discovery of the Year". Alize became famous overnight.
Meanwhile, active work in the studio ended with the release of the debut album "Goodies" (Gourmandises), which was released on November 28, 2000. The album, entirely written by the same duet -Butonna, turned out to be very solid and complete, with Alize's wonderful vocals and very entertaining lyrics - essentially etudes-sketches from the life of a young girl and descriptions of her dreams. A very light youth musical style and the presence of undoubted dance hits (such as Moi ... Lolita, Veni Vedi Vici and Gourmandises) guaranteed the album popularity not only in France. In just three months of sales, the album went platinum. It sold 300,000 copies, and a little later sales amounted to more than 800,000 copies in France. And, finally, the total number of discs sold in Europe with Alize's recordings amounted to almost four million !!! And this is only in Europe!
At the same time, on November 28, 2000, the second single "Passat" (L "Alize) was released to support the album. It undoubtedly fell into the shadow of the album, and therefore its sales were not so successful, but the video of the same name (director - Pierre Steen), released on television on December 6, 2000, greatly contributed to the promotion of the album.The clip itself is quite simple, it shows Alize laughing surrounded by soap bubbles.
Of much greater interest is the single "Speak Quietly" (Parler tout bas), released on April 24, 2001. The point is not only that a single for a slow lyrical song was released for the first time, but also in a wonderful video (released on TV a day later), again shot by Laurent Boutonnat. A very controversial story about the growing up of a child and parting with childhood illusions...
Meanwhile, Alize's foreign popularity began to translate into real deeds. In May 2001, Universal Music regional offices in Japan, Israel, Holland released localized versions of the Gourmandises album; the first publications about Alize began to appear in Russia. On April 17, 2001, a telephone interview with Alize took place on Europe Plus radio, and on June 1-2, 2001, Alize visited Russia for the first time! She arrived in Moscow on June 1, 2001, and on June 2 she performed at the "Stopudov Hit" awards ceremony from Hit-FM radio and at a press conference dedicated to this event, and also gave an interview on MTV-Russia (broadcast June 3, 2001).
The fourth clip of Gourmandises was filmed on July 25, 2001. It continues a line of light game clips to support audio productions. The plot is quite simple - Alize and her friends go out into nature for a picnic, where they eat, drink and have fun. The clip was filmed (directed by Nicolas Hidiroglu) in one day in the suburbs of Paris; the boys and girls playing in the video were specially selected from modeling agencies. Later, on August 14, 2001, the fourth single Gourmandises was released from the album of the same name.
March 6, 2002 Alize receives her next award. She won the World Music Award held in Monte Carlo as the best French female artist with the highest record sales in 2001 in France and abroad.
Judging by the first interviews, Alize was an ordinary teenager. At that time, she did not particularly think about her future career. Alize herself then dreamed of starring in a musical comedy. According to media reports, the girl even then had a wonderful voice and excellent plasticity.
In general, then it was still not clear what would grow out of a new star - the second, Vanessa Paradise or French.
Alize's new single was first heard on radio stations on January 7, 2003. At the same time, Alize began to appear on television again (for a whole year nothing was heard about her at all). In just one month, more than 10 magazines were released with information about the return of the "small" and all kinds of similar interviews.
Before the release of the new single, Alize shoots a video, which is first shown on February 19, 2003, on M6 and MCM channels. The clip turns out to be quite controversial and at first glance not very successful. The video for the song "I'm Enough" (J "en ai marre) was filmed over two days in a studio in Paris. The design of the video is quite simple: a huge glass box three by three meters, which acts as an aquarium. The video was filmed in two versions: on in French and English. The English version of the video has a slightly different installation. The action of the video takes place in an aquarium slightly filled with water. Alizee, of course, plays the role of a goldfish! Following the clip, there is a large interview "Alize's Return Stories" (Histoires d "un retour attendu Alizee) with many video inserts from her performances,
February 25, 2003 the long-awaited single appears on the shelves of French stores. The single immediately hits the second line of the charts, but, alas, does not stay there for long. A week later, he begins to fall and no longer occupies high lines in the charts. The sales of the single were quite meager - only a few hundred thousand copies in France. More and more often, Alize appeared on TV in various programs, gave interviews.
In the meantime, work on the release of the second album "My electric discharges" (Mes courants electriques), which was released on March 19, 2003, is being completed in the studio. The cover of the disc is quite interestingly designed: here you will see a classic disco stage, practically untouched by time and progress since the late 1970s. The French version of the album Mes courants electriques includes 11 tracks. But for abroad - a slightly different version with four English songs. The album also includes new instruments: electric guitar, etc. In general, the album turned out in a standard style, but at the same time it is not at all like Alize's first album. The girl grew up, and her songs became more mature, but on the other hand, after listening to songs such as Toc de mac, Youpidou and J "en ai marre, one can say that she was still a child, although she herself did not hide it.
At the beginning of 2004, Alize announced that she was temporarily stopping her musical activities. The singer's fans were terribly disappointed, but still wished their favorite a good rest. In October 2004, the artist presented a live album consisting of recordings of her songs performed live during her last performance.
In April 2006, information appeared on one of Alize's fan sites that the singer was actively working on her new album. In July of the same year, it became known that Alize had ceased cooperation with
Alize (Alizee)
Reading the biography of this popular French singer, you are surprised at the ease with which she achieves everything. She was never afraid to use the chance given by fate. Thanks to this, she came into the world of music, although in her dreams she saw herself in a completely different profession. Even after the failures that also happened in Alize's life, she easily won the hearts of fans. Appear in her career and a broken contract with a famous producer, a change in direction in music, sudden breaks in creativity. And Alize did all this with ease. Although, maybe it's just an appearance. We offer you to plunge into the world of French Lolita and draw your own conclusions.
short biography
On August 21, 1984, the future star of the French scene, the girl Alize Jacote, was born in the family of a computer specialist and an entrepreneur. Her childhood was spent in the largest city of the island of Corsica - Ajaccio, where the sun pleases with warmth almost all year round, and wooded hills appear before the eyes. She loved to run with friends, dress up in her mother's clothes, sing and dance. It was for dancing that the young lady had a special passion, up to the desire to become a professional in this matter.
It is not surprising that at the age of 4, the plastic and flexible Alize went to a dance school to improve her skills. Around the same time, another child appears in the family - the boy Johan. Parents had to not only educate a new family member, but also admire their daughter's talent, because she was predicted to have a brilliant career.
The passion for dancing led Alize to participate in the music show "Young Stars", which was organized by the popular French channel M6. At that time, the artist was 15 years old. She planned to perform with a dance number - after all, she knew how to do it best. But the number was not missed, because they accepted the participation of groups, and not single dancers. Without thinking twice, the girl changes plans and goes on stage with a vocal number and performs a song in English. Unfortunately, she was not allowed to the next stage.
Fencing off the world because of failure is not a story about Alize. A month later, she returns to the competition, but with the composition of the French performer Axel Red. The jury was fascinated by the performance and awarded the girl her first music award.
The competition became the starting point in the development of Alize's career. I noticed a young talent Mylene Farmer , an enigmatic and popular singer, and her producer, Laurent Boutonnat. At that time, they were in search of a new project, and they found it in the person of the pretty and talented Alize Jakote. The girl received an offer of cooperation, from which she could not refuse. And not in vain!
Their meeting took place in early 2000, and in July of the same year, Alize released her first single "Moi ... Lolita", the words of which were written by Milen, and then the video. The image of Nabokov's Lolita, combined with a light dance tune, captivated the French public. The song reaches the second place in the charts and does not leave the top five for half a year.
While France listens with rapture to Alize, the recording of the first album "Gourmandises" is in full swing. On November 28, it was released into rotation. Entirely produced by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, the album was a great success. In just three months, it becomes platinum and allows Alize to declare herself in Europe and far beyond its borders. The girl does not remain without awards. The M6 TV channel recognized it as the discovery of the year.
In 2001, the career of the Corsican is gaining momentum, and abroad. It is beginning to be popular in Israel, Japan, Germany, Great Britain and other countries. They also want to see the singer in Russia, where she was invited to the musical ceremony "Stopudov Hit".
In the spring of 2002, after receiving the World Music Award, Alize takes a vacation. "Little Milen", as critics and fans called her, returned to her career in early 2003. She announced her return with the video "J'en Ai Marre!". The single for the song comes out a little later and instantly takes second place in the charts, but quickly loses its position. Despite this, the singer is preparing to release her second album "Mes courants electriques", on the creation of which her "musical parents" are again working. The album was immediately aimed at the English-speaking audience: if the French version contains only 11 songs, then the English version has 15. The collection was not as successful as the first "Gourmandises".
The year 2003 is notable in the life of the singer not only for her return to music and the release of a new album. This year she met her future husband, Jeremy Chatelain. Their meeting took place in Cannes at the Eurobest - 2003 ceremony. Alize succumbed to his charm, and six months later the couple secretly signed in Las Vegas. The singer's fans were shocked by such secrecy, but Alize never liked to flaunt her personal life, despite the created image of a liberated Lolita.
Love and passion do not interfere with Alize's musical career. At the end of 2003, she released the live album "Alizée En Concert", at the beginning of the next she puts on a great show and ... goes on another sabbatical. It continued until 2007. During this time, Anili's daughter appeared in a young family, and there were big changes in her career: Alize broke the contract with Mylene Farmer. Jacques Fock was involved in the creation of the new album as a lyricist and husband Jeremy, with whom she broke up in 2012.
The period from 2007 to the present can be safely called experimental. Each of her new albums is something new and unexpected for fans. After breaking up with Milen, Alize released 4 more discs. Some were successful, others were not. Despite this, the Frenchwoman continues to sing, act in various television shows and look for herself. Fans are sure that Alize will still surprise them.
Interesting Facts
- The singer's parents are fans of windsurfing. The love for this sport was reflected in the daughter's name: after all, Alize in French means "trade wind" or sea wind.
- At the age of 11, Alize won a trip to the Maldives. To do this, she simply participated in a competition organized by a French airline. All participants were given a special form with the image of the aircraft body. It needed to be painted. Alize's work won a prize, for which not only travel was supposed. The girl's drawing was repeated on the body of a real aircraft, named after the winner - Alize.
- The performer believes that 50% of the artist's profession is the image. The rest is music. The singer explains her opinion simply: people look for themselves in performers and first of all evaluate the style. Alize herself loves to buy new things, but she prefers comfort over fashion.
- On the right hand of the artist is a tattoo with the image of her daughter. It is made in the style of manga, Japanese comics, and takes up a significant part of the hand. The singer has been partial to tattoos since her youth. The first drawing on her body appeared somewhere at the age of 16 - 17. At the insistence of the parents, the tattoo had to be small and made where it would be difficult to see. So, the Tinker Bell fairy from Peter Pan "settled" on the lower back of the young lady. Currently, Alize has made about 14 tattoos and is not going to stop there.
- If we talk about musical preferences, then Alize prefers strong, unusual voices. For example, she really likes the sound of Alex Hepburn, a British singer.
- Alize's repertoire has one song in English and one in Spanish. All other compositions are recorded in native French.
- Alize's work is especially popular in ... Mexico. Even the singer herself is not able to answer the question why. Mexicans just like to listen to the songs of a Frenchwoman, but she tries to come there as often as possible.
- Alize admits that she grew up on the work of Madonna. The Frenchwoman's father was a fan of the star, so her CDs were always present in the house. At one time, Alize even performed the song of the pop singer "La Isla Bonita" for the French channel. The recording hit the Internet and impressed ... all the same Mexicans. It was this composition, performed by a young and talented girl, that was the first to be played on the radio in Mexico.
- The singer owes her fame in Japan to the song "J en ai marre". Alize planned to release an album there, but this is not easy to do in the Land of the Rising Sun. Something special was required. Then the girl starred in an advertisement for Japanese biscuits, where she performed this song. Japan was conquered.
- The famous Corsican is engaged in Thai boxing, and also enjoys football as a fan.
- Over the years of dance practice, Alize has mastered many directions. She can easily dance classical or jazz dance, flamenco. Appears in this list and ballet.
- At the Eurobest - 2003 ceremony, Alize performed "Moi ... Lolita" together with Pasha Artemyev from the Russian group "Korni".
- In 2013, Alize participated in the TV show "Dancing with the Stars". She refused the invitation for a long time, but agreed to the 4th season. There she met Gregoire Lyon, with whom she danced in pairs, and fell in love. The young man later became her second husband. By the way, the couple eventually won.
- Alize always cooks shrimp pasta for guests. It is this dish that she succeeds with a bang.
- The famous performer actively uses social networks: you can open the curtain of her life on Instagram, and communicate via twitter. True, the daughter of the star does not like her mother's addictions, she spends too much time on the phone.
- Charity is part of Alize's life. She is part of a group whose concert proceeds go to help the poor.
Alize and Milen
It was no secret to anyone that behind young Lolita's back is a magnificent Mylene Farmer . And Alize herself was not against such stellar mentoring. She just sang, because she knew nothing about music. The girl was also not embarrassed that she was called "little Milen", because she understood that the opportunity to work with a real star was hardly ever expected. In addition, many Farmer fans saw in Alize a kind of continuation of their idol, in which the young talent did not want to disappoint them.
But Alize grew up, made new acquaintances in the musical environment, changed her own views on the world of music. She stopped liking the image that was created by the "star mom". She perceived herself as a kind of product, the embodiment of other people's ideas. The girl wanted to change, but there was no desire to part with Mylene and Laurent. Having expressed her ideas to them, she was refused. They weren't interested in the half game. Alize had no choice, given her determination.
Despite all the ups and downs, the singer has no complaints about Mylene. She admires her talent and ability to run a business, calls her concerts magnificent and worthy of imitation. She is grateful to her for the experience, which now helps her in promoting albums. In her sixth studio album "Blond", Alize even dedicated one of her songs to an inimitable mentor.
But what about Mylene? It is difficult to understand what is going on in the soul of the most mysterious singer. She did not give any comment on this matter, but she is probably proud of the project called Alize. Currently, Milen and Alize have not seen each other for more than 10 years. But life is not static, perhaps they will still please fans with joint work.
