Chimène Badi
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| Background information | |
| Born | October 30, 1982 |
| Origin | Melun, France |
| Genres | Soul |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Labels | Universal Music/AZ |
| Website | Official Website |
Chimène Badi is French singer (born October 30, 1982 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne).
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[edit] Early life
Chimène Badi was born in Melun, in the Paris suburbs but she spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France, growing up in Villeneuve-sur-Lot with her parents, Chérifa and Mohammed, her sister, Déborah, and her brother, Karim. Her sister Déborah encouraged her to persevere with her singing and Chimène went on to hone her vocal style still further, performing at family parties and regional song contests from the age of six.
Chimène also made her mark at her school's end-of-year shows, wowing the audience with her confident vocal performance. Teachers barely recognised Chimène who, when she was off stage, was a notoriously shy pupil, given to daydreaming and complexes about her appearance. Meanwhile, Chimène plugged away at her studies, going on to obtain a "BEP" in agribusiness.[1]
[edit] Musical career
She did not win the French reality TV show, Popstars, but Badi released her first single Entre Nous in 2003, which reached number 1 in the French charts. An album of the same name reached number 4 in domestic charts, and became the 5th best selling French album of 2003.
Her follow-up albums and singles enjoyed moderate success in Francophone Europe, including Wallonia and Switzerland. She also provided the French language theme song to The Day After Tomorrow - "Le Jour d'après" (The Day After).
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Peak Position | French Sales | |||
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| FR[2] | FR DL1 | BEL2[3] | CH[4] | |||
| 2003 | Entre nous | 4 | — | 35 | 10 | 980 000 |
| 2004 | Dis-moi que tu m'aimes | 1 | — | 2 | 35 | 1 400 000 |
| 2006 | Live à l'Olympia | 2 | — | 3 | 30 | 180 000 |
| Le miroir | 3 | 1 | 8 | 34 | 330 000 | |
| 2010 | Laisse-les dire | 4 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 30 000 |
| 2011 | Gospel & Soul | |||||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak Position | Album | ||||||||||||
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| FR[5] | FR (DL)1 | BEL2[6] | CH[7] | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | "Entre nous" | 1 | — | 4 | 5 |
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| "Je vais te chercher" | 16 | — | 36 | 43 | |||||||||||
| "Si j'avais su t'aimer" | 21 | — | — | 69 | |||||||||||
| 2004 | "Le jour d'après" | 7 | — | 6 | 24 |
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| "Je ne sais pas son nom" | 12 | — | 13 | — | |||||||||||
| 2005 | "Je viens du sud" | 2 | — | 2 | 27 | ||||||||||
| "Retomber amoureux" | 11 | — | 8 | 38 | |||||||||||
| "Dis-moi que tu m'aimes" | 23 | — | 30 | 50 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | "Tellement Beau" | 15 | 33 | 15 | — |
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| 2010 | "Laisse-les dire" | — | — | — | — |
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| "En équilibre" | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||||
1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart
[edit] Notes
- ^ [1] RFI Musique Biography
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the French Albums Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chim%E8ne+. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the Belgian Albums Chart". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?lang=fr&cat=a&cat2=s&search=Chim%E8ne+. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chim%E8ne+. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=Chim%E8ne+&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. http://www.ultratop.be/en/search.asp?cat=s&lang=fr&search=Chim%E8ne+. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
- ^ "Chimène Badi in the Swiss Singles Chart". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=Chim%E8ne+&cat=s. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
[edit] External links
- Official site at Universal Music France (in French)
- Biography at Radio France Internationale (in English)
- Chimène Badi at the Internet Movie Database
