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Alizee Jacotey (IPA: [a.li.ze]) (born August 21, 1984) is a French singer. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, she is the daughter of a computer scientist and a businesswoman. Her stage name is Alizée[1] — the feminine form of alizee, or the trade wind. She is considered to be the protegee of Mylene "Farmer" Gautier, a successful Quebec-born French singer.
Alizee is presently taking a break from singing, but is slated to return with a new album soon.
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1 Biography
1.1 Early years
1.2 Personal life
1.3 Career
1.3.1 Future
2 Critical response
3 Discography
3.1 Albums
3.2 Singles
3.3 DVDs
4 External links
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Biography
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Early years
Also known by her nickname Lili, Alizee started dancing[2] early in her life. By the age of four, she became quite proficient in it and was soon drawn to show business.
In 1995, at the age of eleven, she won a coloring competition organised by Air Outre Mer, a former French airline (now partly acquired by Swissair). Her design won first prize and ended up being reproduced on the cabin of one of the airline's aircraft, which was subsequently named after her. For her efforts, Alizée also won a trip to the Maldives.
In 1999, she appeared on the TV talent show "Graines de Star",[3] broadcast on Metropole 6. She initially intended to sign up for the programme's dance contest. However, the dance category was reserved for groups only. Alizee therefore participated in the singing category instead, performing the song Ma Priere.. She went on to win the "Meilleure Graine" award for most promising young singing star of tomorrow.
Her winning performance was seen by veteran French pop diva Mylene Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, who were looking for a young, fresh voice to partake in their new project. They approached Alizee and she was selected after studio auditions. The duo architected her debut with a meticulously orchestrated launch, controlling her image and public appearances. In the year 2000, they produced her maiden album, Gourmandises which was a great success in France. The first single was Moi... Lolita, which set the tone of the album, portrayed Alizee as a Lolita who was capable of "melting the hearts of the local male population".[4] She returned with a follow up album, Mes Courants Electriques, in 2003. This second album was also quite successful, though not to the same extent as Gourmandises. It was followed up with a live album of her countrywide tour.
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I started to notice this French singer after I moved to France; she has a lot of young guys liking her. She seems very popular even outside of French speaking areas.