Hélène Ségara is a French Female singer, born Hélène Rizzo, on 26 February … Read Full Bio ↴Hélène Ségara is a French Female singer, born Hélène Rizzo, on 26 February 1971 in Six-Fours-les-Plages, France on her grandfather's farm. Her father is Italian and her mother Armenian.

She said that she had been traumatized in her childhood by the divorce of her parents when she was 8, and by the death of her grandfather when she was 16. As she wanted to become a singer, she left school and family at the age of 14.

She had many successive jobs including performances in the piano bars of the French Riviera. At 18, she gave birth to Raphael, her first son. Her repertoire was expanding, with many musical influences and over a thousand songs. In 1993, a first single entitled "Loin" was released, but didn't meet with any commercial success.

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After her convalescence, she recorded her second album, Au Nom d'une femme in 2000. The album topped the charts, and reached Diamond Sales. Five singles from this album were all successfully released. Ségara then began a concert tour that lasted for two years. A video recording of the concert at the Olympia in Paris on this occasion was released. According to a poll made by the IFOP, Segara was at the time the favourite French singer in her country.

In March 2003 was released a third album, Humaine, including "On n'oublie rien, on vit avec", a duet with Laura Pausini and "L'Amour est un soleil", composed by Romano Musumarra. About 700,000 copies of this album were sold. She started another tour in late 2003 but was forced to stop her performances because of a difficult pregnancy.

In August 2003, Ségara married in Ajaccio Mathieu Lecat (son of journalist Didier Lecat), with whom she had two other children: Matteo (born in May 2003) and Maïa (October 2004).

Her fourth studio album, Quand l'éternité ... came out in 2006. The first single from this album was "Méfie-toi de moi", followed by "Rien n'est comme avant". This album has a different style from previous ones, with more pronounced rock influences, texts almost all composed by the singer, and that addresses issues such as the absence, death and hope. The album eventually achieved gold status three months after its release for more than 200,000 copies sold. In early 2007, she made a new concerts tour in France, including the Palais des Sports in Paris.

In 2007, when she finished the first part of her tour, two other songs from the album were sent to the radio: "Tu ne seras jamais libre" and "Father". Both songs were not released as singles. In late 2007, several editions came out : a box set with of 3 CDs (Les 50 plus belles chansons d'Hélène Segara), two boxes composed of 2 CDs with a new cover (Cœur de verre + Au Nom d'une femme, Humaine + Quand l'éternité...) and a CD 'Prestige' with 15 tracks. In February 2008, she released "La Moitié de nous", a duet with Bruno Pelletier, whose a part of profits were given to an association name Rêves.[3] The tour "Quand l'éternité..." is ongoing until summer 2008, in France and abroad. This year, Ségara will also record a new album that is described by herself as a "realistic travel around the world", with a link between all the songs. This album will be released at the end of the year, before a new international tour, including two concerts at the Olympia on 22 November and 23, 2008.

Au Nom d'une femme
Hélène Ségara Lyrics

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Au nom d'une femme
Celle qui porte le nom
Du père
Et qui le perd
Ce n'est pas sans larmes
Qu'on passe les déserts
Les rides
Et la peur du vide

Quand on appelle
Que tout le monde est sourd
Ce n'est rien que le manque d'amour
Et si j'appelle
C'est que j'attends en retour
Un peu d'amour
J'en réclame
Au nom d'une femme

Au nom d'une femme
Elle qui porte l'enfant
Sur terre
Puis le nom de mère
Ce n'est pas sans armes
Qu'on passe les guerres
Seule une femme
Sait ce qu'elle perd

Quand on appelle
Que tout le monde est sourd
Ce n'est rien que le manque d'amour
Et si j'appelle
C'est que j'attends en retour
Un peu d'amour
J'en réclame
Au nom d'une femme

J'en réclame
Au nom d'une femme

Un peu d'amour
Un peu d'amour

J'en réclame
Au nom d'une femme

Overall Meaning

The song "Au Nom d'une Femme" by Hélène Ségara is a touching tribute to women and the struggles they face in life. The lyrics speak of a woman who carries the name of her father and loses it, which could symbolize the loss of one's identity or perhaps the end of a relationship. It is not an easy journey as they face deserts, wrinkles and the fear of the unknown. However, it is through these difficult times that they develop resilience and inner strength.

The chorus speaks of calling out but finding that no one is listening, and this is often due to the lack of love and compassion in the world. The singer pleads for love, not just for herself, but for all women, who have mothered children and fought countless wars. The imagery of war is particularly powerful as it highlights the struggles of women who have had to fight for their rights and freedoms over the years.

In the end, the singer calls out for love in the name of a woman. This could be seen as a call to honor and respect all women who have contributed to society in their own ways. It's a heartfelt song that acknowledges the struggles of women and celebrates their strength and resilience.

Line by Line Meaning

Au nom d'une femme
In the name of a woman

Celle qui porte le nom
She who carries the name

Du père
Of the father

Et qui le perd
And who loses him

Ce n'est pas sans larmes
It's not without tears

Qu'on passe les déserts
That we cross the deserts

Les rides
The wrinkles

Et la peur du vide
And the fear of emptiness

Quand on appelle
When we call out

Que tout le monde est sourd
And everyone is deaf

Ce n'est rien que le manque d'amour
It's nothing but the lack of love