Originally Posted by dana0_7
translation: 69-83 (without interviews)
alizee planet
on 14th of august 2001, polydor proposes alizee’s “gourmandises”. This electro-pop song gives a hint on “little red riding hood” and bets on the sexual connotations of the text. “quand tu penses a moi/toi le loup des steppes/tout au fond de toi/ressens-tu l’ivresse/j’ai si faim de toi” sings alizee, making a list about her loving states. The moral shows us the fright of the wolf when girls have just a desire: The knowledge. Rather then teaches us to be afraid of it, alizee invites in spite of her to return the jolly sexuality and assure that the wakening of the libido is not so frightening. To carry this philosofical message, nicolas hidiroglou films a group of teenagers who discover the pleasure of the body. The spirits warm and they touch their bodies. Step by step, first kisses appear and hands become more portable. Cherries, strawberries, melons, juices, tarts, charlottes and other sweets are all reunited on a picnic blanket. Useless to invoke freud, bataille or alberoni to understand what is hatched in the words and the clip of “gourmandises”. Dressed with a comic dress made by castelbajac with a “miam miam” belt, alizee goes to every television show, in the company of a band composed only by girls.
On 15th of septembre 2001, she goes to “rire de plaisir”, then to “hit machine” and “graines de stars”.
In october, she’s received by patrick sebastien at “prima donna”, by michel drucker at “vivement dimanche”, by flavie flament and fabrice ferment at “tubes d’un jour, tubes de toujours”. “gourmandises” is for 2 months in first 15 positions of the top. Seeing this succes which doesn’t seem to end, alizee wants to come with a new single, “jbg”. But there will be nothing. She will go abroad, on tour. Encouraged by the succes at pays-bas, she goes to russia where mylene has an active fan-club. In juin 2001, she receives there a hit fm award. “moi...lolita” is no 1 in japan and israel, so “gourmandises” is sold in canada too. In autumn, she also presents “moi...lolita” to the germans, who receive her very well. Another fan club is created. She goes to “the dome”, a show created by ann door, who also created “dance machine”. Alizee wears the same dress she used in her clip and on the album’s cover (mylene used the dress too, in 1998 ). She goes to “viva interaktiv” and german “top of the pops”, before winning austria and poland too. But her succes doesn’t disappear, since she goes on 6th of november at “music factory awards”, where she receives a platinum disc for “gourmandises”, a double platinum disc for “moi...lolita” and a gold disc for “l’alizé”. They heard about her on the other side of atlantic, since she receives a new price at the second edition of “dmx music awards”.
During her international promotion she does an act of charity, participating at the concerts of les enfoires from 18 to 21st ofjanuary 2002. Zazie, elsa and mc solaar sing “moi...lolita”, while she signs with pascal obispo and marc lavoine and then she sings “ca va pas changer le monde” with maxime le forestier and francis cabrel. That year, their single was mylene’s “rever”; mylene wins the title “the artist of the year” at nrj music awards.
Alizee goes again in her internation promotion, happy knowing that after germany, italy and spain, she would go to london. There, only 3 french songs have ever arrived in the top: Birkin and grainsbourg’s song, vanessa paradis’ song and desirless’ song. Alizee’s clip is first censored in england, but their interest in this new french singer appears quickly. Alizee arrives on the 9th position in the top and that’s how she wins her ticket to the great “top of the pops”.
On 6th of mars 2002 she goes to monte-carlo to receive her price: World music award for the french singer who sold most albums abroad. Daft punk and manu chao won this price too, but that was the “moi...lolita” ’s turn. Paparazzi taks photos of alizee when she leaves the show with olivier kahn, her manager. In a very short time, the press say they were in love.
Four days later, she goes again in germany to “the dome”. Into the next weeks she sings “l’alizé” at “bravo super show” and german “top of the pops”.
Alizee continues her tour in hungary, danemark, then in italy where “moi...lolita” becomes again no 1. In july 2002 she wears a jean-paul gaultier suit at festivalbar. In august 2002 she’s exhausted because of this international tour and she goes home to celebrate her 18th birthday.
coup de gueule - it's a french expression. Don't know what it means
didn’t we say that is better to beat the iron as long as it’s hot? (proverb) for some of the listeners, alizee sings just a song and nothing more. The succes who came after this one was just because of it. The second album is waited by her fans and by the critics. On their position, farmer et boutonnat watch. The trio knows each other very well now. The composer worked at so many song and the autor watched more alizee’s personality. While “gourmandises” was more like an album-concept, this second album was supposed to represent the double game, the woman-child. Of 30 songs proposed by laurent, she records only 11. She grew up, so she wants to insert her personality on this album: More electric songs, especialy with guitars and organs, orientated to pop-rock. So, starting with september 2002, alizee is working with the same team, but a little more expanded. About the office, the producers create in february, especialy for alizee, a new company: Isiaka. About the studio, boutonnat has confidence in jerome devoise to record and mix the new album in his studio. In the role of the guitarist is philipper bouley, who entered in the univers of alizee as a photographer. The percussionist loic pontieux lends his work to mathieu rabate, like morgane maugran to ann calvert. Finally, the songs needed some strings and the right person was jean-philippe audin, a violonist who worked with mylene since her biginnings. Also, they needed an arrangement and the compositor was jean-jacques charles, who worked with mylene at “les mots”. After all the work at this album, alizee offers to her family a christmas holiday in sicily. To forget about the parisian stress and, even there were paparazzi, the plan was simple: Beach and laziness.
In january 2003 we hear her new single. For this return she proposes “j’en ai marre”. She gives an interview for “tele 7 jours”, who presents a three pages interview and a cover who sais “goodbye, lolita”. Definite string lines, rhythm and acoustic guitar... That means that alizee didn’t lie. “j’en ai marre” has something between the acoustic air and the traditional taste of mylene and laurent. The song is about a girl who’s relaxing in her bath, far away from the worries of the world. “j’ai la peau douce etc” sings the spoilt girl, but very clear to make fun with autoderision of her small rebellions against cynicism and surrounding pessimism. But, in fact, because of what or of whom is she exactly fed up? We should think she’s fed up of rain, of vegetable marrows who make her vomit. In japan the song is named “my soap bath” and is used for the publicity of elise biscuits.
In february 2003 is made the clip for “j’en ai marre”. It’s realized by olivier megaton, and shows an athletic alzee, closed in a huge aquarium. As a fish in water, she’s playing with a tennis ball and with the camera. She invites us to join her, but everything ends by breaking the glass. An ironic allegory of the diktat of the image that she’s suffering – she breaks a camera – or a metaphor of imprisonment in singer's status which forces her to live always the permanent look of the public? Anyway, the filming was wow. A moking-off clip shows her difficult days with nutela breaks. During the filming, alizee receives the cameras of m6. “j’en ai marre” doesn’t fascinate the radio’s producers, although it’s on 5th place in top 10 until avril 2003. Alizee appears with 2 giutarists at “pour laurette”. She sings it and we see that she really grew up. She’s a beautiful woman, using a great coregraphy made by valerie bony. She also has, sewed on the backside, the famous red fish that she’s talking about in her song, the fish which was on her cover album since her return. This new look makes the mass media speak, because they imagined her more serious for a show where the main role was to collect funds against leukemia. But she persists and goes to “hit machine” and “la chanson numero 1” where she sings “ella, elle l’a” together with a chorus.
an electric girl
her new album appears on 18th of mars 2003. On the cover album she wears the dress she used for the promotion of “j’en ai marre”, a dress created by mylene. She has now confidence in herself (“j’ai pas 20 ans”, “hey! Amigo!”), even if she’s not 20 and she speak about the love passion: The electrochimic reaction and the wish “under high pressure” (“sous haute tension”), her ideal lover “toc de mac”, about separations (“c’est trop tard” – “it’s too late”), the virtual love (“l’e-mail a des ailes” – “e-mail to the angels”) or jealousy (“coeur deja pris” – “already taken heart”). About music, the songs are between guitars (“toc de mac”, “c’est trop tard”) and programmings (“a contre-courant”, “tempete”, “l’e-mail a des ailes”). Some infantile lyrics (“toc de mac”, “youpidou”) are adapted to her age and they exclude an old public. Too bad, because the songs which are the most successful are those who keep their effectiveness without becoming therefore insignificants, like “coeur deja pris” or “tempete”, a dark and nostalgic song, closer to the pictures of vermeer, closer to the meanders of love at the banishment of most famous of history, the corsican napoleon. “compter les batailles qui t'ont fait mal (count the battles which hurt you), tous les équipages ont pris le large (all crews sailed), je cueille ta fierté qui s'est blessée (i pick your pride which hurt itself), faut-il que ton deuil dure des années pour m'aimer?” (is it necessary that your mourning lasts of years to love me?), asks alizee. In “amelie m’a dit”, mylene is inspired by amelie poulain, a request of alizee, so she could represent a thoughful and solitary girl, ready to accept the shades of her lover, but who wants to give a better life to all who surround her.
“mes courants electriques” is better received abroad that the other one. There are 4 songs in english, too. “j’en ai marre” becomes “i’m fed up”, “amelie m’a dit” – amelie, “j’ai pas 20 ans” – “i’m not 20” and “youpidou” remains “youpidou!”
on 23rd of mars 2003, the most know french singer goes to “eurobest”, the final of the european “star academy”. There she meets a guy named “jeremy chatelain”, but she also sings “jeam” and “moi...lolita” in trio, with chenoa, a girl who was chosen to represent spain at cannes. There’s the place where alizee will go: Spain. She goes to “musica si” on 16th of may. After spain, she changes the background and goes to asia (21-28th of may 2003). Japan discover in the same time “moi...lolita” and “mes courants electriques”, chosing alizee for elise. They make an interview, a shooting and a conference. She goes to radio and tv shows. A show was “warratte itomo”, on fuji tv.
the big first ones
during her journey in asia, jpva arrives in front of jeam into the french tops. The new clip was made by laurant and it bets everything on the live. Alizee anounces a huge tour, starting at olympia. The tickets are sold in a constant speed, so an impulse (the clip) is well received. The scrip is minimal: Alizee is sitting on a bench, thinking at her concert: Pink dress created by courreges, silver-plated boots, coregraphy, musicians and lights. Everything for music, everything for the concert. Contrary to lorie who said “at 20, nothing is impossible”, alizee is proud to have more time until that age. She feels free to chose with her heart and not with her mind, to receive the every day surprises: “i don’t want a “for life” which lead to heaven (...)/ i don’t like to get used to something/ i hate when that hurts/ i’m not 20/ i have no attitude/ although i have carriage/ i change as i rhyme, hiding the aspirine/ we’re old at 20/ but i have more time until then”. She sings jpva on 3rd of june 2003, when is chosen mister france. Then, on 8th of june, she goes at “la chanson numero 1” to sing this song and she also sings “la isla bonita”, because the show was about madonna. On 18th of june she sings jpva at “top of the pops” and a few days later she sings it at “la fete de la musique” (21st of june).
She goes to “baciami versilia”, in italy, and to “festivalbar”. After she comes back, she sings for the 100th anniversary of “tour de france”, in front of hotel de vile, on 3rd of july 2003. Then she goes to germany, to sing “i’m not 20” at “top of the pops”. In june, jpva is on 18th place in the top. Benni benasi makes a special version, a remix, which will be heard on the radio. She’s very busy with the latest details for her concert, but she promote also this second single. A few days before her concert at olympia, she goes to “stars a domicile”, for the second time, where she meets a fan from arcachon. 3 days after that, her show beggins at olympia. Her firsts show are in paris (26 august – 4 september). Although the shows need more things, the essential is already there. She changes 5 costumes during her shows, all created by courreges. She sings and she dance ok, having a coregraphy made by valerie bony. The concert is modern and very coloured and her band knew how to keep the original songs, but also to bring new notes, for “mon maquis”, “j’en ai marre” or “gourmandises”.
The casting for these shows was a high quality one. Jean-marie negozio, a michel sardou’s musician, shares his work with jean-philippe schevingt, who comes to work with the keyboards. For the guitars, alizee calls olivier marly, cologero’s guitarist, and gil gimenez, bernard lavilliers and murray head’s percussionist, but who becomes a guitarist only for this occasion, making a new version for “c’est trop tard”. Philippe chayeb was a percussionist for huge singers, like michel legrand, diane dufresne, france gall, patrick bruel, larry carlton or billy cobham.
Coming soon the other pages. Sorry if i have some mistakes.
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07-25-2008, 09:20 AM
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