Jenifer (singer)
Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli (born 15 November 1982), known by the mononym Jenifer, is a French singer and actress.
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| Born | Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli[1] 15 November 1982 Nice, France |
| Other names | Jenifer Bartoli |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, actress |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ambroise Fieschi ( m. 2019) |
| Partner(s) | Maxim Nucci (2002-2008) Thierry Neuvic (2013-2016) |
| Children | 2 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | French Pop, Pop, pop rock, Adult Contemporary |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Labels | Mercury Records Universal Music Group |
| Associated acts | Marc Lavoine, Calogero, Tina Arena, Kyo, Olivia Ruiz |
| Website | Jenifer.com.fr |
Since winning the first season of Star Academy France in 2002, she has had a number of hit singles on the French, Belgian and Swiss charts.
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 Graines de star 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 Paris Olympia, 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 Marc Lavoine 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 pop/rock. Finally a fourth song, the ballad "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 Calogero, Kyo, Tina Arena 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 The Voice's coach (with Florent Pagny, Garou and Mika) for TF1.
In 2002, Jenifer met French musician and songwriter, Maxim Nucci in studio when she was working on her debut album, and they started dating soon after. On December 5, 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 Thierry Neuvic. 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 August 13, 2014. In January 2016, it was publicly revealed that Jenifer and Neuvic were no longer together.
She has been dating Corsican businessman Ambroise Fieschi since April 2016. They got married on August 21, 2019 in Serra-di-Ferro, Corsica.[2]
Philanthropy
Jenifer is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2003.[3]
In 2006, she also became an active patron of the charity "Chantal Mauduit" that helps kids from Katmandou, 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
- NRJ Radio's NRJ Music Awards :
- Best French newcomer (2003)
- Best French album (2005)
- Best French female artist (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011)
- MTV Europe Music Awards
- Best French artist (2005)
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Sales (France) |
Certifications (SNEP) | ||||
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| FRA [4] |
FRA DL |
BEL (Fl) [4] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [4] | ||||
| 2002 | Jenifer | 2 | — | — | 1 | 9 | ||
| 2004 | Le Passage | 2 | — | — | 3 | 16 | ||
| 2007 | Lunatique | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 25 | ||
| 2010 | Appelle-moi Jen | 13 | 5 | — | 10 | — | ||
| 2012 | L'Amour et Moi | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 46 | ||
| 2013 | Ma déclaration | 2 | — | 83 | 1 | 23 | ||
| 2016 | Paradis secret | 9 [5] |
— | — | 17 | 50 | ||
| 2018 | Nouvelle page | 2 [6] |
— | — | 4 | 17 | ||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] |
FRA DL |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [4] | ||
| 2005 | Jenifer fait son live | 6 | 14 | 6 | 77 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart position | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] |
BEL (Wa) [4] |
SWI [4] | |||
| 2002 | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (with Olivia Ruiz & Carine Haddadou) |
1 | 11 | – | Star Academy, L'Album |
| "J'attends l'amour" | 2 | 2 | – | Jenifer | |
| "Au soleil" | 2 | 4 | 63 | ||
| "Des mots qui résonnent!" | 4 | 3 | 15 | ||
| 2003 | "Donne-moi le temps" | 8 | 7 | 18 | |
| 2004 | "Ma révolution" | 9 | 9 | 21 | Le passage |
| "Le souvenir de ce jour" | 6 | 7 | 27 | ||
| 2005 | "C'est de l'or" | 14 | 17 | 71 | |
| "Serre-moi" | 25 | 14 | 21 | ||
| 2007 | "Tourner ma page" | 3 | 3 | 37 | Lunatique |
| 2008 | "Comme un hic" | 10 | 6 | 73 | |
| "Si c'est une île" | – | – | – | ||
| 2010 | "Je danse" | 29 | 3 | – | Appelle-moi Jen |
| 2011 | "L'envers du paradis" | 59 | – | – | |
| "L'amour fou" | 86 | – | – | ||
| 2012 | "Sur le fil" | 24 | 11 | – | L'amour et moi |
| "L'amour et moi" | 26 | 22 | – | ||
| 2013 | "Les jours électriques" | 52 | – | – | |
| "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | 21 | 16 | – | Ma déclaration | |
| "Résiste" | 85 | – | – | ||
| "Ella, elle l'a" | 90 | – | – | ||
| "Evidemment" | 97 | – | – | ||
| "Si Maman si" | 117 | – | – | ||
| "La déclaration" | 148 | – | – | ||
| "Diego libre dans sa tête" | 164 | – | – | ||
| "Message personnel" | 190 | – | – | ||
| "L'air du vent" | 43 | – | – | We Love Disney | |
| 2016 | "Paradis secret" | 7 | 44 | – | Paradis secret |
| "Mourir dans tes yeux" | 34 | – | – | ||
| "Aujourd'hui" | 151 | – | – | ||
| 2017 | "Au soleil" (with Kids United) | 146 | – | – | Kids United album Forever United |
| 2018 | "Notre idylle" | 7 | 13 | – | Nouvelle page |
| 2019 | "Encore et encore" | 51 | 28 | – | |
| "Les choses simples" (featuring Slimane) |
16 [7] |
8 | – | ||
| 2019 | "Comme c’est bon" | 12 | - | – | |
| "On oublie le reste" (featuring Kylie Minogue) |
—[upper-alpha 1] | — | – | ||
Notes
- "On oublie le reste" did not enter the French Top 150 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the French Digital Songs Sales Chart.[8]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
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| 2012–2015, 2019 | The Voice: la plus belle voix | Herself | Coach | |
| 2014 | Les Francis | Laetitia | Fabrice Begotti | |
| 2017 | Don't Tell Her | Laura Brunel | Solange Cicurel | |
| 2014-2019 | The Voice Kids | Herself | Coach |
References
- "Jenifer DADOUCHE" (in French). Geneanet.
- "Mariage secret en Corse pour Jenifer" (in French). France-Soir. 23 August 2019.
- "Jenifer" (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- LesCharts.com: Jenifer discography page
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 44, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums Fusionnes – SNEP (Week 44, 2018)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 22, 2019)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- "Chart History Kylie Minogue". Billboard. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
External links
- (in French) Jenifer's official site
- (in English) Biography of Jenifer, from Radio France Internationale
| Preceded by — |
Winner of Star Academy France 2001 |
Succeeded by Nolwenn Leroy |
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