Zazie , of its true name Isabelle Marianne de Truchis of Varennes , is a French Auteur-compositeur-interprète .

Biography

Childhood

It is on April 18th, 1964 with Boulogne-Billancourt, which Isabelle Marianne de Truchis of Varennes is born from a mother professor of music and a father architect. Very quickly called “Zazie” in reference to the novel of Raymond Queneau, Zazie in the subway , it quickly affirms its leaning for the artistic field. At the house, one listens to the “3 B”, Brassens, Brel, Barbara and of the Classical music. It practices the violin during ten years, a little piano and guitar.

Its beginnings

Its predilection for the writing continues gradually. As of the four years age she writes her first song and her first play at eight years. After obtaining a literary baccalaureat at sixteen years, she seeks initially her way by making studies of kinesitherapist then of foreign languages (English, Spanish and Japanese). Then it is mannequin during ten years, and ravels for great names of the haute couture (Yves the St. Lawrence, Karl Lagerfeld, Kenzo, etc). Wearied by the universe of the mode, it with opportunity of making the choruses on a title of the singer Fabrice Guinar. It on television appears the first time as a singer with Alain Lanty, and accompanies with the saxophone Pierre cosso at his beginnings during an emission television. Its particular voice also enables him to work in radio publicity (Opel, Cochonou, Martini) and on television (L'Oreal, Saint-Moret, etc).

First album

It is only in 1990 that Zazie really tries to launch out in the song. It signs a contract in 1991 at Phonogram. In 1992 leaves I, you, they , its first album recorded in the studios of its idol, Peter Gabriel. To note its first collaboration with Pascal Obispo on the title One, two, three, sun . She writes almost all her texts and takes part in the composition. If the album does not know that a success of regard, individual the Sucré salted functions rather well (n°46 with the Top 50) and Zazie is devoted the following year better female revelation to the Victoires of the music. The two other extracts of the album do not collect any success, but its career is launched. The sales of this first album, however rather weak, manage to convince its recording company to continue the adventure.

Continuation of the career

The second album Zen leaves in 1995. All the texts are signed Zazie, and if the first individual Larsen starts gently (n°38 with Signal 50 all the same, and 15 weeks of classification), it is the title Zen which obtains success, in particular thanks to the music composed by Pascal Obispo (n°23 with the Signal). Vincent-Marie Bouvot composes the majority of the titles. One recognizes already the style Zazie, the guitar of Pierre Jaconelli, and all the extracts are tubes ( Homme sweet man , a point it is you n°24). More succeeded musicalement, this second album is sold with more: 500000 specimens, reaching the 8th place with the Signal albums, and Zazie gains its second Victoire of the music for the video of the title Larsen . It makes to full house with the Cicada, and its round Zazie is downtown gains one big hit. From there, its notoriety enables him to write and compose for others, of which Florent Pagny, Johnny Hallyday, Jane Birkin, Pascal Obispo, Patricia Kaas, Isabelle Boulay, David Hallyday and recently Calogero, Axel Bauer and Christophe Willem of the Nouvelle star .

But Zazie does not remain about it there, it joined the team of Sol in if for a series in concerts. She sings in duet with Pascal Obispo the best enemies extracts from the “Superfluous” album in which she takes part in the writing and the choruses (classified song n°39 with the Signal). Then she interprets the song Rose , resulting from the original soundtrack of film “My bed of roses”, and the umbrella rib in the new version of Emilie Jolie in 2002. She also composes the music of the film All must disappear in 1996. The film having had catastrophic criticisms, no original soundtrack of film will be in a hurry on CD. The fans comfort themselves by listening to the song during the credits of end. Thereafter, it integrates the big family of the Resto du coeur. It is then the dedication, with the price of the better female interpreter with the victories of the music of 1998, in front of Patricia Kaas, Axelle Red, Enzo Enzo and Brigitte Fontaine.

Then the album comes from maturity, Made in coils (n°3 with the Signal albums). It composes all the musics (except Chanson of friend ) and writes all the words. The tone is darker and the environment of the album is very well underlined by the photographs of Jean-Baptiste Mondino. This album, which has basic than the precedents, is the subject of an original promotion: the entirety of the album was diffused on TF1 with 2:00 of the morning (to the image: the fixed plan of a radio). The clip of That hurt and that done anything (only n°75 with Signal 100), too judged violent one, is censured, and only Everyone is a real success (n°23 with Signal 50).

It is noticed beginning 1999 in film of Didier the Fisherman I would not like to burst Sunday . But it is on scene with the Turn of the Angels that Zazie gains its greater success with more than 70 dates as well as a mini round in Asia (Burma, Kampuchea, Vietnam and Singapore). The fans claim an album live , and they are filled by the exit of the double album Made in live (n°30 with the Signal albums), of the video in the concert and individual promotion Cyber .

The Years 2000

After a rest, Zazie takes part in the many concerts of his/her friends and sings in duet with Axel Bauer the title In my place , which with more: 500000 sold specimens, rises at the top of the charts summer 2001 (classified song n°4 with Signal 50, with 30 weeks consecutive of presence!). In October 2001 in music, the album the Discord passes on the radio waves, with the title Rue of peace (n°11 with the Signal, its greater success hitherto in solo). For this fourth album studio, Zazie changes team, only impossible to circumvent the Pierre Jaconelli is always there for the realization. First of the sales as of the first week, the album deciphers the evils of the company with a rather unexpected style. Indeed, it is with less word games and a sound more electro that Zazie breaks its usual codes. Second individual is extracted, Adam and Yves (n°22). The places for a series in concert to the Bataclan are quickly sold, before the dates are pushed back at the following year, because Zazie awaits a child. March 9th, 2002 in music, it is a Victoire news of the music for Zazie which is crowned better interpreter female . She takes part in the Fête of the music before eclipsing. At the beginning of August, it gives rise to a little girl, Lola, whose dad is Fabien Cahen (group Cox which today does not exist any more).

Beginning 2003, Zazie squatte Bataclan (such is the name of its series in concerts to the Bataclan) and leaves in round in all France. An double album live leaves then entitled Ze live (n°3 with the Signal albums), extracted from its passage to Bataclan.

The fifth album studio of Zazie left on November 22nd, 2004 in music under the title Rodéo accompanied by a DVD entitled Indian Rodéo where appear 10 clips vidéos turned in Bombay. This album is resolutely more pop, Zazie wanting to address itself to many people. The compositions are signed Jean-Pierre Pilot (which played already keyboard for its round of 2003), Philippe Paradis and Zazie. This one wrote only the words of the songs present on this album, which was sold with more: 400000 specimens (n°2 with the Signal albums and 70 weeks of classification!), without no individual extracted - and it is a first - being a real success.

It leaves in round June in September 2005 in music, while passing inter alia by POPB (General sports Palate of Paris-Bercy), and will leave in the tread its third album live entitled Rodéo Turn (n°12 with the Signal albums).

Since approximately 2002, Zazie is seen often charged to represent the medium of the French song for obtaining rights specific to the profession, in particular as regards illicit remote loading of songs.

The sixth album studio of Zazie left on February 12th, 2007 in music, and directly obtains the 1st place of the best sales with more: 50,000 specimens run out in one week. It is called Totem , and its first extract is Rails . For the composition, Zazie was surrounded once again by Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis. As always, the singer signs only the words of her songs and left in studio in the Moors during the summer 2006. The photographs were taken in Iceland by Laurent Seroussi, who had already taken the photographs of the album Rodéo .

Zazie began a round on June 1st, 2007 in music, with a first concert with the new whole Zenith of Nantes and passed by the Zenith of Paris in June for three dates, of the 13 at June 15th, 2007 in music. An additional date is envisaged the October 26th, also with the Zenith of Paris. To note that the round of Zazie will be prolonged of about fifteen dates beginning 2008 in smaller rooms of which a concert, and it is a first, in London. The second individual one extracted the album Totem is I am a man . The clip is signed Yvan Attal.

At the beginning of September, undoubtedly thanks to the success of this individual, the album knows a very great increase while being placed in Signal 10 during several consecutive weeks; indeed I am a man is on the way to become the song of Zazie (in solo) being best classified with Signal 50, reaching the seventh place. The sales of the album are currently with more: 230000 past specimens. It thus obtains the distinction " Disc of Platine".

The title I will follow were there, already plebiscite by the amateurs of Totem . Zazie interprêté besides this piece in duet with Diam' S with the Zenith of Paris.

December 10th, 2007 in music leaves an limited edition Christmas of the Totem album, with in no-claims bonus two titles new and a DVD with various clips of presentations, the two clips Of the rails and I am a man like their Making off .

Anecdote

Zazie has three tattooings: tribal on the left shoulder, another on the annular one of the right hand, and a last hidden good (the moon on the hip).

Discography

Albums studios

Lives albums

Individual

  • Sweetened salted (album I, you, they )

  • I, you, they (album I, you, they )
  • A little bit in love (album I, you, they )
  • Larsen (album Zen )
  • Zen (album Zen )
  • a point it is you (album Zen )
  • Homme sweet man (album Zen )
  • the best enemies - in duet with Pascal Obispo (new)
  • Rose (new)
  • All of the angels (album Made in coils )
  • That hurt and that done anything (album Made in coils )
  • Everyone (album Made in coils )
  • Chanson friend (album Made in coils )
  • Made in coils (album Made in coils )
  • Cyber - live (album Made in live )
  • In my place - in duet with Axel Bauer (new)
  • Rue of Peace (album the discord )
  • Adam and Yves (album the discord )
  • On you (album the discord )
  • Danse with the loops (album the discord )
  • the bed of roses (new)
  • Rodéo (album Rodeo )
  • Toc Fake Fake (album Rodeo )
  • Excuses to me (album Rodéo )
  • Oui (album Rodéo )
  • the Dolce vita - live (album Rodéo Tour )
  • Of the rails (album Totem )
  • I am a man (album Totem )
  • I were there (album Totem )

Duet S

Rewards

  • Victories of the music:
    • Better most promising young actress (1993)
    • Better clip : Larsen , realized by Philippe André (1996)
    • Artiste interprets female (1998)
    • Artiste interprets female (2002)
    • Musical production, round, concert (2006)

External bonds

  • Zazie one line - Official site

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