Zazie's mother was an architect and her father a music teacher. Her songs range from upbeat rock or pop songs to languid downtempo tunes and are characterised by the wit of their lyrics based on puns, alliterations, homophones and double-entendres.
Zazie debuted in 1992 with the album "Je Tu Ils" and the single "Sucré salé".
In 1995, she released her sophomore album Zen, which was co-written and co-produced with Vincent-Marie Bouvot. It included the singles "Zen" and "Homme Sweet Homme". Her 1996 single "Un point c'est toi" from the same album was discussed on Canada's MuchMusic TV program Too Much 4 Much due to its controversial content. Ultimately, the discussion panel deemed the video okay for audiences. In the video, a group of four smitten women, including Zazie, follow a pair of men down to a lake. There, the two men strip off their clothes and swim in the water. Zazie fantasizes about undressing one of the men and kissing him. To shock of the women, however, the two men kiss each other.
In 1997, Pascal Obispo and Zazie released the single "Les Meilleurs Ennemis".
Her 1998 album Made in Love was co-produced by Ali Staton, Pierre Jaconelli, and herself. The album photos were taken by fashion designer Jean-Baptiste Mondino. The songs "Ça Fait Mal Et Ça Fait Rien", "Tous des anges", and "Tout Le Monde" were released as singles. This album was followed by a live album, Made in Live, the next year. In 1999 she also wrote a song for Jane Birkin in Jane Birkin's album .
In 2001, Zazie dueted with Axel Bauer on the single "A Ma Place". It was her most successful single in France, reaching number four on the French charts.
Zazie once again addressed gay content on her 2002 single "Adam et Yves" from her 2001 album La Zizanie. This album was produced solely by Pierre Jaconelli. Other singles included "Rue de la paix" and "Danse avec les loops". In 2003, she released another live album, Ze Live.
Her 2004 album Rodéo was co-produced and co-written with Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis. A short film "Rodéo indien" was made using songs from the album as a soundtrack. Zazie played the role of an Indian woman who leaves her cheating husband. She followed this album up with a live album, Rodéo Tour in 2006.
In 2007 her sixth studio album "Totem" was released and debuted at number 1. The second single (but first commercially released) was "Je Suis Un Homme" which became Zazie's first solo top ten hit in France. In Winter 2008 a best of album "Zest of Zazie" was released which as well as past hits contained two new songs "Fm Air" and "Un peu beaucoup" and live recordings.
La Fan De Sa Vie
Zazie Lyrics
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Johnny
Te dis "Que je t'aime"
Toi, tu l'aime aussi
Aussi
Mardi
Eddy
C'est l'homme de ta vie
De ta vie
Mel Gibson
A ta porte
Jamais personne
Ne t'aimera de la sorte
Tu es fan
Tu es la fan de sa vie
Il a de l'amour à revendre
Colle au mur de ta chambre
Jeudi
Tu dis
Que tu n'iras pas le voir
Après le concert
A quoi ça sert
Puisque samedi
Ça te dit
De t'envoyer en l'air
Avec son poster
Son poster
Et tu l'épingle
Tu l'accroches
Tu lui parles
Comme s'il était l'un de tes proches
Tu es fan
Tu es la fan de sa vie
Il a de l'amour à revendre
Colle au mur de ta chambre
Tu collectionnes
Les aventures
Avec des hommes
En photo sur le mur
Tu es fan
Tu es la fan de sa vie
Puisque sa vie te rassure
Et que la tienne est trop dure
Tu es fan
Tu le seras jusqu'au jour
Où tu verras que l'amour
N'est pas à vendredi mais à vivre
A vivre.
The song “La Fan De Sa Vie” by Zazie talks about an obsessive fan who is in love with the celebrities she sees on her posters. The lyrics describe her fascination with different artists such as Johnny and Eddy, and even fictional characters like Mel Gibson. The fan is so deeply attached to these celebrities that she collects their pictures on her walls and lives vicariously through their lives.
The obsession of the fan is not only directed towards their talent but also their love life. She dreams of being the woman by their side and imagines a fulfilling future with them. However, in her desire for this ideal, she misses out on her own life experiences, as seen when she refuses to attend a concert because she thinks it won't serve any meaningful purpose. The irony of the song is that it also reveals the loneliness of the fan, who finds solace and comfort in the fantasy of being with these celebrities. Ultimately, the song suggests that one should invest in their own life rather than living through others.
Line by Line Meaning
Lundi
Beginning of the week
Johnny
Reference to Johnny Hallyday, a famous French singer
Te dis "Que je t'aime"
He tells you "I love you"
Toi, tu l'aime aussi
You love him too
Aussi
As well
Mardi
Second day of the week
Eddy
Reference to Eddy Mitchell, a famous French singer
Fait de toi sa femme
Makes you his woman
C'est l'homme de ta vie
He's the man of your life
De ta vie
Of your life
Mel Gibson
Reference to actor Mel Gibson
A ta porte
At your doorstep
Jamais personne
No one ever
Ne t'aimera de la sorte
Will love you in that way
Tu es fan
You're a fan
Tu es la fan de sa vie
You're the fan of his life
Il a de l'amour à revendre
He has love to spare
Colle au mur de ta chambre
Stuck on your bedroom wall
Jeudi
Fourth day of the week
Tu dis
You say
Que tu n'iras pas le voir
That you won't go see him
Après le concert
After the concert
A quoi ça sert
What's the point
Puisque samedi
Because Saturday
Ça te dit
You feel like it
De t'envoyer en l'air
To fool around
Avec son poster
With his poster
Tu l'épingle
You pin it
Tu l'accroches
You hang it up
Tu lui parles
You talk to him
Comme s'il était l'un de tes proches
As if he was one of your relatives
Tu collectionnes
You collect
Les aventures
Adventures
Avec des hommes
With men
En photo sur le mur
In photos on the wall
Puisque sa vie te rassure
Because his life reassures you
Et que la tienne est trop dure
And yours is too hard
Tu le seras jusqu'au jour
You'll be a fan until the day
Où tu verras que l'amour
Where you'll see that love
N'est pas à vendredi mais à vivre
Isn't something you can buy, but something you live
A vivre.
To live.
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veronica sebastia
une de mes chansons préférées de Zazie, avec l'Ange bléssé, j'étais là,aux armes citoyennes, je suis un homme..........ce que j'aime comme paroles de cette chanson, c'est surtout les dernières phrases :"Tu le seras jusqu'au jour où tu verras que l'amour n'est pas à vendre mais à vivre, n'est pas à vendre......car l'amour ça se donne , ça ne s'achète pas même si pour celui qu'on aime , on donnerai tout l'or du Monde et sa propre vie pour le sauver merci