At the age of 17, after making some demos, she approached several record companies. It was then that Canadian rapper K-Maro heard her and she was sent to Montreal to record a collaboration with him, the single 'Histoire de Luv'.
She returned there to record her own album, 'Mes Faintaisies' which was released in France at the end of October 2006. It has sold close to 400,000 copies to date, spawning the singles 'Femme de couleur', 'Victoire', 'T'es parti' and 'Oublie moi' and has been certified Platinum.
In 2008, she released her second album, 'Reflets'. The album has so far sold over 100,000 copies. 'La première fois' was the first single, followed by 'Si tu savais' and 'Step Back', which features Odessa Thornhill. This album was certified Gold.
She returned in 2010 with her third album, 'Prendre l'air'. The first single " Je sais" was released in March 2010 and reached number 3 on the French download charts. The second single is " Je suis moi", which was followed by the third single 'Prendre l'air'. 'Tourne' was released as the fourth single with a cover of Calogero's 'En Apesanteur' becoming the fifth single used to promote the deluxe edition of the album. To date, this album has been certified Platinum.
2012 saw the release of her fourth album 'Caméléon' which reached number one in the French charts, along with the first single 'Et Alors !'. The second single released was 'On se fout de nous'.
Et Alors !
Shy'm Lyrics
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Qui osent, qui incarnent la différence
Qui posent sans qu'on leur dise
Mais comme ils le pensent
Parlez-moi de personnalité
D'originalité, d'idées
Hey, et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si je n'aime pas les protocoles
Les idées fixes, les copier-coller?
Et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
Et les Derby garçonne décalées?
Et alors! Hah
Papaparapinwpinw, wouw
Et alors! Héhé
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
Parlez-moi de punk
De rock, de street, de pop ou de Bohême
Qu'importe l'univers, l'addiction est la même!
Parlez-moi de créativité
D'originalité, d'idées
Mes-d'fashionista
De-d'fashionista
Mes-d'fashionista
De-d'fashionista
Hé, hé, hé, hey, et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si je n'aime pas les protocoles
Les idées fixes, les copier-coller?
Et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
Et les Derby garçonne décalées?
Et alors! Hah
Papaparapinwpinw, wouw
Et alors! Héhé
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
Hé, hé, hé, hey, et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si je n'aime pas les protocoles
Les idées fixes, les copier-coller?
Et alors!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
Et les bustiers Franck Sorbier
Et alors! Hah
Papaparapinwpinw, wouw
Et alors! Héhé
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
The lyrics to Shy'm's song "Et Alors!" celebrate individuality and the courage to be oneself without conforming to societal norms or expectations. The song encourages people to embrace their own unique style and personality, rather than conforming to rigid rules or copying what others do. The lyrics highlight people who are not afraid to be different, to express themselves, and to take risks, whether it's through fashion, music, or other forms of creative expression.
The song also draws attention to the importance of creativity, originality, and ideas. Shy'm emphasizes that it doesn't matter what particular style or genre someone prefers, as long as they are true to themselves and willing to explore their own creative ideas. The lyrics also reference fashion, with nods to various styles including punk, rock, street, pop, Bohemian, and the designer Franck Sorbier.
Overall, "Et Alors!" is a joyful celebration of self-expression and individuality, as well as a call to reject conformity and embrace personal creativity.
Line by Line Meaning
Parlez-moi de ceux
Talk to me about those who dare, who embody difference, who act as they think without being told
Qui osent, qui incarnent la différence
Those who dare, who embody difference
Qui posent sans qu'on leur dise
Who act as they think without being told
Mais comme ils le pensent
Act as they think
Parlez-moi de personnalité
Talk to me about personality
D'originalité, d'idées
Originality, ideas
Hey, et alors!
Hey, so what!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
But what does it matter to you
Si je n'aime pas les protocoles
If I don't like protocols
Les idées fixes, les copier-coller?
Rigid ideas, copy-paste?
Et alors!
So what!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
But what does it matter to you
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
If I dare bow ties
Et les Derby garçonne décalées?
And androgynous offset Derby shoes
Et alors! Hah
So what! Hah
Parlez-moi de punk
Talk to me about punk
De rock, de street, de pop ou de Bohême
Rock, street, pop or Bohemian
Qu'importe l'univers, l'addiction est la même!
Regardless of the universe, the addiction is the same!
Parlez-moi de créativité
Talk to me about creativity
D'originalité, d'idées
Originality, ideas
Mes-d'fashionista
But fashionista
De-d'fashionista
Off fashionista
Hé, hé, hé, hey, et alors!
Hey, so what!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
But what does it matter to you
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
If I dare bow ties
Et les Derby garçonne décalées?
And androgynous offset Derby shoes
Et alors! Hah
So what! Hah
Hé, hé, hé, hey, et alors!
Hey, so what!
Mais qu'est-ce que ça te fait
But what does it matter to you
Si j'ose les nœuds pap'
If I dare bow ties
Et les bustiers Franck Sorbier
And Franck Sorbier corsets
Et alors! Hah
So what! Hah
Papaparapinwpinw, wouw
Papaparapinwpinw, wouw
Et alors! Héhé
So what! Hehe
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
Papaparapinwpinw, winw
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cyril Kamar, Louis Joachim Cote
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