Chimène Badi

小簡介
Chimène Badi，1982年10月30日生于Melun，從小就喜歡唱歌，夢想是長大以后當歌手。上小學時候的Chimène很害羞，圓圓的身材還因此感到好自卑。
Chimène非常迷戀唱歌，高中畢業(yè)后，竟放棄了父母給選擇的讀私立大學的機會。也就在下這個決定后的一個月，Chimène注意到法國M6電視臺Popstars節(jié)目第二季度正在進行選新人的活動。于是她下定決心，認真地做了準備，為了實現(xiàn)自己的夢想報名成為千萬個參賽者之一。
初試蹄聲，Chimène順利通過初賽的一系列的考驗，并很快得到Valery Zeitoun（評審，制作人）的注意：她的嗓音與眾不同-渾厚，充滿感染力；她的個性謙虛為人隨和。在選拔中，Chimène的演唱絕對是最優(yōu)秀的，Valery Zeitoun說：就是這聲音！當她在演唱，你知道是她；當你轉過身，閉上眼聽，你知道還是她！實際上那個時候的Popstars打算選擇四個新人，兩男兩女，組團體WhatFor是要符合年輕人口味：時尚，動感，性感等等。可Chimène對舞蹈卻是一竅不通，加上外形不夠亮眼，最后還是被淘汰出局。但就是在Valery Zeitoun告訴Chimène不能再繼續(xù)參與WhatFor培訓機會的時候，也出現(xiàn)最讓人激動的一幕，他告訴Chimène，他將會幫助她，希望有機會與她合作。接下來，幸運之神如此照顧這個女孩子，Valery Zeitoun介紹著名音樂人Rick Allison，Lara Fabian的制作人給她。這樣Chimène直接被送到了Popstars的最知名工作室Workshop，錄制了她的第一支單曲Entre Nous,2003年1月27日發(fā)行，直接躍至全法國單曲銷售第四名的位置，900 000的銷售成績，讓AZ同意讓Rick Allison作為制作人為她制作首張專輯Entre Nous。
by Jason Ankeny
French pop chanteuse Chimène Badi vaulted to national fame via the hit reality TV talent showcase Pop Stars. Born in the Paris suburb of Melun on October 30, 1982, Badi grew up in the south of France, and at age six made her musical debut at a local amateur contest. While studying agriculture she recorded a series of demo tapes, but found no interest from labels. In 2002, Badi auditioned for the second season of the M6 Network's Pop Stars, and while she failed to move on to the finals, her powerhouse performances attracted the attention of juror Valéry Zeitoun, the director of the AZ label, who immediately extended a contract offer. Badi's debut single, the Rick Allison-penned ballad "Entre Nous," became a huge hit, selling more than a million copies between the French, Swiss, and Belgian markets and lent its title to her debut LP, released in early 2003. The follow-up singles "Je Vais Te Chercher" and "Si J'avais Su T'aimer" both topped the French charts, establishing Badi as the spiritual heir to the power ballad tradition of Celine Dion, and in mid-2003 she toured in support of French pop legend Johnny Hallyday. Her sophomore album, Dis Moi Que Tu M'aimes, followed in the autumn of 2004, generating three number one hits: "Je Ne Sais Pas Son Nom," "Retomber Amoureux," and "Je Viens du Sud." The concert set Live à l'Olympia, ing Badi's February 2005 appearances at the legendary Paris music hall, hit retail in early 2006.