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Innamoramento
''Innamoramento'' is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 7 April 1999. With sales of 1.5 million, the album is one the singer's most successful ones. It reached Diamond status in France and landed Farmer a number of awards, including Album of the Year at the 1st NRJ Music Award, NRJ Music Awards. On the heels of the album's success, Farmer was also named Best Female French-language Artist in two consecutive years: 2000 and 2001. Background and release By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy. The singer spent most of this time traveling many countries (such as China, Ireland, Italy and the United States), where she drew her inspiration for her next album, giving it a greater ethnic orientation. She was also inspired by the books ''Falling In Love'' by Francesco Alberoni, ''If This Is a Man'' by Primo Levi, and books on Buddhism. While some media announced that the album would be called ''Immortelles'', ''Mes Moires'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innamoramento (single)
"Innamoramento" is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fifth studio album, ''Innamoramento'', and was released on 18 July 2000. This pop ballad was written by Farmer with the music composed by Laurent Boutonnat. Lyrically, the song is about the need of love, and was accompanied by a music video directed by François Hanss which displays alternatively images of the singer on stage during her 1999 tour and in the Bois de Vincennes. "Innamoramento" received positive reviews from critics who generally praised the quality of the remixes and the concept of the music video. The song became Farmer's 20th top ten hit in France, reaching number three in the first week of release; however, the song was the less-selling single from the album. Release In June 2000, a luxurious cardboard cube was sent to the radio stations. Then, after many several postponements, the single was eventually released on 18 July 2000. There were two iss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Jeanne Gautier (; born 12 September 1961), known professionally as Mylène Farmer (), is a French singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France, where she holds the record for the most number one hit singles, with twenty-one – eight of which were consecutive. Born in Pierrefonds, Quebec, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada (a former city now part of the Boroughs of Montreal, Montreal borough of Pierrefonds-Roxboro), to French parents, the family soon relocated to Chaville, near Paris, where Farmer pursued a career in modelling and acting. She later gained prominence as a recording artist with the release of her debut single "Maman a tort" in 1984. In 1988, she released her second studio album, ''Ainsi soit je...'', which sold 1.5 million copies in France. The album spawned Farmer's first number one on the French singles chart, "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces". Her third studi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Optimistique-moi
"Optimistique-moi" (English: "Optimistic Me") is a 1999 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The fourth single from her fifth studio album, ''Innamoramento'', it was released on 22 February 2000. Dealing with parental relationships, the song enjoyed many remixes and formats and achieved success in France where it reached number seven. Background and writing The song was one of the most anticipated singles by Farmer's fans, mostly because it was the first one to be fully composed, i.e. lyrics and music, by the singer. A promotional envelope, limited to 150 copies, was sent to radio stations, but several of them were stolen within the recording company, generating a judicial inquiry. As consequence, the release on radio originally scheduled for 4 January 2000 was delayed to 11 January. A new promotional format, a white CD single, was sent in turn to radio stations. The release of the formats was made in two times : first, the CD single and a CD maxi on 22 February 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
L'Âme-stram-gram
"L'Âme-stram-gram" is a song by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the lead single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'' and was released on 9 March 1999. The lyrics were written by Farmer and the music was composed by Laurent Boutonnat. Musically, the song has techno and dance influences that marked an artistic change in the singer's career, although the rest of the album contains more pop songs. Based on a famous children's counting rhyme, the song is primarily about confidence, secret, and confession and uses the lexical field of psychoanalysis; however, the many puns and double entendres can also provide another meaning explicitly referring to sexuality. Inspired by the romantic comedy horror film ''A Chinese Ghost Story'', the expensive eight-minute music video was shot by Hong Kong film director Ching Siu-Tung in Beijing and displays Farmer portraying twin sisters who have supernatural powers; the first being kidnapped by Chinese bandits and rescued by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mylenium Tour
''Mylènium Tour'' is the third live album by Mylène Farmer, released on 5 December 2000. Background After having ending her third successful tour whose last shows were held in Russia on 7 March 2000, Farmer rested, and then decided to release an album and a DVD retracing her concert. With Bertrand Châtenet, she participated in the audio mixing of the live album and also worked on the bonus available on the DVD. The album, whose release was originally scheduled for September, was finally marketed on 4 December, after several postponements, since its preparation needed a lot of time. The day before, the Fnac and Virgin stores of the Champs-Elysées organized a special evening by opening at midnight to allow fans to purchase the various supports of the album and the only single " Dessine-moi un mouton" which was released at the same time. The album privileges the songs from the previous studio album ''Innamoramento'', but also contains some songs from '' Anamorphosée'' and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Te Rends Ton Amour
"Je te rends ton amour" ( English: "I Give You Back Your Love") is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The second single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'', it was released on 8 June 1999. The song became another top 10 hit in France for Farmer, and its controversial music video gained considerable attention at the time, being censored by several television channels. Background and writing After the release of "L'Âme-stram-gram", it was rumoured that " Dessine-moi un mouton" would be the second single from ''Innamoramento'', with a video inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's ''Le Petit Prince'', featuring the crash of an airplane. However, Farmer decided to release her favorite song of the album, "Je te rends ton amour", instead. This song, which was composed by Laurent Boutonnat originally for Nathalie Cardone, enabled the album to remain in the top of the charts during the summer of 1999. The single was released in various formats along with "E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souviens-toi Du Jour
"Souviens-toi du jour" (English: "Remember the Day") is a 1999 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fifth studio album ''Innamoramento'' and was released on 2 September 1999. Inspired by Primo Levi's book ''If This Is a Man'', the song deals with the theme of the Holocaust. The song is perhaps best remembered for its controversial music video, which was generally viewed as disrespectful towards its own subject matter. Background, writing and release Initially, Farmer wanted to release the ballad "Et si vieillir m'était conté" as third single from the album ''Innamoramento''. However, although promotional plans were already made, she changed her mind and preferred to release "Souviens-toi du jour", as her record label Universal wanted to market a rhythmic single to obtain higher sales than that of the previous single, "Je te rends ton amour". Chuberre, 2008, pp. 212–13. The song was much broadcast on radio, reaching a peak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
