1) Philippe Katerine (… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) Philippe Katerine (known as Katerine for his artistic work) is a French singer and composer, who published eight records since the beginning of his career in 1991.
He was born in 1968.
2) Katerine Avgoustakis is a Belgian singer and was the winner of the 2005 Belgian Star Academy, similar to American Idol in the United States. She was born on September 16, 1983, to a Greek father and a Belgian mother.
Currently, she lives in Maasmechelen. Avgoustakis used to be a beauty specialist and before that a saleswoman. During the third quarter of 2005, it was announced that Avgoustakis had been dating Pim Symoens, who was #4 in Star Academy and who also works for JIMtv, a popular Flemish music channel.
Avgoustakis plays the piano and used to be in a choir. She was also a member of her first band Indiana, with whom she participated with for Eurovision Song Contest a couple of years ago, with the song Imitation Love.
Due to the failure of Indiana, she entered Star Academy in Flanders. In 2005, she worked her way to the finale and won the contest and a record contract. Avgoustakis's debut single New Day, released in July 2005 in Belgium, peaked at #2 in the Belgian UltraTop 50 chart. "New Day" was written and produced by Regi Penxten & Filip Vandueren, the team behind Milk Inc. Three months later, she received the TMF Flanders award for Best New National Artist for the song. Also the song was certified gold in Belgium. Her selfnamed debut album Katerine was released on November 14, 2005 in Belgium. The album is to be released in May in the Netherlands. Due the 'unexpected' sudden death of her mother, her second single, Here Come All the Boys, was delayed to be released in October 2005. This is the first single she also released in the Netherlands, that peaked at #89 in the Dutch Mega Singles Top 100. The song is also featured on the hits compilation HitBox, which was released on March 13, 2006, containing hits like Ricky Martin's I Don't Care, Rihanna's If It's Lovin' That You Want and the Michael Jackson cover Say Say Say (Waiting 4 U) by Hi_Tack.
Avgoustakis won the first Belgian pre-selection for Eurosong 2006 on January 8, 2006 with the song Watch Me Move. Because of this, she was sure to have a place in the pre-finale rounds, however the judges thought her voice wasn't powerful enough to win. Despite being considered as one of the finalists, Katerine remained in the semi.
The third single from her album Katerine, Take Me Home, was released on April 4th 2006 in Belgium, with Watch Me Move as B-side.
These days, Katerine is back with a new single called 'Livewire'. Despite the high hopes, the single hasn't done as well as expected.
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Katerine Lyrics
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Le metro ouvre a six h du mat
Monoprix ouvre a 10h
Monoprix ferme a 20h
Les enfants partent a 8h
Les enfants reviennent a 16h
Le repas commence a 20h
On débarrasse a 20h30
T'es Borderline
Il est Borderline
Nous sommes Borderline
La dame du 3ème sort à 10h
La dame du 3ème revient à 11h
Les ASSEDIC ouvrent à 9h
Les ASSEDIC ferment à 16h
Tu commences le boulot à 9h
Tu termines le boulot à 18h
Tu t'endors à 23h
Tu te réveilles à 7h du mat
C'est Borderline
J'suis Borderline
Il est Borderline
Nous sommes Borderline
Le feu vert s'allume à minuit
Le feu rouge à minuit deux
Le feu vert revient à minuit deux
Le feu rouge à minuit quatre
La dame du 3ème sort à 21h
La dame du 3ème revient à 21h30
L'assenceur descent à 21h30
Remonte à 21h31
J'suis Borderline (Borderline)
T'es Borderline
Il est Borderline (Borderline)
Nous sommes Borderline
Ok D'accord Très bien D'accord Ok D'accord Très bien OK
Un Téléphone à midi seize Un cri à 15h07 Une voix d'homme à 22h Un chat à 1h Une radio à 02h20 Une mercedes à 5h du mat
Tout va bien ! Tout va BIEN !! TOUT VA BIEN !!!
Tout va bien. J'suis Borderline, T'es Borderline, Il est Borderline, Nous sommes Borderline, Vous êtes Borderline, Ils sont Borderline
(Borderline... Nous sommes Borderline... Tout va bien... ...) ...
The lyrics of Katerine's song Borderline list daily events and timings, giving us a clear picture of the routines and schedules that people follow. From the opening lines, we understand that the metro closes at one in the morning and opens at six, while the opening and closing times for the Monoprix and the schedules for children returning from and going to school are also mentioned. These mundane details, however, serve to emphasize the repetition and monotony of daily life. The word "Borderline" is repeated throughout the song, and it becomes apparent that it serves to express feelings of restlessness and dissatisfaction with the sameness of everything. The lyrics also suggest that everyone is borderline, implying that our lives are constrained by routine and that we are all seeking something more.
The song is not just a commentary on the monotony of daily routines, however. The repeated use of the word "Borderline" suggests that there is a certain madness or instability lurking just beneath the surface of everyone's lives. This sense is heightened by lines such as "Un cri à 15h07" (a scream at 3:07) and "Un chat à 1h" (a cat at 1:00 am), which suggest that amidst the repetition and routines of daily life, there are moments of unpredictability and chaos.
Overall, the song Borderline is a commentary on the tensions between routine and unpredictability in everyday life, and the feelings of restlessness and dissatisfaction that arise as a result.
Line by Line Meaning
Le métro ferme a une heure du mat
The metro closes at one in the morning
Le metro ouvre a six h du mat
The metro opens at six in the morning
Monoprix ouvre a 10h
Monoprix opens at 10 in the morning
Monoprix ferme a 20h
Monoprix closes at 8 in the evening
Les enfants partent a 8h
Children leave at 8 in the morning
Les enfants reviennent a 16h
Children come back at 4 in the afternoon
Le repas commence a 20h
The meal starts at 8 in the evening
On débarrasse a 20h30
We clear up at half-past eight in the evening
J'suis Borderline
I'm borderline
T'es Borderline
You're borderline
Il est Borderline
He's borderline
Nous sommes Borderline
We're borderline
La dame du 3ème sort à 10h
The lady on the third floor goes out at 10 in the morning
La dame du 3ème revient à 11h
The lady on the third floor comes back at 11 in the morning
Les ASSEDIC ouvrent à 9h
ASSEDIC opens at 9 in the morning
Les ASSEDIC ferment à 16h
ASSEDIC closes at 4 in the afternoon
Tu commences le boulot à 9h
You start work at 9 in the morning
Tu termines le boulot à 18h
You finish work at 6 in the evening
Tu t'endors à 23h
You fall asleep at 11 in the evening
Tu te réveilles à 7h du mat
You wake up at 7 in the morning
C'est Borderline
This is borderline
Le feu vert s'allume à minuit
The green light turns on at midnight
Le feu rouge à minuit deux
The red light at two minutes past midnight
Le feu vert revient à minuit deux
The green light returns at two minutes past midnight
Le feu rouge à minuit quatre
The red light at four minutes past midnight
La dame du 3ème sort à 21h
The lady on the third floor goes out at nine in the evening
La dame du 3ème revient à 21h30
The lady on the third floor comes back at half-past nine in the evening
L'assenceur descent à 21h30
The elevator goes down at half-past nine in the evening
Remonte à 21h31
Goes up at 21:31
J'suis Borderline (Borderline)
I'm borderline (borderline)
T'es Borderline
You're borderline
Il est Borderline (Borderline)
He's borderline (borderline)
Nous sommes Borderline
We're borderline
Ok D'accord Très bien D'accord Ok D'accord Très bien OK
Ok Alright Very well Alright Ok Alright Very well
Un Téléphone à midi seize Un cri à 15h07 Une voix d'homme à 22h Un chat à 1h Une radio à 02h20 Une mercedes à 5h du mat
A phone call at 12:16 A scream at 3:07 PM A man's voice at 10 in the evening A cat at 1 in the morning A radio at 2:20 AM A Mercedes at 5 in the morning
Tout va bien ! Tout va BIEN !! TOUT VA BIEN !!!
Everything is fine! Everything is FINE!! EVERYTHING IS FINE!!!
Tout va bien. J'suis Borderline, T'es Borderline, Il est Borderline, Nous sommes Borderline, Vous êtes Borderline, Ils sont Borderline
Everything is fine. I am borderline, You are borderline, He is borderline, We are borderline, You all are borderline, They are borderline
(Borderline... Nous sommes Borderline... Tout va bien... ...)
(Borderline... We are borderline... Everything is fine... ...)
Contributed by Julian V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Birisi
C’est une belle chanson
Steuveu
Ce mec est un grand grand malade ! C'est génial !
Vicente Reacts
POV: You're here because your French teacher put this song on to teach you les heures.
Airene June LAMAN
hahaha! you're right!
Md Mahedi Hasan
@Airene June LAMAN hahaha true 😂😂
Rustem Levchuk
Times changes, but that stays the same
Côme GEOFFRAY
Je tiens à faire remarquer qu'il est impossible que le feux soit vert à minuit et ne passe au rouge qu'à minuit deux. En effet, la durée d'un cycle de feu en France est limitée à 120secondes. A minuit deux, le feu rouge aura donc nécessairement déjà été donné. Toutefois un système de détection des véhicules pourrait être à l'origine d'un tel système. Cela impliquerait en revanche que le feu aurait un comportement irrégulier. Il serait difficile de prévoir que le feu serait vert à minuit pile donc.
Bien cordialement,
Un ingénieur en trafic
Pikachu Flavored
I'M OFFICIALLY PLAYING THIS WHEN I WALK DOWN THE AISLE AT MY WEDDING. Yeah, I'm weird like that.
francesco lideo
grande canzone, io stesso da presidente del tua fan page dico che stromae, david gueta e chi più ne ha più ne metta dico solo CAPOLAVRO
François H
Je kiff