Living on the Côte d’Azur with her younger brother, Jonathan, her Jewish Algerian father (Michel Dadouche) and her half-Corsican, half-Belgian mother (Christine Bartoli), Jenifer came to inherit her family’s love of music. Her father got her listening to James Brown, Stevie Wonder and Janis Joplin while her mother introduced her to the ‘chanson’ classics of Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour and Serge Gainsbourg. Meanwhile, Jenifer’s maternal grandmother initiated her into the art of Corsican polyphonic music.
When Jenifer turned seven, her parents treated her to her first course of singing lessons. And the budding young singer took whatever opportunity she could to exercise her vocal talent, singing in the shower, with street buskers and at all the talent contests organised in the region. In 1993, Jenifer got to support C.Jérôme in concert when the latter performed at a Bastille Day firemen’s ball in Corsica (where the family holidayed every summer). By the age of thirteen, Jenifer had vowed to become a professional singer one day. She participated in the Graines de star television broadcast in 1997, but this was a failure.
Jenifer decided to go to Paris and attend the casting for the first series of Star Academy in France . She was selected, and eventually won. The hit single "J'attends L'amour" (I'm waiting for love) soon followed. After the tour with her band that followed her victory, she went on the road as a solo artist from October 2002 until January 2003, and eventually performed at the Paris Olympia, which she had dreamed of as a child.
Her debut self-titled album went on to sell over three quarters of a million copies. The album featured a song written by Marc Lavoine and a duet with fellow Star Academy student Mario. The second single "Au Soleil" became one of the "tubes de l'été" (Summer hits) of 2002 in France. The album was re-released later to include two new tracks: "Entre Humains" and "Des Mots Qui Résonnent". The latter became her third top ten single in France and Jenifer stated that it was more her style of music, being more pop/rock. Finally a fourth song, the ballad "Donne Moi Le Temps" was released. The re-released album sold over a million copies.
In 2004 Jenifer returned onto the scene with her second, more personal, melancholy album "Le Passage". Among others, this album contained songs written by Calogero, Kyo, Tina Arena and one song Jenifer co-wrote. This album contains the singles "Ma Révolution" (My Revolution), "Le Souvenir De Ce Jour" (The Memory of This Day), "C'est De L'Or" (It's Golden) and "Serre Moi" (Hug me). The album was supported by an extensive tour across France and was followed by the release of a live album "Jenifer Fait Son Live" and an accompanying DVD.
Jenifer previously lived with Maxim Nucci, the author-composer with whom she has had one child, named Aaron, who was born on 5 December 2003. The couple separated around the end of 2005 but have since reunited. She has stated that she also wants to produce music in English outside of France.
2006 was a quiet year for Jenifer, the singer making only a few public appearances at award ceremonies, “Enfoirés” concerts and other charity fund-raising shows. That summer, she dubbed the female lead in the French version of the animated film “Over the Hedge”, posing for a series of promotional photos with the American actor Bruce Willis who was involved in dubbing the American version.
Jenifer’s third album, "Lunatique", a vibrant mix of pop, reggae, ska and ‘60s rock, hit record stores on 12 November 2007. The 24-year-old singer was joined in the studio by two VIP collaborators: the French actor Guillaume Canet (who guested on "Nos futurs") and her friend, the singer and musician M who added his famous pink guitar to "Touche-moi" and the album’s title track.
Les choses simples
Jenifer Lyrics
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Une vague un nuage, en me tenant la main
Tu pourrais tu pourrais me dire que tu as tout
Tout ce que j'attendais en soufflant sur nos cous
Emmène-moi en balade
Le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade
En un mot tu pourrais
Il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps
Si tu aimes les choses simples
Non, ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Non, ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
La, lalala, lalala
Si tu aimes les choses simples
La, lalala, lalala, lalala la la la
Tu pourrais tu pourrais m'inviter à diner
Toutes les plus belles tables, j'en ai rien à cirer
Tu pourrais tu pourrais jouer de tes charmes
Arriver devant moi, me faire baisser les armes
Emmène-moi en balade
Le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade
En un mot tu pourrais
Le ciel serait d'accord
Il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps
Si tu aimes les choses simples
Non, ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Non, ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Emmène-moi mon grand, fais-moi croquer la pomme
Derrière un sentiment se cachent les grands hommes
Fais-moi voler mon grand dis-moi où nous en sommes
Derrière un sentiment se cachent les grands hommes
Emmène-moi en balade
Le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade
En un mot tu pourrais
Le ciel serait d'accord
Il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps
Si tu aimes les choses simples
La, lalala, lalala
Si tu aimes les choses simples
La, lalala, lalala
La la la la la la la
The lyrics to Jenifer's song "Les choses simples" express a longing for simplicity and a rejection of societal expectations. The singer asks the person they are addressing to take them far away, to a place where they can escape the complexities of life. They crave a simple and pure connection with this person, symbolized by holding hands and feeling their heart against their body. The singer suggests that by embracing simplicity, they can find true happiness and fulfillment.
The chorus emphasizes the desire for simplicity, highlighting that the sky agrees with this sentiment. The singer urges the person not to conform to the expectations of others and to resist the pressure to be like everyone else. Instead, they should prioritize the simple joys of life.
In the bridge, the singer implores the person to take them on a journey, to show them the world and to reveal their true selves. They believe that behind their feelings lies greatness, and by embracing simplicity, they can find their true potential.
Overall, "Les choses simples" celebrates the beauty and power of simplicity, urging the listener to reject societal pressures and find happiness in the small and uncomplicated moments of life.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu pourrais tu pourrais m'emmener très loin
You could, you could take me very far
Une vague un nuage, en me tenant la main
A wave, a cloud, holding my hand
Tu pourrais tu pourrais me dire que tu as tout
You could, you could tell me that you have everything
Tout ce que j'attendais en soufflant sur nos cous
Everything I've been waiting for by blowing on our necks
Emmène-moi en balade
Take me on a trip
Le long des quais ou en forêt
Along the docks or in the forest
Tu pourrais me rendre malade
You could make me sick
En un mot tu pourrais
In one word, you could
Le ciel serait d'accord
The sky would agree
Il aime les choses simples
It loves simple things
Mon cœur contre ton corps
My heart against your body
Si tu aimes les choses simples
If you like simple things
Non, ne faisons pas comme les autres
No, let's not do like the others
Comme les autres
Like the others
Tu pourrais tu pourrais m'inviter à diner
You could, you could invite me to dinner
Toutes les plus belles tables, j'en ai rien à cirer
All the finest tables, I don't care about them
Tu pourrais tu pourrais jouer de tes charmes
You could, you could play with your charms
Arriver devant moi, me faire baisser les armes
Arrive in front of me, make me drop my weapons
Emmène-moi mon grand, fais-moi croquer la pomme
Take me, my big one, make me bite the apple
Derrière un sentiment se cachent les grands hommes
Behind a feeling, great men hide
Fais-moi voler mon grand dis-moi où nous en sommes
Make me fly, my big one, tell me where we are
La, lalala, lalala
La, lalala, lalala
Si tu aimes les choses simples
If you like simple things
La, lalala, lalala, lalala la la la
La, lalala, lalala, lalala la la la
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Tibz, Slimane Nebchi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@JayJayP01
Tu pourrais, tu pourrais
M’emmener très loin
Une vague, un nuage
En me tenant la main
Tu pourrais, tu pourrais
Me dire que tu as tout
Tout ce que j'attendais
En soufflant sur mon cou
Emmène-moi en balade, le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade, en un mot tu pourrais
Le ciel serait d’accord, il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps, si tu aimes les choses simples
Non ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Non ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Tu pourrais, tu pourrais m’inviter à diner
Toutes les plus belles tables j’en ai rien à cirer
Tu pourrais, tu pourrais jouer de tes charmes
Arriver devant moi, me faire baisser les armes
Emmène-moi en balade, le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade, en un mot tu pourrais
Le ciel serait d’accord, il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps, si tu aimes les choses simples
Non ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Non ne faisons pas comme les autres
Comme les autres
Emmène-moi mon grand
Fais-moi croquer la pomme
Derrière un sentiment se cachent les grands hommes
Fais-moi voler mon grand
Dis-moi où nous en sommes
Derrière un sentiment se cachent les grands hommes
Emmène-moi en balade, Le long des quais ou en forêt
Tu pourrais me rendre malade, En un mot tu pourrais
Le ciel serait d’accord, il aime les choses simples
Mon cœur contre ton corps, Si tu aimes les choses simples
@MaDeclarationJenifer
Qui l’écoute en 2024 ? ❤
@oceanedonnet7313
Moi❤
@patricefrancfort2037
moi
@danouzzzsta-ive1386
Moi léna dans ton équipe de the voice elle a assuré ❤❤❤😊😊😊
@oliviergerard6193
Bah moi 😂
@muki4800
Moi🎉
@bambisings
C'est léger et ça fait sourire, complètement réussi 😘
@manouimene3581
Oui c'est vrai 😍🤗
@legbaviviane5920
C'est vraiment c'est agréable
@vanessachevallier1273
@@manouimene3581 noqq