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Zaz (singer)
Isabelle Geffroy (born 1 May 1980), known professionally as Zaz, is a French singer and songwriter who mixes jazz, French variety, soul and acoustic. She is known for her single " Je veux", taken from her self-titled debut album, released on 10 May 2010. She has five studio albums: ''Zaz'', ''Recto verso'', ''Paris'', ''Effet miroir'', and ''Isa'', as well as two live albums: ''Sans tsu tsou'' and ''Sur la route''. Worldwide as of February 2023 Zaz has sold over 5 million albums, including 2 million outside France. Early life Zaz was born in Tours, France. Her mother was a Spanish teacher, and her father worked for an electric company. In 1985, she entered the Conservatoire de Tours with her sister and her brother, attending courses from the ages of 6 to 11. She studied music theory, specifically the violin, piano, guitar, and choral singing. In 1994, she moved to Bordeaux region. In 1995, she took singing lessons and played sports for a year in Bordeaux. In 2000, she won a sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Recto Verso (album)
''Recto Verso'' is the second studio album by French singer Zaz, released on 10 May 2013 by Play On, Jo & Co and Parlophone. It peaked at number two on the French Album Chart and spawned three singles, "On ira", "Si" and "Gamine". Musically, it is largely in a similar style to Zaz's eponymou début album. The title refers to the two sides of Zaz's personality, which she wished to express in the music of the album. Commercial performance The album was released to iTunes two days in advance of its physical release, which led to it entering the chart at number 35 on the week ending 16 May 2013. The following week, it rose to number two, with total sales of 44,500. The album lost in a well-publicized chart battle to Vanessa Paradis' album ''Love Songs'', which charted at number one with sales of 48,900. The initial performance of ''Recto Verso'' was considered disappointing following ''Zaz'', which spent eight weeks at number one. However, ''Recto Verso'' went on to spend 10 weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
