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Chimène Badi 
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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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]
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).
Discography
Albums
Year Album Peak Position French Sales 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 1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums ChartSingles
Year Single Peak Position Album FR[5] FR (DL)1 BEL2[6] CH[7] 2003 "Entre nous" 1 — 4 5 Entre nous "Je vais te chercher" 16 — 36 43 "Si j'avais su t'aimer" 21 — — 69 2004 "Le jour d'après" 7 — 6 24 Dis-moi que tu m'aimes "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 — Le Miroir 2010 "Laisse-les dire" — — — — Laisse-les dire "En équilibre" — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. 1 French Digital Charts
2 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles ChartNotes
- ^ [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.
External links
- Official site at Universal Music France (in French)
- Biography at Radio France Internationale (in English)
- Chimène Badi at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Melun
- French female singers
- French people of Algerian descent
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