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Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli (born 15 November 1982), known by the
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Jenifer, is a French singer. Since winning the first season of ''Star Academy France'' in 2002, she has had a number of
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s on the French, Belgian and Swiss
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Biography

Jenifer Bartoli was raised with her younger brother Jonathan, by her mother and father, Michel Dadouche and Christine Bartoli. Her mother is part Corsican-Italian and part Belgian; her father is a Jewish Algerian. She comes from a modest background. She participated in the ''
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'' television broadcast in 1997, but this was a failure. Jenifer decided to go to Paris and attend the casting for the first series of ''Star Academy'' France, which went on to become a huge hit on French television. She was selected, and eventually won. The hit single "J'attends l'amour" (''I'm waiting for love'') soon followed. After the tour with her band that followed her victory, she toured as a solo artist from October 2002 until January 2003, and eventually performed at the
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, which she had dreamed of as a child. Her debut self-titled album went on to sell over three-quarters of a million copies. The album featured a song written by
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and a duet with fellow Star Academy student Mario. The second single "Au Soleil" became one of the "tubes de l'été" (Summer hits) of 2002 in France. The album was re-released later to include two new tracks: "Entre Humains" and "Des Mots Qui Résonnent". The latter became her third top ten single in France and Jenifer stated that it was more her style of music, being more
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. Finally a fourth song, the
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"Donne Moi Le Temps" was released. The re-released album sold over a million copies. In 2004 Jenifer returned onto the scene with her second, more personal, melancholy album "Le Passage". Among others, this album contained songs written by
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, Kyo,
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and one song Jenifer co-wrote. This album contains the singles "Ma Révolution" (''My Revolution''), "Le Souvenir De Ce Jour" (''The Memory of This Day''), "C'est De L'Or" (''It's Golden'') and "Serre Moi" (''Hold me''). The album was supported by an extensive tour across France and was followed by the release of a live album "Jenifer Fait Son Live" and an accompanying DVD. She has stated that she also wants to produce music in English outside France. In November 2010, Jenifer released her fourth studio album called "Appelle-moi Jen" (''Call Me Jen''), which charted at number 13 in France. It's a pop/rock-electronical album which has a 1980s French song lookalike. The first single of the album, "Je danse"(''I Dance''), was released in September 2010. This song was a hit in France and also in Belgium, rising to the 3rd position in the charts. In 2012, she is a ''
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s coach (with
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, Garou and
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) for TF1. In 2002, Jenifer met French musician and songwriter,
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in studio when she was working on her debut album, and they started dating soon after. On 5 December 2003, she gave birth to their son, Aaron at only 21. However, they called it quits in February 2008 after almost six years of dating. In July 2013, Jenifer started dating French actor
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. After months of speculations, Jenifer announced in April 2014 that she is 5 months pregnant with her second child. She gave birth to their son, Joseph, on 13 August 2014. In January 2016, it was publicly revealed that Jenifer and Neuvic were no longer together. She began dating Corsican businessman Ambroise Fieschi in April 2016, and the two were married on 21 August 2019 in
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, Corsica.


Philanthropy

Jenifer is a member of the
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charity ensemble since 2003."Jenifer"
(in French). ''Enfoires.com''. Retrieved 23 February 2017. In 2006, she also became an active patron of the charity "
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" that helps kids from
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, Nepal. She's also involved in the French charity "Rêves" that enables sick kids to realise their dreams. In 2012, she sold her Chantal Thomass corset on Vestiaire Collective and managed to raise €8000 for the Telethon, a famous French charity aiming to help people with neuromuscular diseases.


Awards

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's
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: ** ''Best French newcomer'' (2003) ** ''Best French album'' (2005) ** ''Best French female artist'' (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) *
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** ''Best French artist'' (2005)


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Singles

Notes


Filmography


References


External links

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Jenifer's official site
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Biography of Jenifer
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{{Authority control 1982 births Living people French people of Algerian-Jewish descent French people of Belgian descent French people of Italian descent French people of Corsican descent People from Nice Star Academy winners Star Academy (France) participants Jenifer 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers MTV Europe Music Award winners