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Chimène Badi
Melun, Seine-et-Marne, France
Chimène Badi (born 30 October 1982 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne), also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent. Badi was born in Melun in the Paris subur…
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Chimène Badi (born 30 October 1982 in Melun, Seine-et-Marne), also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent. Badi was born in Melun in the Paris suburbs to a family of Algerian origin. She spent her entire childhood in the south-west of France. She grew 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. Badi also made her mark at her school's end-of-year shows, wowing the audience with her confident vocal performance. Teachers barely recognised her since, when she was off stage, Badi was a notoriously shy pupil, given to daydreaming and complexes about her appearance. Meanwhile, she plugged away at her studies, going on to obtain a "BEP" in agribusiness. Badi did not win the French reality TV show, Popstars, but she 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 fifth best selling French album of 2003. Badi's 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 film The Day After Tomorrow – "Le Jour d'après" (The Day After). She worked with the famous producer Guy Roche (Tout Contre Toi) and the famous songwriter Diane Warren (Tellement Beau). In 2011, Badi covered the soul classic "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" with American singer Billy Paul. She participated in the 2019 edition of Destination Eurovision to attempt to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the song "Là-haut". She placed third overall in the final. In 2012, she was one of the contestants during the Third season of Danse avec les stars. Source: Article "Chimène Badi" from Wikipedia in english, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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2026
Corsu Mezu Mezu - Un soir au Vélodrome avec Patrick Fiori
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2025
Vos 40 chansons préférées des Enfoirés
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2024
Éternel Aznavour : le concert événement
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2024
Le grand concert des régions
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2024
Pour toi Céline: La soirée évènement
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2024
Les 40 ans du top 50, la soirée anniversaire
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2023
On s'était dit rendez-vous... avec Patrick Bruel
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2023
Paris 2024, le concert-événement
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2022
Magical Night in Disney World
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2022
Michel Polnareff, la soirée événement
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2022
The Unexpected Getaway
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2022
100 % logique : La réponse est sous vos yeux
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2019
Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo
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2019
La Boîte à secrets
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2019
Les 40 ans de Starmania
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2018
Basique, le concert
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2017
Les Kids United fêtent Noël
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2012
Céline Dion, le grand show
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2011
The Voice Belgique
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2011
Les orages de la vie
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2011
Danse avec les stars
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2008
N'oubliez pas les paroles - Primes événementiels
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2006
Salut les Terriens !
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2005
Chiméne Badi à l'Olympia
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2005
La Fête De La Chanson Française
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2004
La chanson de l'année
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2001
Star Academy
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1998
Vivement dimanche
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1985
Victoires de la musique
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1982
Champs-Elysées
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