Hello, welcome to the Alizée special.
Alizée has accepted to be our special guest for the Fête de la musique.
- Hello Alizée. - Hello.
- Thanks for coming. - Thank you.
So your album was released specifically in France,
but apparently also in the Netherlands... - Yes.
in Japan, and in Russia.
Have you already done concerts, at least, yes, sung there, for those audiences?
Well I was in Amsterdam, yes, I participated in two radio shows,
it was almost like a stage because there was a huge amount of people there,
because it was a national holiday there, so I participated in two mini-concerts,
and also, otherwise, in Russia, I received an award for my song "Moi... Lolita."
Good. Congratulations.
Yes, so thank you, so it was a TV show, but there was a huge audience there too.
And also, in August I'm leaving for Germany.
- Ok. - There you go.
Ok. So, for those who've already seen in France, your performances,
there isn't a huge amount of dancing, and I say that only because I know that
you've been dancing since the age of 4, so we can imagine that
if there's someone who can perform some fabulous choreography, it's you.
So why, up to now, hasn't it been a priority?
Because in fact,
little by little, I'm showing to the public what I know how to do,
so it began with singing, and I prefer not to reveal everything all at once,
I like to keep some things secret, and little by little reveal things.
Really? Because everyone thinks of Jennifer Lopez.
Her first music video, it was, wow, incredible, people said,
we knew her as an actress, but there, she showed everything right away. So...
Actually since she was already known as an actress,
so to first show her acting talents, and afterward her dancing and singing talents.
So that's what I wanted to do, having singing talents,
and afterward, little by little, dancing, and maybe afterward, movies, later on.
- Ah ok, why not, why not? - There you go.
So in France we see that there are lots of styles that work very well.
We can imagine singers like Lara Fabian, or Mylène of course,
or Zazie, or Vanessa Paradis. What do you want to do with your voice?
To have my own style, since it's...you have to stay unique, to have your personality.
And so since I have a rather grave voice for a 16-year-old girl,
which isn't very common, I wanted to remain natural, and remain unique.
Ok, good. So, when you were in studio with Mylène,
apparently you had quite a fit of laughter...
Yes.
...because there were songs that were more difficult to sing than others.
But have you shown a way to play with words,
because a song isn't the same when you're talking,
you can really do different things, different intonations...
Yes.
...syllables that you can accentuate, so what did this work consist of?
Actually, at first I sung in my style, and she told me,
"You can sing in your style and everything" so the first time that I sang,
and of course since I wasn't used to being in the studio, it was the first time,
so there were little things that went wrong,
so she gave me some advice that could go well with my voice,
and...but all the while remaining natural.
Ok. So, what kind of advice did she give you,
because now you're in the [...] as people say, for quite some time now,
so you see those who you feel like seeing yourself, who taught you the most,
because she knows how to protect a lot,
what did you want to do differently from her?
Differently, I don't know, because her career is...how can I say...its,
for me it's an example, without me doing the exact same thing,
but of course there are things that she, by her experience,
has told me, there are things,
be careful when...with what you say, because it can be twisted around,
so try to make yourself well understood by the journalists.
- Ok. - There you go.
So you chose a few music videos,
the first video we're going to watch is Geri Halliwell, "It's raining men,"
it's a remake of the Weather Girls, have you always been a fan of the Spice Girls?
Not particularly the Spice Girls but since I like dancing a lot,
and since I love the movie Flashdance and Fame,
redoing a few routines from there, so I love these videos.
Ok. Very well, let's watch "It's raining men."
So you said that you like dancing a lot,
and we really see a video where there's nothing but that.
Musically, in which direction do you want to go now?
Well in fact, I like all styles of music...
well, there are certain things that I don't like, but otherwise,
actually I have...since I'm--you can say that I'm not a voice singer,
to sing, of course working on the voice is important, but anyway,
I think that what Mylène and Laurent do for me is exactly what I would have wanted
to do if I would have been able to... but anyway,
I've been able to be a singer, so that's exactly what I like.
So, apparently Mylиne is already working on another album in Los Angeles,
have you already heard a few songs?
No, not yet. For now we're focusing more on the single, and afterward we'll see,
little by little, for the second album.
Ok. And if ever...because it's true that she has a career
that got off to a good good start well over 15 years ago,
if ever she and Laurent Boutonnat say "we're really too busy,"
do you already have people who compose, with whom you'd like to work?
Well actually I've never thought about it, I've never considered that question,
so I don't know because I know really that it's happened so fast that
I didn't have the time to see it coming, so...but I don't think that
Mylène and Laurent are too busy to be able to write an album for me, I don't think so.
Ok. There's a new site on the Internet that's called mylalizee.com...
- Yes. - Do you know what this site is about?
No, they mentioned it to me this morning, but just a little bit.
- So apparently it's an auction site... - Yes.
...and so all the fans can buy things.
Do you even know how many objects there are with your face on it, or your...
No, not exactly, I don't know, but I know that
there are collectors that are looked for, yes I know.
So, you're Corsican, you've known Patrick Fiori, before he became famous everywhere,
because he did covers of Patrick Bruel, in Corsica.
Do you feel like you need to say that
you appreciate his music just because he is Corsican?
No, not really, no, because I...
even before he was well known, I thought he had a very beautiful voice,
and even now I think he sings extremely well, yes.
So, something else you said, was that...
since you're Corsican, you have quite a temperament,
you can have fits of jealousy twice a week, for your boyfriend.
I wanted to know, and you said it, but it's something typically Corsican.
So, your boyfriend, he must have been accepted by your father,
something we can imagine that is also typically Corsican.
Not accepted, but well, because accepted, that's when you're...
it's something very very serious, when you're going to get married and everything.
But well, once he's serious about it, and he's kind, my dad, he's ok with it.
Yes. For me, yes...well anyway.
The second video we're going to watch is of course Mylène Farmer,
it's expected that you chose her, but I wanted to know
why you chose "L'Âme-stram-gram" out of all the videos and songs that she's done.
Well in fact it's a video that I like a lot because there's her twin sister,
and since it intrigued me to know
how it went for the shooting of the video and everything,
and actually it's when I knew that I was going to work with Mylène,
it's the first video that I really watched, with all the little details and everything.
And what touches you the most about a twin sister?
Actually I would have liked to have a twin sister, so, that's what I like, yes.
Very well, we're going to watch right away, Mylène Farmer, "L'Âme-stram-gram."
It's June 21st, it's the Fête de la musique, I'm with Alizée.
- Someone that you like a lot is Madonna. - Yes.
Madonna uses a lot of provocation and truth on purpose for
the advancement of women and people in general, so that everyone can get along,
how far are you ready to go to help women and everyone?
How far, I don't know, I don't know yet, because I'm still young,
and so I'd like to, little by little, I'll see a little later on,
but of course I like to set an example because there are girls my age,
when I meet them on the street, or when I receive letters,
they take after my example.
Yes, you, yes.
Yes, there you go, yes, even though it's their style of dress,
their style of hair and everything, there are a lot of girls
who go to the hairdresser to get their hair done like mine,
so of course that makes me happy, so it shows that I set a good example.
Ok. But since there are in fact people who follow you,
have you thought about what you can say,
or show to be anti-tobacco, anti-fur, things that are maybe important for you.
Well in fact, I'm not anti-tobacco, but well, cigarettes aren't really my thing,
I've never touched them, I don't think I'll ever touch them,
because I can't really stand smoke, it makes my eyes hurt,
so...and of course if we could get rid of it, that would be better, but well,
there are some people who wouldn't be very happy,
so everyone is free to do what they want to do.
What do you have to say to girls and boys who follow you everywhere,
all day long, every week, instead of doing other things?
Well you have to think of other things too, you have to think of going out a little too
have some fun, especially when you're 16, and work hard at school as well,
and of course make room for your passion, whether it's singing,
whether it's sports, such as football for the boys, or dancing...
For girls too.
...yes. Me too, I like football, I like it a lot.
Well I mean that there are football teams...
Yes, who play, yes.
You talked about school. So I think you're in première, still?
Yes, I take correspondance classes.
Ok. And what was the biggest ruse that you used to make your parents believe that
you were studying in your room, when in fact you weren't studying at all?
Well that, I don't remember, because actually, I've always studied alone,
even when I was little, I never needed my parents behind me,
telling me "you have to work, you have to do this, you have to do that."
I always did things by myself, I did pretty well, so, and the...even when I was little,
they never checked on what I was doing, because I was always doing it,
so actually they never checked, even when I was 12, 13 years old.
Ok, ok. You said that your bedroom is also your secret garden,
and you write your secret thoughts in your room. Who would be the most surprised,
your parents or your boyfriend, if they ever came across them?
I think the...my boyfriend, and my best friends as well.
Because I have my two best friends in Ajaccio, yes.
And when, if ever in...you've had a difficult day, or even a fabulous day,
who is the first person that you call, that you say, wow, that you put...
One of my best friends that I've had since I was 4,
we began dancing at the same time, at 4 years old,
and so I think I would call her, and I would tell her all about it.
Very well. So, next video is Lil' Bow Wow, I also like "What's my name?" a lot,
what do you like about this young artist, with this young artist?
Well, I think he has talent for his age, and also...
Yes.
Yes, and also since he is young and he is [...] like me,
so it's a little wink at him.
He's well mentored by his uncle Snoop Doggy Dogg.
There you go, yeah, each one their own mentor.
But in that video, we see Snoop Doggy Dogg, and we see Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit, and
so these are already big, big, big stars in the United States in his first video,
so I imagine that means, will you have Mylène in a new video one day?
For now it's not planned, but I don't know, it's maybe something to think about.
Very well. Let's watch now, Lil' Bow Wow.
This is an Alizée special, our special guest for the Fête de la musique,
so how do you manage because it's obvious that
there are a lot of people who follow you, because they're fans, true fans of Mylène.
Do they approach you in the street, because they want to know more about her,
more than about you, and how do you manage all that?
No, actually most of the fans that I meet,
of course there are some who are fans of Mylène, but they're really nice with me,
they're more like, "Is Mylène doing well, kiss her for me",
rather than trying to find out things through me,
because they know very well that I won't say anything.
So you've already had music videos made for three of your songs, of course,
but one of them wasn't done by Laurent, the second one, "L'Alizé"...
- The second one. - So why wasn't he able to do it?
Well, actually, Laurent, he had a lot of work during the "L'Alizé" period,
so he...a friend of his...a Belgian director who did it,
and so first he tried to find some very good ideas,
and in the end he found a good idea for "L'Alizé"
and so that changed from "Moi... Lolita."
For the first video, "Moi... Lolita," during the filming, you had a bite that...
On my eye, yes.
...and you had an allergic reaction.
Yes, an allergic reaction.
So, for the latest video, "Parler tout bas,"
did you...all the better for you to protect yourself,
so that these kinds of things don't happen, because it's really a...
Yes, I was really really scared,
every five minutes it felt like I had something in my eye,
so my makeup artist, every five minutes she came to see if I had something in my eye,
but actually I didn't have anything.
I think it was more in my head that I was afraid, but well, no...there was...
actually we escaped from the mosquitos, the insects, yes, we succeeded.
Fortunately. You participated in the Enfoirés, the first time.
Yes.
That must be quite an experience because all the big singers and actors are there.
Yes.
So now you chose "Le pouvoir des fleurs," so why this song?
Well first of all I participated in this song.
And for me the Enfoirés is one of my most special memories,
and of course when I was...they welcomed me very well there,
and it's...I was very very impressed because there were a lot of people,
big artists, and since they welcomed me very very well,
it's a wink back at a good memory.
Very well. So the Enfoirés, "Le pouvoir des fleurs."
It's a party here at MCM, because we have Alizée with us.
Alizée, I wanted to know because I imagine,
Alizée, you don't hear the name "Alizée" every day.
No.
Was there a time in your childhood when you came home from school and asked yourself,
"Why was I called "Alizée", my friends don't understand it"?
No, actually, that...it's true that never happened to me,
on the contrary, my friends were happy, when I was little,
they wanted to call their little sister Alizée, or their cousin Alizée,
and of course I really liked that,
I didn't have...I never had any...well, anyone who told me
"no, I don't like your name" or "it's not a good name," and...no.
It's not only that, but just that it's maybe tiring, they say,
"When you say, my name is Alizée, how is that written?"
I hope that if there are people who know...
No, actually I was quite happy,
because I was the only one in my school to be named Alizée, and also I think even that
I was the only one in my town to be called Alizée when I was little.
So I liked that because you didn't hear Alizée, Alizée everywhere around town,
and I think that's what I liked the most.
Yes. Especially when it's the opposite...
There you go, yes.
...there are lots of girls who want to know,
does physical beauty count a lot in your profession?
Of course when a girl wants to try to break in, to be able to sing
or to be an actress, of course to sing, you have to have a beautiful voice,
maybe you need to have a physique that's not especially...to have...to be beautiful,
to have a physique...how should I say it...a personality.
I think you have to have that, and not just be anyone...to have your own thing.
I think that counts a lot. Yes.
So you're also passionate about computers.
What do you like the most, because that's a rather broad subjet.
Yes. I like the Internet, I surf often on the Internet, and then,
I don't know, I type a lot of things, I'd rather type than write.
Yes.
So I don't know, also my dad, since he's worked in computers since I was born,
so I've been swimming in computers, so I think that's why I like it so much.
Ok. So now the next video you've chosen is Garou, with "Seul,"
and what do you like about this big Canadian fellow, Garou?
I love his voice, because he's one of the rare men to have this voice,
and also I met him there at the Enfoirés, he was very nice to me.
Yes, I really like him.
Yes, he was very very nice,
and I was also able to see him at the Olympia and I loved his concert.
And that means that you also like the styles of Celine Dion, or...
Yes, yes, I listen to Cйline Dion a lot, yes.
Ok. Let's watch Garou.
Still with Alizée in the Fête de la musique,
thanks for being our special guest,
and I wanted to talk about your video "Parler tout bas,"
it's the first time that we see things a little more somber, a little more adult.
So what were your instructions for this video?
I put total confidence in Laurent, because I know he's very very good with videos.
[...]
Yes, and actually I...I think it's not quite my favorite,
but well, I have a little preference for this video, yes.
Ah yes, yes, yes.
But in this video, we see at a particular moment that you bury your teddy bear.
Yes.
And you're the one who wanted this theme?
Laurent is the one who had the idea, and in fact it's an image,
it's kind of like the burial of adolescence, to enter the adult world.
And you already want to do that at 16 years old?
No, of course I think I'm going to take a step further than other 16-year-old girls,
because I'm around adults more than girls my age.
But I read someone like Leonardo Di Caprio, because he too, he's very young,
when he goes on the sets of his films, it's written,
maybe he won't be happy that I mention it,
but it's written in his contract that he can bring at least five friends his age...
Yeah.
...on the set of each film, because it's true that there, three months of shooting,
and it's a lot, at least, like that he can be surrounded by people his age.
Well I, actually I go home as often as possible to Ajaccio to see my friends,
and to not be too concentrated on work, and to breathe a little bit in Ajaccio,
and to walk around, go shopping, have fun like before.
Yes. So what are your projects for the next six months.
Next six months, maybe the release of a new album in September.
Already?
A new single, excuse me. A new single in September.
Other than that, I'm going on vacation and
I leave for Germany the...in the month of August.
- Ok, ok. - There you go.
And how do you see the future, your future?
I don't know how to imagine it too much because I'm very superstitious,
so I don't live day to day, but little by little.
And from two years ago up to now,
if you have a memory that was really the most...that gave you the most chills,
of all the chills that you've had, which memory would it be?
Well I think it would be the first time that I met Mylène.
- Ok. - Yes.
- Yes. I understand, it's impressive. - Yes.
- Thank you very much... - Thank you.
- Thank you Alizée. - See you soon.
- Goodbye.
There you go, it's finished, this Alizée special, the Fête de la musique,
party all night long, all over France, like every year, and there you go.
See you soon. Thank you. Goodbye.