Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli (born on 15 November 1982 in Nice), better kn… Read Full Bio ↴Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli (born on 15 November 1982 in Nice), better known as simply Jenifer, is a pop singer who has, since 2002, had a number of hit singles in the French and Swiss charts.

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.

Viens Me Voir
Jenifer Lyrics

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Viens me voir et donne moi un peu de toi
Un petit peu de toi juste pour moi
Le matin quand tu me serres
Dans tes grands bras
C'est le ciel où je m'envole
Pour n'etre plus qu'avec toi

Je marcherai avec toi

Aussi loin que tu voudras
Je suivrai tes pas

Je marcherai avec toi
Aussi loin que tu voudras
Je suivrai tes pas

Touche-moi et prouve-moi que tu es là
Que tu es là pour moi, juste pour moi
Tu m'enlaces et je sens ton coeur qui bat
Toi contre moi c'est l'avenir
Que tu décides pour moi

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Jenifer's song "Viens Me Voir" are a love letter to a special someone, expressing the desire for them to come closer and share their life with the singer. The first verse begins by asking the person to come closer and share themselves with the singer, even just a little bit. The singer goes on to describe the feeling of being held in the person's arms and how it makes her feel like she is flying. The chorus then repeats the statement "I will walk with you, as far as you want, I will follow your steps."

The second verse is a continuation of the singer's expressions of desire and affection towards the person she loves. She asks the person to touch her and prove to her that they are there for her, just for her. She goes on to describe the feeling of being held by the person and being able to hear and feel their heartbeat. Finally, she says that being held by the person makes her feel like they are together in the future, and that the person can decide their future together.

Overall, the lyrics of "Viens Me Voir" are a passionate expression of love and a desire to be closer to the person the singer loves. It is a perfect representation of the romantic genre of music and evokes strong emotions in the listener.

Line by Line Meaning

Viens me voir et donne moi un peu de toi
Come and see me and share a little bit of yourself with me

Un petit peu de toi juste pour moi
Just a small part of yourself, solely for me

Le matin quand tu me serres
In the morning when you hug me close

Dans tes grands bras
In your big arms

C'est le ciel où je m'envole
It's like I'm flying in the sky

Pour n'etre plus qu'avec toi
To be with you and only you

Je marcherai avec toi
I'll walk with you

Aussi loin que tu voudras
As far as you want to go

Je suivrai tes pas
I'll follow in your footsteps

Je marcherai avec toi
I'll walk with you

Touche-moi et prouve-moi que tu es là
Touch me and show me that you're here