Christophe spent most of his life in Deuil-la-Barre (Val-d'Oise), where his parents run a driving school. As a child, he learned figure skating and to play the piano. Later he learned to sing as part of a gospel choir "Young Voices". He also was composing songs at the age of fourteen.
Before deciding to study to become an economics and management professor, he continued to practice music and in 2004 he appeared in a Richard Anconina film, Alive, where he played the role of Henri, a young man with a golden voice who is, nevertheless, not considered suitable for the lead role in a musical. Since his film career did not continue after this, he returned to university, where he studied communication while working a number of part-time jobs, such as babysitting and helping in a theater.
Pushed by his family and friends, he decided to try out for the 2006 edition of Nouvelle Star. With an initial audition performance of Strong Enough by Des'ree, he surprised the judges, who did not expect such a quality voice from an admittedly ungainly-looking man. Nicknamed "La Tortue" (The Turtle) by Nouvelle Star judge Marianne James, he proved to be a popular contestant, and on June 8th, was crowned the fourth Nouvelle Star.
He has stated that he would like to record a duet on his debut album with second-place finalist Dominique Michalon.[citation needed]
He joined artists such as Tears for Fears, Lara Fabian, and Murray Head on the Night of the Proms tour 2007.
His debut album "Inventaire" was released on April 16th, 2007, while the first single, "Elu Produit De L'annee" premiered in March. the album "Inventaire" debuted at #1 on the french charts and has already sold more than 363 000 (double platinum)
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Coffee
Christophe Willem Lyrics
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Le café latte se jette sur le sol et je crie
Un fracas de plus dans ma vie
Une tasse en moins, c'est ainsi
Toi tu pars me laisses en vrac
Cette fois c'est fini
Je te veux sans filet
Sur un nuage de lait
Oh oui serré
Et je fends la foule et je risque ma vie
De china town à little Italy
Trempé, groggy sous la pluie
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur est en rade et moi je cours toujours
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
Juste un café mon amour
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Tu me donnes le torride comme jamais
Puis à l'aube, sans un mot tu disparais
Je veux tout savoir de ta vie
À quoi tu rêves et à qui
La caféine m'aide à tenir jour et nuit
Ça laisse un goût amer
Comme un orage dans l'air
À ma tempe tape un boucan d'enfer
Et je fends la foule et je risque ma vie
De china town à little Italy
Trempé, groggy sous la pluie
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur est en rade et moi je cours toujours
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
Juste un café mon amour
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Paris, London, sud Manhattan
Taxi, subway, je cours, je crie soudain je te vois
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Tes yeux, ta peau, tes hanches
Entre mes doigts et toi qui penches
On s'embrasse en angle droit
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Une heure
À moi
Chez toi
Un café crème, oh tu me dois bien ça
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Et je fends la foule et je risque ma vie
De china town à little Italy
Trempé, groggy sous la pluie
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur est en rade et moi je cours toujours
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
Juste un café mon amour
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
J'ai fendu la foule et j'ai risqué ma vie
De china town à little Italy
Danse avec moi sous la pluie
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur a beau dire, moi je t'aime toujours
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
Tu ne peux rien contre l'amour
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
The lyrics of Christophe Willem's song "Coffee" tell the story of a man who is trying to hold on to a relationship that is falling apart. The scene is set with the sound of a mug falling and breaking, as the singer acknowledges that he’s lost one more thing in his life. His partner has left him and he wants her back, even if it means he has to take risks and run through the rain to get to her. He wants her to be with him just for a cup of coffee, even though she repeatedly tells him that it's not a good idea.
The lyrics communicate the singer's desperate need for his partner to come back into his life, to the point that even a simple, ordinary offer of coffee becomes an opportunity for him to be close to her once again. The line "You can't stay for coffee?" is repeated throughout the song, as if the singer is trying to convince himself that she can't leave him permanently.
The chorus of the song is particularly catchy, and its message resonates with many people who have found themselves in a similar situation of trying to hold on to what they once held dear. The mood of the song is both sentimental and melancholy, as the singer is consumed with longing for his lost love, and takes risks to win her back.
Line by Line Meaning
Un mug tombe "bam" s'explose sous mon lit
A mug falls 'bam' and shatters under my bed
Le café latte se jette sur le sol et je crie
The latte spills onto the floor and I scream
Un fracas de plus dans ma vie
Just another crash in my life
Une tasse en moins, c'est ainsi
One less cup, that's just how it is
Toi tu pars me laisses en vrac
You leave me in pieces as you go
Cette fois c'est fini
This time it's over
Je te veux sans filet
I want you without a safety net
Sur un nuage de lait
On a cloud of milk
Te boire serré
To drink you strong
Oh oui serré
Oh yes, strong
Et je fends la foule et je risque ma vie
And I cut through the crowd, risking my life
De china town à little Italy
From Chinatown to Little Italy
Trempé, groggy sous la pluie
Soaked, groggy in the rain
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur est en rade et moi je cours toujours
Your heart is stuck and I keep running
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
You tell me "no way" but I stay deaf
Juste un café mon amour
Just one coffee, my love
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Tu me donnes le torride comme jamais
You give me a hot passion like never before
Puis à l'aube, sans un mot tu disparais
Then at dawn, without a word, you vanish
Je veux tout savoir de ta vie
I want to know everything about your life
À quoi tu rêves et à qui
What you dream of and who
La caféine m'aide à tenir jour et nuit
Caffeine helps me keep going day and night
Ça laisse un goût amer
It leaves a bitter taste
Comme un orage dans l'air
Like a storm in the air
À ma tempe tape un boucan d'enfer
A deafening noise pounds at my temples
"Paris, London, sud Manhattan
"Paris, London, South Manhattan
Taxi, subway, je cours, je crie soudain je te vois
Taxi, subway, I run, I shout, suddenly I see you
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Tes yeux, ta peau, tes hanches
Your eyes, your skin, your hips
Entre mes doigts et toi qui penches
Between my fingers, and you leaning
On s'embrasse en angle droit
We kiss at a right angle
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Une heure
One hour
À moi
Mine
Chez toi
At your place
Un café crème, oh tu me dois bien ça
A café au lait, oh, you owe me that
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Et je fends la foule et je risque ma vie
And I cut through the crowd, risking my life
De china town à little Italy
From Chinatown to Little Italy
Trempé, groggy sous la pluie
Soaked, groggy in the rain
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur est en rade et moi je cours toujours
Your heart is stuck and I keep running
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
You tell me "no way" but I stay deaf
Juste un café mon amour
Just one coffee, my love
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
J'ai fendu la foule et j'ai risqué ma vie
I cut through the crowd and risked my life
De china town à little Italy
From Chinatown to Little Italy
Danse avec moi sous la pluie
Dance with me in the rain
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Ton cœur a beau dire, moi je t'aime toujours
Your heart may say no, but I still love you
Tu me dis "no way" mais je reste sourd
You tell me "no way" but I stay deaf
Tu ne peux rien contre l'amour
You can't fight against love
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
"No you can't stay for coffee?"
"No, you can't stay for coffee?"
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Steve Lee, Tina Harris, Pete Martin, Skye, Christophe Willem
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Kevin Vanghent
J'adore grave cette chanson
Agathe kerneïs
great😃👍🏽
ObsessedJessMsp
Catchy song :D i don't understand anything but its so catchy!!! :D love it!
Eto l'otaku
ObsessedJessMsp it's so beautiful
Brian King
The whole planet sleeps on dope tracks. I could name 1,00 0 dope tracks not part of the daily bread nor the morning show.