Alizée Jacotey (born 21 August 1984 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France) is a famou… Read Full Bio ↴Alizée Jacotey (born 21 August 1984 in Ajaccio, Corsica, France) is a famous French pop singer. She goes by the stage name Alizée (pronounced: /a.lɪ.ze/), the feminine form of alizé, the trade wind. She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, one of the most successful French pop singers, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star, in 1999. From 2000 until the year 2006 while collaborating with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, Alizée released two successful albums and became a pop star inside and outside of France. She was then considered the protégée of Mylène Farmer. In 2006 she decided to end her collaboration with Farmer and one year later she released her third album,Psychedelices for the first time, without her artistic supervision. This album enjoyed limited success in France, but topped the charts(international) in Mexico.
Alizée made her début with the single, Moi... Lolita on the 4 July 2000. It is her most successful single to date. It was a instant hit throughout most of Europe and parts of east Asia, reaching number one in several countries. Alizée's image was that of a seductive Lolita character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The video for the single showed Alizée as a village girl visiting a night-club. Four months after the single her debut album "Gourmandises" was released. The album written entirely by Farmer and Boutonnat, has sold over 1,3 million copies in France. It was certified Platinum in just three months by the SNEP. In 2001, the album was released internationally, and she became the highest-selling female French singer in 2001. The album went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide. Farmer and Boutonnat kept a tight rein how the album was marketed and controlled the image in which Alizée was portrayed. In the mean time, Alizée gave very few interviews, and even when she did, they did not stretch beyond 20 minutes per journalist. Neither did she agree to any photoshoots.
Her second single L'Alizé followed soon after. It was also successful giving her first number one in France, and gained some success internationally. The video of the "sexily alliterative" song shows Alizée amidst soap bubbles against a pink backdrop singing about herself. The video was shot in a studio in Brussels, which had a 25 metre by 10 metre painted canvas to serve as the background—with real bubbles. This single was followed up with another single from the same album - the title song, Gourmandises. The video, which shows a group of young boys and girls out on a picnic, was shot in a day. The last single from this album was Parler Tout Bas, which deals with the theme of dreams and a loss of innocence. In France, "Parler tout bas" was the third single followed by the release of "Gourmandises".
In 2003, Alizée returned with her second album "Mes Courants Électriques". With the release of this album, she changed her image from a 'Lolita' to that of a more toned-down teenager. This album was also written by Farmer and Boutonnat. The style of the music didn't change so much but the album was more critically acclaimed than the previous one. While it had much success in and outside France, worldwide it managed to sell 1.000.000 copies, less than its predecessor. The album has an international version featuring English versions of four tracks.
The first single from this album, Je N'ai Marre! was released in 2003. The music video for this shows Alizée in a glass cage, singing while having water splashed on her. The plexiglass cage, 3 by 3 meters in dimension, was constructed in a Parisian studio, and the shooting of the video took two days. An English-language version of this song, titled I'm Fed Up, was also released, and featured similar visuals for the music video. The other singles from this album were J'ai pas Vingt ans and À contre-courant. Like Je N'ai Marre, J'ai Pas Vingt Ans, Youpidou and Amelie M'a Dit also had English versions. The video for J'ai Pas Vingt Ans (I'm Not Twenty) resembles the ambience of a concert with Alizée dancing in the midst of several other dancers. À Contre-courant, the last single from this album, was shot in an abandoned coal factory. Unlike the other two singles, there was no English-language rendition of this song.
Following the release of her second studio album, Mes Courants Électriques, Alizée toured around France and had two performances in Belgium and Switzerland, during the second half of the year 2003. The tour started off with a performance on August 26, 2003 in Paris. It concluded with her performance on the eve of January 17, 2004 at the Le Zénith concert hall in Paris and had covered major cities including Lyon, Rouen, Lille, Grenoble and Dijon, among others.
A live CD and DVD, titled "Alizée En Concert", comprising of selected performances from her tour, was launched a year later in the fall of 2004. The audio CD contained tracks, taken from her two studio albums. The DVD featured video footage of the same performances as on the CD, along with bonus footage of her rehearsals. The compilation was re-released in early 2007 in Mexico by Universal music as a CD+DVD release, following the featuring of the songs in local radio stations. With the re-release and renewed interest, the songs climbed up the music charts in the country. The album became a hit, peaking at number 4 in the International Chart on May 28, 2007, and number 8 on the main albums chart. En concert has a Gold certification for shipments over 50,000 copies only in Mexico.
Following her marriage in late 2003, Alizée took a hiatus from singing and avoided appearing in the media. She welcomed her first child Annily in 2005. Her first television appearance in two years was on MTV France on February 18, 2006.
After almost two years of fan speculation, on April 3, 2006, a handwritten message, signed Alizée, was received by the webmaster of the fansite Le Nid d'Alizée, stating that she is working on the third album.
On July 7, 2006, the show Le JT de la musique on French TV channel "Europe 2 TV" reported that Alizée has separated from her former producer and song writer Mylène Farmer and was working on her third album. It was also reported that the lyrics of the new album were being penned by Jean Faulques. Her husband, Jérémy Châtelain produces a lot of the album.
Her third album Psychédélices was released in December of 2007. Despite the promotion it had moderate success in France, where it reached number 16 on the albums chart. The album only held its peak position for one week on each chart and fell in the second week. The album was more of a success in Mexico, it debuted at number 44 in the Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart. The album peaked at number 15 in the main chart and number 1 in the international chart. It has sold 300,000 copies so far. Many of her fans were disappointed by this album as it was not produced by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat. The critics considered it as artistically inferior of her previous efforts.
Only one single was spawned in France from Psychédélices, called Mademoiselle Juliette. It missed the top 20 peaking at number 22. The second single release, Fifty-Sixty, peaked at number 65 in the Mexican single charts. In 2008 Alizée recorded a new studio version of Madonna's hit single La Isla Bonita and was included on a special edition for her album, Psychédélices in Mexico. The song so far has gone on to become a hit becoming Alizée's first top ten single on the national top ten airplay chart.
Following the success of Alizée En Concert and Psychédélices in Mexico, her former label, Universal Music released a compilation album, titled Tout Alizée. The compilation peaked at No. 62 on the Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart and No.20 on the Mexican International Top 20 Albums Chart.
During the Psychédélices tour, she had to cancel a tour date in Paris, stating that she was already working on her new album and it would sound different from all of her previous recordings. The album Une Enfant Du Siècle and was released in France on 29 March 2010. The theme of the album is the life of American model Edie Sedgwick from the birth till the death, based on the style of Andy Warhol. He isn't mentioned in the lyrics but the album has many references on him. The album received positive reviews from critics. However it peaked at No.24 on the French Album Chart aswell as No.22 on the Mexican Albums Chart. The single Limelight was released as a teaser single, being uploaded on 15 February 2010 on British website Popjustice. The main single Les Collines was released on 26 April 2010.
In 2011, she and Jérémy Chatelain divorced.
In Spring 2012, Alizée announced a new album would be released. However Sony delayed the album to Autumn 2012. In the meantime she was featured on the single Clara veut la Lune by Alain Chamfort.On 27 June 2012, Alizée announced on live chat that the first single, À cause de l'automne from the new album was to be released 28 June 2012. She also revealed that for the new album she was working with Jean-Jacques Goldman, BB Brunes and Thomas Boulard were also working on the album, The first music video was shot on 15 July 2012 and was released on 5 December 2012. The video features Alizée exploring the themes of autumn (i.e playing with autumn leaves and umbrellas). The first performance of the single was on RFM radio on 21 December 2012 where she sang the song in a live broadcast. It charted at 131 on the French Singles Chart. The album was yet again delayed to Spring 2013. In January, she revealed the artwork and name for the album, which is named 5. The album incorporates dance-pop,rock and ballads. This was her first album to not chart in the French Album Chart.
In 2014, following the success of her appearance (and win) on popular French tv show Danse avec les stars , she released her sixth studio album, Blonde on 23 June 2014. The single Blonde was released months earlier on 18 March 2014. The song peaked at No.63 while the album peaked at No.20. It was considered a commercial failure.
Alizée now owns a dance studio in Ajaccio, Corsica with her now-husband Grégoire Lyonnet and welcomed a baby girl called Maggy Lyonnet on 24 November 2019.
Alizée made her début with the single, Moi... Lolita on the 4 July 2000. It is her most successful single to date. It was a instant hit throughout most of Europe and parts of east Asia, reaching number one in several countries. Alizée's image was that of a seductive Lolita character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov. The video for the single showed Alizée as a village girl visiting a night-club. Four months after the single her debut album "Gourmandises" was released. The album written entirely by Farmer and Boutonnat, has sold over 1,3 million copies in France. It was certified Platinum in just three months by the SNEP. In 2001, the album was released internationally, and she became the highest-selling female French singer in 2001. The album went on to sell over 2 million copies worldwide. Farmer and Boutonnat kept a tight rein how the album was marketed and controlled the image in which Alizée was portrayed. In the mean time, Alizée gave very few interviews, and even when she did, they did not stretch beyond 20 minutes per journalist. Neither did she agree to any photoshoots.
Her second single L'Alizé followed soon after. It was also successful giving her first number one in France, and gained some success internationally. The video of the "sexily alliterative" song shows Alizée amidst soap bubbles against a pink backdrop singing about herself. The video was shot in a studio in Brussels, which had a 25 metre by 10 metre painted canvas to serve as the background—with real bubbles. This single was followed up with another single from the same album - the title song, Gourmandises. The video, which shows a group of young boys and girls out on a picnic, was shot in a day. The last single from this album was Parler Tout Bas, which deals with the theme of dreams and a loss of innocence. In France, "Parler tout bas" was the third single followed by the release of "Gourmandises".
In 2003, Alizée returned with her second album "Mes Courants Électriques". With the release of this album, she changed her image from a 'Lolita' to that of a more toned-down teenager. This album was also written by Farmer and Boutonnat. The style of the music didn't change so much but the album was more critically acclaimed than the previous one. While it had much success in and outside France, worldwide it managed to sell 1.000.000 copies, less than its predecessor. The album has an international version featuring English versions of four tracks.
The first single from this album, Je N'ai Marre! was released in 2003. The music video for this shows Alizée in a glass cage, singing while having water splashed on her. The plexiglass cage, 3 by 3 meters in dimension, was constructed in a Parisian studio, and the shooting of the video took two days. An English-language version of this song, titled I'm Fed Up, was also released, and featured similar visuals for the music video. The other singles from this album were J'ai pas Vingt ans and À contre-courant. Like Je N'ai Marre, J'ai Pas Vingt Ans, Youpidou and Amelie M'a Dit also had English versions. The video for J'ai Pas Vingt Ans (I'm Not Twenty) resembles the ambience of a concert with Alizée dancing in the midst of several other dancers. À Contre-courant, the last single from this album, was shot in an abandoned coal factory. Unlike the other two singles, there was no English-language rendition of this song.
Following the release of her second studio album, Mes Courants Électriques, Alizée toured around France and had two performances in Belgium and Switzerland, during the second half of the year 2003. The tour started off with a performance on August 26, 2003 in Paris. It concluded with her performance on the eve of January 17, 2004 at the Le Zénith concert hall in Paris and had covered major cities including Lyon, Rouen, Lille, Grenoble and Dijon, among others.
A live CD and DVD, titled "Alizée En Concert", comprising of selected performances from her tour, was launched a year later in the fall of 2004. The audio CD contained tracks, taken from her two studio albums. The DVD featured video footage of the same performances as on the CD, along with bonus footage of her rehearsals. The compilation was re-released in early 2007 in Mexico by Universal music as a CD+DVD release, following the featuring of the songs in local radio stations. With the re-release and renewed interest, the songs climbed up the music charts in the country. The album became a hit, peaking at number 4 in the International Chart on May 28, 2007, and number 8 on the main albums chart. En concert has a Gold certification for shipments over 50,000 copies only in Mexico.
Following her marriage in late 2003, Alizée took a hiatus from singing and avoided appearing in the media. She welcomed her first child Annily in 2005. Her first television appearance in two years was on MTV France on February 18, 2006.
After almost two years of fan speculation, on April 3, 2006, a handwritten message, signed Alizée, was received by the webmaster of the fansite Le Nid d'Alizée, stating that she is working on the third album.
On July 7, 2006, the show Le JT de la musique on French TV channel "Europe 2 TV" reported that Alizée has separated from her former producer and song writer Mylène Farmer and was working on her third album. It was also reported that the lyrics of the new album were being penned by Jean Faulques. Her husband, Jérémy Châtelain produces a lot of the album.
Her third album Psychédélices was released in December of 2007. Despite the promotion it had moderate success in France, where it reached number 16 on the albums chart. The album only held its peak position for one week on each chart and fell in the second week. The album was more of a success in Mexico, it debuted at number 44 in the Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart. The album peaked at number 15 in the main chart and number 1 in the international chart. It has sold 300,000 copies so far. Many of her fans were disappointed by this album as it was not produced by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat. The critics considered it as artistically inferior of her previous efforts.
Only one single was spawned in France from Psychédélices, called Mademoiselle Juliette. It missed the top 20 peaking at number 22. The second single release, Fifty-Sixty, peaked at number 65 in the Mexican single charts. In 2008 Alizée recorded a new studio version of Madonna's hit single La Isla Bonita and was included on a special edition for her album, Psychédélices in Mexico. The song so far has gone on to become a hit becoming Alizée's first top ten single on the national top ten airplay chart.
Following the success of Alizée En Concert and Psychédélices in Mexico, her former label, Universal Music released a compilation album, titled Tout Alizée. The compilation peaked at No. 62 on the Mexico Top 100 Albums Chart and No.20 on the Mexican International Top 20 Albums Chart.
During the Psychédélices tour, she had to cancel a tour date in Paris, stating that she was already working on her new album and it would sound different from all of her previous recordings. The album Une Enfant Du Siècle and was released in France on 29 March 2010. The theme of the album is the life of American model Edie Sedgwick from the birth till the death, based on the style of Andy Warhol. He isn't mentioned in the lyrics but the album has many references on him. The album received positive reviews from critics. However it peaked at No.24 on the French Album Chart aswell as No.22 on the Mexican Albums Chart. The single Limelight was released as a teaser single, being uploaded on 15 February 2010 on British website Popjustice. The main single Les Collines was released on 26 April 2010.
In 2011, she and Jérémy Chatelain divorced.
In Spring 2012, Alizée announced a new album would be released. However Sony delayed the album to Autumn 2012. In the meantime she was featured on the single Clara veut la Lune by Alain Chamfort.On 27 June 2012, Alizée announced on live chat that the first single, À cause de l'automne from the new album was to be released 28 June 2012. She also revealed that for the new album she was working with Jean-Jacques Goldman, BB Brunes and Thomas Boulard were also working on the album, The first music video was shot on 15 July 2012 and was released on 5 December 2012. The video features Alizée exploring the themes of autumn (i.e playing with autumn leaves and umbrellas). The first performance of the single was on RFM radio on 21 December 2012 where she sang the song in a live broadcast. It charted at 131 on the French Singles Chart. The album was yet again delayed to Spring 2013. In January, she revealed the artwork and name for the album, which is named 5. The album incorporates dance-pop,rock and ballads. This was her first album to not chart in the French Album Chart.
In 2014, following the success of her appearance (and win) on popular French tv show Danse avec les stars , she released her sixth studio album, Blonde on 23 June 2014. The single Blonde was released months earlier on 18 March 2014. The song peaked at No.63 while the album peaked at No.20. It was considered a commercial failure.
Alizée now owns a dance studio in Ajaccio, Corsica with her now-husband Grégoire Lyonnet and welcomed a baby girl called Maggy Lyonnet on 24 November 2019.
Abracadabra
Alizée Lyrics
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Abracadabra
Mon humeur est moi
Changeons de peau à
Chaque fois
Qu'abracadabra
Vois mon cœur en vrac
Mon humeur est en couleur
Car en sac
Abracadabra
Quand mon cœur, il bat
J'formule un truc qui
Le laisse coi
Abracadabrant
Peut-être, mais pour moi
C'est très envoûtant, sans
Colorant
Abracadabra
Mon humeur est moi
Changeons de peau à
Chaque fois
Qu'abracadabra
Vois mon cœur en flaque
Mon humeur est en couleur
Tagada
À bras raccourcis
Si on m'tombe dessus
Si see'est un souci
Je mange plus
Abracadabra
Patipatata
D'la sorcellerie
Même si ça marche pas
Badadam
Lalala
Mon humeur est moi
Changeons de peau à
Chaque fois
Qu'abracadabra
Vois mon cœur en vrac
Mon humeur est en couleur
Abracadabra
Quand mon cœur, il bat
J'formule un truc qui
Le laisse coi
Abracadabrant
Peut-être, mais pour moi
C'est très envoûtant, sans
Colorant
Abracadabra
Mon humeur est moi
Changeons de peau à
Chaque fois
Qu'abracadabra
Vois mon cœur en flaque
Mon humeur est en couleur
Tagada
À bras raccourcis
Si on m'tombe dessus
Si see'est un souci
Je mange plus
Abracadabra
Patipatata
D'la sorcellerie
Même si ça marche pas
Badadam
Lalala
The song "Abracadabra" by Alizée is filled with whimsical and playful lyrics that convey an attitude of spontaneity and lightheartedness. The opening lyrics "Abracadabra, mon humeur est moi, changeons de peau a chaque fois" (Abracadabra, my mood is me, let's change skin every time) suggest a sense of reinvention and self-discovery, as if the singer is not bound by any particular identity or persona. The repetition of the word abracadabra throughout the song lends a magical quality to the lyrics, as if the singer is invoking a spell to transform their emotions and experiences.
The song continues with lines that reference colors ("mon humeur est en couleur") and heartache ("vois mon cœur en vrac"), adding to the whimsical and fantastical atmosphere. The wordplay in lines like "j'formule un truc qui le laisse coi" (I formulate something that leaves it speechless) underscores the idea that the singer is in control, able to wield their words to create a desired effect. In the final lines of the song, the singer suggests that they are not afraid to take risks ("à bras raccourcis, si on m'tombe dessus") and that they are unbothered by any negative consequences ("si c'est un souci, je mange plus").
Line by Line Meaning
Abracadabra
The incantation used to cast a spell or perform magic trickery.
Mon humeur est moi
My mood defines who I am as a person and influences my behavior.
Changeons de peau à chaque fois
Let's change our skin or persona every time to keep things interesting.
Qu'abracadabra
Let the magic happen.
Vois mon cœur en vrac
See my heart in disarray or upset.
Mon humeur est en couleur, car en sac
My mood is colorful, but restrained or held back like in a bag.
Quand mon cœur, il bat
When my heart beats.
J'formule un truc qui le laisse coi
I concoct something that leaves it speechless or stunned.
Abracadabrant
Amazing or fantastic like magic.
Peut-être, mais pour moi, c'est très envoûtant, sans colorant
Maybe not for others, but for me, it's captivating or bewitching without any artificial additives.
Mon humeur est moi
My mood defines who I am as a person and influences my behavior.
Changeons de peau à chaque fois
Let's change our skin or persona every time to keep things interesting.
Vois mon cœur en flaque
See my heart in a puddle or vulnerable.
Mon humeur est en couleur, tagada
My mood is colorful, lively, and cheerful.
À bras raccourcis, si on m'tombe dessus
Head-on, if someone attacks me.
Si see'est un souci, je mange plus
If it's a problem, I lose my appetite.
Abracadabra, patipatata
Abracadabra with some nonsense or gibberish.
D'la sorcellerie, même si ça marche pas
Some sorcery, even if it doesn't work.
Badadam, lalala
Some sounds or syllables that sound upbeat and rhythmical.
Lyrics © LES EDITIONS DU 22 DECEMBRE
Written by: MYLENE JEANNE GAUTIER, LAURENT PIERRE MARIE BOUTONNAT
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Grammy
Art is not an easy craft,
It is always in good and evil struggle.
And to the people, whom sorrow burned,
A charity concert will help Alizee!
Nikolay Rogushin
Искусство - непростое ремесло,
Оно всегда в добра и зла борьбе.
И людям, кого горе обожгло,
Концертом милосердия поможет Ализее!
Николай Рогушин
Grammy
Un goût d'ambrosia
Dans une chanson en français!
Verse le nectar des dieux merveilleux
La voix du Soleil-Alizée !!!
Nikolas Rogushin
Вкус амброзии у песни
На французском языке!
Льёт нектар богов чудесный
Голос Солнца-Ализее!!!
Николай Рогушин
Grammy
The songs of the Angels above the throne,
About the love to a big star.
Again with a magic microphone
Forever young Alizee !!!
Nikolay Rogushin
Песни Ангелов над троном,
О любви к большой звезде.
Вновь с волшебным микрофоном
Вечно молодая Ализее!!!
Николай Рогушин
Grammy
Oublié les montagnes et les châtaignes,
Et toute ma vie je n'ai chanté que pour le rêve.
Mais les étoiles et les tulipes ressuscitées,
À l'heure , quand j'ai entendu Alizee !!!
Nikolas Rogushin
Позабыл про горы и каштаны,
И всю жизнь я пел лишь о мечте.
Но воскресли звёзды и тюльпаны,
В час, когда услышал Ализее!!!
Николай Рогушин
Grammy
Blooms brillante génie dans votre beauté,
Il présente la délivrance et la joie!
Aux yeux de ton brun doré, Alizée,
Le chant du vent et de la douceur printanière !!!
Nikolas Rogushin
Цветёт яркий гений в твоей красоте,
Он дарит спасенье и радость!
В очах златокарих твоих, Ализее,
Песнь ветра и вешняя сладость!!!
Николай Рогушин
Grammy
The days in the rays sing hymns to beauty
The fairies flew to visit Alizee!
Butterflies flit, sakura bloom -
Young stars will soon sing !!!
Nikolay Rogushin
Дни в лучах запели гимны красоте,
Феи прилетели в гости к Ализее!
Бабочки порхают, сакуры цветут -
Звёзды молодые скоро запоют!!!
Николай Рогушин
Nogy
Thank you Alizee for all your music that you made. You are one of my most favourite music interpretes.
Eduardo Hernandez Suarez
Alizée has a beautiful voice ❤
Dimi
C'est un honneur pour moi d'écouter vos chansons et chefs-d'œuvre !!!
Daisy 75
C'est un honneur pour moi d'appeler ma fille Alizée
Rayito Romes
Que linda y tierna canción 🎵💖 Ella también una Niña en aquel año 2000 del disco Gourmadises
Krl Freestyle Soccer
Cette chanson a une atmosphère très misterieuse et mélange avec les son de la electro pop reste très chick. Abracadabra patipatata✨
MAHFUZAR RAHMAN
i am being a great fan of Alizee..........suddenly i came across a song from alizee and from then i listen all of her music.....
Sala Tietäjä
Super song 😱Super Alizée!!! 🤤
vof off
Comment pas avoir les larmes au yeux époque simple et bonheur
Grammy
Art is not an easy craft,
It is always in good and evil struggle.
And to the people, whom sorrow burned,
A charity concert will help Alizee!
Nikolay Rogushin
Искусство - непростое ремесло,
Оно всегда в добра и зла борьбе.
И людям, кого горе обожгло,
Концертом милосердия поможет Ализее!
Николай Рогушин