Alizée - 2007-11-14 - Interview - Le Grand Journal - by Olympio.mpg MPEG2 - 8m08s - 251 MB (263 200 768 bytes) English translation by Cooney subtitle version 1.0
We're going to continue tonight's broadcast with a young woman, known as a provacative ingenue, a Lo-li-ta
Alizee, who blew a breath of fresh air on Variete Francaise in 2000 thanks to her smash hit
And the accompanying short film, by Mylene Farmer and her accomplice Laurent Boutonnat.
At just 15 years old, the teenager from Ajaccio became an immense star, adored not just in France, but in Asia, and in Latin America.
A star in bobby-socks, who took some time off to grow up well, get married, have a baby, and finally, release a disc
With the maturity of 23 years old, and inclinations towards hippie and techno-rock, in short, the opposite of what came before.
Guillaume took Daniel and David to meet the new Alizee.
To be precise, it was 41 degrees outside. One could hope for better for making one's return
- Places, Alizee, Places. Tony, you copy? - Julien, you'll give the starting signal. When I hear that I'll...
In spite of the weather, Alizee has a smile. Tonight, the young singer returns to the camera to record her first video in three years.
The face is the same, but the little girl has grown up.
Finished is the devilish Lolita that ignited the year 2000, with her poses and ambiguous lyrics.
A product built from many pieces, by the singer Mylene Farmer, and the composer Laurent Boutonnat. In just a few months, a huge success.
And the winner is... Alizee!
Two million singles sold, a record for its time unequalled in France.
I have to thank my parents, above all, I thank you and dedicate this to you
At 15 years old, Alizee was an idol for 2 million fans.
Seven years later, the young woman has decided to emancipate herself. She left the Pygmalion Farmer and Boutonnat
With her friends, she produced her new disc
A tiny manager of 23 years, she pays attention to every little detail. Like her dancers, for her taste, too revealingly dressed.
The skirts... I like it like that, but not like that. That's a bit too... a bit too...
To her tastes, a bit too much like before.
It's too Mylene Farmer, too revealing
- I'll see if I can find something a bit less revealing - Ok
For her disc, Alizee chose lyricists and composers to create a more personal universe. She hopes to sell 100,000 copies.
During her absence, it was here to Ajaccio that the singer withdrew. In this city, where she was born.
Yes, I live here
In the streets, she meets her family. Her grandmother... but also her aunts.
- Hello Topaze - And always, her friends.
- Helene, my friend - Hello, charmed
Helene, her friend from her first dance lesson, and from exercise classes
There's the school where I spent all my school years, Fesch school, and Fesch high school, where I spent my last year before doing Graines de Star
The dance school, since we were tiny, was always very open.
It was great to have one of our friends succeed like that, at 15 years old, it was awesome.
Because at the time, the Lolita phenomenon spread out from France, seducing Europe, South America, and Asia
For the foreign countries, Alizee recorded international versions.
In China, a show was dedicated to her. In Japan, she had the unique opportunity to record a television commerical for a brand of cookies, taking over for Catherine Deneuve
But after 4 years of such exhibitions, Alizee was 'fed up,' and felt the need to take a step back.
A big vacation, during which she married Jeremy Chatelain, formerly of Star Academy. Together they have a little girl, Annily.
A big vacation, during which Marie-Joelle, her grandmother, finally got to see Alizee again.
The first moment when you saw her, what did you say?
I simply said that at this point, I'd stop. She had reason, yes?
- To take a little time? - Yes. She was so famous so young, happily, but that's a lot to handle.
- So you suggested she stop and take some time off - Yes, exactly
- To make the most of it - Yes, to make the most of it, and above all, for herself.
But today, it's back to work
A couple days before the release of her disc, she's in a work session with her press attache on the plane that takes her back to Paris.
Alizee has to pick photos, something that in her Farmer years, she didn't do.
The Japanese are fond of... well, like this is very original. The colors, the originality, they love this.
Alizee's desire is to show an image of her that is more natural.
But on the internet? Her change of style has been highly talked about this last month.
Happening tonight in Paris, the record label is holding a fan session to test the reaction to the album.
- It's to find out what the fans think - They might not like it?
- Well, maybe, but I'm optimistic - Confident!
Above all, she wants to create a buzz around her new disc.
These young folks come from all around France, between the ages of 20 and 25 years
For the first song that's played here, they know the lyrics by heart.
For several weeks, it has been available for legal download on the internet
- But for the rest? It's a discovery - After that, I don't know it, actually
On the floor below, Alizee has arrived. For the first time, she sees her CD, just now published.
- Can I open it? - Good - Yes, of course. We have others.
- A little girl in front of her Christmas presents - Oh I'm happy, I'm very very very happy.
A disc for which Alizee became producer, and is a little nervous to present to her fans.
This time, the shy young girl drops the mask
And nurtures her audience, too
...at the same time, I loved his album Crevecouer
It's different, because now we've changed since we were Alizee fans, we've grown up, but Alizee isn't the same either, she's changed too. The new Alizee... she's won me over.
Her return to stores isn't hotly anticipated just in France. In Mexico, too, Alizee on magazines.
It's fans that made this?
- This is something you've never seen? - No never, it's cool
- Let's see, it sold for... 25 dollars!? No... - Mexican!
Oh yes, ok. I was gonna say!
In one week, her disc will release simultaneously in France in Mexico.
There, what has her record label already planned for the little Corsican? A concert at a soccer stadium.