Alizée discography explained

Artist:Alizée
Studio:6
Compilation:1
Live:1
Singles:15
Music Videos:20
Soundtrack:1
Option:1
Option Name:Collaboration
1Option:2
1Option Name:Tours

French recording artist Alizée has released six studio albums, seventeen singles and five promotional singles; all the released singles have a music video associated with them.[1]

Alizée's range of musical genres and style includes pop, world, rock, house, electronica among others. She became well known through her participation in the Granies de Star show. Her increased popularity led to a contract with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, her ex-mentors signing a contract with Polydor Records a division of Universal Records. Her debut single, "Moi... Lolita", was released in 2000 and topped the French Single Charts[2] and was successful in many countries including the UK,[3] Germany,[4] Japan,[3] Italy,[3] Spain[5] and others. Jacotey's first studio album, Gourmandises (2000), was released shortly after. The album was highly successful, earning a two times platinum certification in France and platinum in Europe selling to 2002 plus of one million records worldwide.[6] The album was nominated for the Album of the Year honour at the Victoires de la Musique.[7] The follow-up singles—"L'Alizé", "Parler tout bas" and "Gourmandises"— repeated her success; "L'Alizé" peaked at number one on the SNEP[8] being certificated platinum in France.[9]

In 2003, Alizée's second major release, Mes courants electriques, saw a genre shift for her, having more of an electropop and rock feel, rather than the soft synthpop and chanson influences of the first one, including English versions of four songs. The album debuted at number two in the French Albums Chart,[10] and was heavily promoted in the Asian market, certificating gold twice in France, becoming very successful in Japan,[11] South Korea,[12] China[13] and other charts. The first single from it, "J'en ai marre!", also debuted at number four rising to the next spot on the French Singles Chart,[14] where it remained for nine consecutive weeks.[14] Other singles include "J'ai pas vingt ans", another top twenty single in France[15] both also released in English versions to appeal to the English-speaking market, "A contre-courant", which became her third single of the album, peaked at 22 in the French Singles Charts and also charted in Belgium and Switzerland.

In 2004 promoting her first tour, a video of the song "Amélie m'a dit" was released, for the promotion of Alizée's live album Alizée en concert, even though it was not released as a single; for its promotion, a video of the song featuring a collection of clips from Alizée's performances during her tour were used.[16]

After a three-year hiatus, a time spent out of the media limelight, Alizée returned in 2007 with a new album, Psychédélices,[17] the first one to be made without the creative supervision of her former mentors, the first single extracted from the album was "Mademoiselle Juliette", officially released in September 2007,[17] the single reached the number four in Belgium (Wallonia) charts, twenty two in French Singles Chart,[18] it also peaked in Russian singles charts, "Fifty-Sixty" was released as the album's second and last international single in February peaking at number 23 in Flanders, Belgium,[19] the cover version of La Isla Bonita was released just for France being very successful in the country reaching number eight,[20] finally the album was released on December of the same year, the album was not considered a total commercial success in France compared with her last albums, where it reached 2nd place on the download charts and 16th place on the physical album sale charts. The album was more successful in Mexico peaking the number 15 in the albums chart and the number one in the international albums chart, also certified gold in Russia, Mexico and her native France selling plus of 200,000 copies worldwide.[21]

In 2010 was released Une enfant du siècle, an album praised by critics, but commercially failure reaching the 24 spot in the French Albums Chart.[22]

Released in March 2013, Alizée's fifth studio album, 5 received the acclaim from the critics, still with a continuous promotion including their two first extracts "À cause de l'automne" and "Je veux bien".

Albums

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
FRA
[23]
AUT
[24]
BEL (WA)
[25]
FIN
[26]
GER
[27]
ITA
[28]
JPN
[29]
MEX
[30]
NDL
[31]
SWI
[32]
POL
[33]
Gourmandises 1 40 7 26 29 27 40 36 27 13
Mes courants électriques
  • Released: 28 March 2003
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2 9 26 1 13 41
  • SNEP: 2× Gold
Psychédélices 16 50 15 99
Une enfant du siècle
  • Released: 29 March 2010
  • Label: Sony Music, Jive, Epic, Institutibles, Wisteria Song
  • Formats: CD, digital download, 7" vinyl box set
24 60 22
5
  • Released: 25 March 2013
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
23 41
Blonde
  • Released: 23 June 2014
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download
19 19 79

Live albums

Title! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:17em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
FRA
BEL (WA)
MEX
Alizée en concert
  • Release: 20 June 2004
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD/DVD
38 70 8

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
MEX
Tout Alizée
  • Released: 25 December 2007
  • Label: Universal
  • Formats: CD, digital download
22

Singles

As lead artist

+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
Album
AUT
BEL (FL)
[39]
BEL (WA)
FRA
GER
ITA
NDL
SPA
SWI
UK
[40]
"Moi... Lolita"20005 4 2 2 5 1 2 1 11 9 Gourmandises
"L'Alizé"52 12 5 1 4363 23
  • SNEP: Platinum
"Parler tout bas"200115 12
  • SNEP: Gold
"Gourmandises"21 14 70
  • SNEP: Silver
"J'en ai marre!"200343 18 5 4 21 23 11 5
  • SNEP: Gold
  • BEA: Gold
Mes courants électriques
"J'ai pas vingt ans"60 53 20 17 59 19 60
"À contre-courant"60 20 22 64
"Mademoiselle Juliette"2007 4 22 Psychédélices
"Fifty-Sixty"200823
"Limelight"2010Une enfant du siècle
"Les collines (Never Leave You)"
"À cause de l'automne"201242 131 5
"Je veux bien"2013
"Blonde"201425 63 Blonde
"Alcaline"172

As featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
FRA
[41]
BEL
(WA)

[42]
"Des ricochets"
(with Collectif Paris-Africa)
2011547Collectif Paris-Africa pour l'UNICEF
"Clara veut la Lune"
(Alain Chamfort featuring Alizée)
2012Elles & Lui
"Dear Darlin'"
(Olly Murs featuring Alizée)
2013Right Place Right Time

DVD releases

TitleDVD detailsNotes
Alizée en concert
  • Released: 18 October 2004 (France) / 22 February 2008(Mexico) [43]
  • Label: Polydor Records / Requiem Publishing
  • Format: DVD
  • Contains En concert Tour compilation of live concerts of Alizée's first tour between September 2003 and January 2004 in France, Belgium and Switzerland. At least footage from L'Olympia (August/September 2003) and Le Zénith (17 January 2004) in Paris can be recognized, also some footage from Forest National in Brussels (12 October 2003). The Mexican edition has very poor quality as it was released as letterboxed NTSC format and only has 2.0 stereo soundtrack (when French has 5.1 Dolby Digital).[44]
Psychédélices Edition Limitée (CD+DVD)
  • Released: 3 December 2007
  • Label: Wisteria Song / RCA Records / Sony BMG
  • Format: CD/DVD
  • The CD contains 11 songs (same as the normal edition). The DVD contains only a short video story called Spychédélices. On the video Alizée is driving a 1970 Mustang convertible. The video is shaky all the time and shows only glimpses of Alizée and the car. On the background is playing the instrumental bridge of Psychédélices song. Also, over the instrumental is narration by Jean Fauque, one of the writers for the album. The video was also released on Alizée's official website, but without the voice over and using two different songs on the background.
Psychedelices CD+DVD
  • Released: 25 June 2008
  • Label: Wisteria Song / RCA Records / Sony BMG
  • Format: CD/DVD
  • The CD containt the normal 11 songs with four bonus songs (La Isla Bonita and three remixes of Fifty-Sixty). The DVD contains four music videos (Mademoiselle Juliette, Fifty Sixty, and two remix videos of Fifty Sixty), plus a video documentary of Alizée's trip to Mexico. The documentary was originally released on internet (by Prodigy MSN) and it's divided into four parts: day 1 – tourism, day 2 – Mexican press, day 3 – promoting on radio and TV, and day 4 – autograph dedication event.

Other appearances

TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Le Tourbillon"2013TalÀ l'infini
"Mon petit doigt m'a dit"AldebertEnfantillages 2
"Tendre rêve"2014We Love Disney 2

Notes and References

  1. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Aliz%C3%A9e Alizée Discography
  2. Web site: Alizée – Moi... Lolita (single). chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Steffen Hung . Alizée - Moi... Lolita . lescharts.com . 2022-08-09.
  4. Web site: Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de. musicline.de / PhonoNet. GmbH. musicline.de. 11 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120222223909/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Alizee/single. 22 February 2012. dead.
  5. Web site: spanishcharts.com – Spanish charts portal. Steffen. Hung. spanishcharts.com. 11 May 2017. 20 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170820112236/http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Aliz%E9e&titel=Moi%2E%2E%2E+Lolita&cat=s. dead.
  6. Web site: IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2002 . 2011-11-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120205070940/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html . 5 February 2012 .
  7. Web site: Alizée – Biography, Albums, Streaming Links – AllMusic. AllMusic. 11 May 2017.
  8. Web site: Alizée – L'Alizé (single). chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Disque en France . 2013-09-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322082932/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?id=259165&year=2001&type=9 . 22 March 2012 .
  10. Web site: Alizée – Mes courants électriques.... chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  11. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/269030/ranking/cd_album/ アリゼのCDアルバムランキング、アリゼのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
  12. Web site: Fan of Music – South Korea Database. fanofmusic.free.fr. 11 May 2017.
  13. Web site: Alizée FanPage & FanClub | Charts . 2008-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20040428000509/http://www.alizee-fanpage.com/page.php?language=en&content=charts . 28 April 2004 .
  14. Web site: Alizée – J'en ai marre ! (single). chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  15. Web site: Alizée – J'ai pas vingt ans (single). chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  16. Web site: Alizée – FAQ. 2007-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090120082208/http://www.alizee-forum.com/showthread.php?t=14785. 20 January 2009. dead.
  17. Web site: Alizée : fin des rumeurs sur cette "Mademoiselle Juliette" & ces "Psychédélices" – Musique Radio. Musique-radio. 11 May 2017.
  18. Web site: Alizée – Mademoiselle Juliette (single). chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  19. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/search.asp?search=alizee&cat=s Ultratop Belgian Charts
  20. Web site: Artist News | Alizée covers la Isla Bonita . 2009-03-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090306200600/http://artists.letssingit.com/alizee-alizee-covers-la-isla-bonita-9fkcv/news/274343/1 . 6 March 2009 .
  21. Web site: RCA Music :: News . 25 June 2009 . 11 May 2017 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20090625141451/http://www.rcamusic.fr/news/138 . 25 June 2009 .
  22. Web site: Alizée – Une Enfant Du Siècle. chartsinfrance.net. 11 May 2017.
  23. Web site: Discographie Alizée. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  24. Web site: Discographie Alizée. Austrian Charts. Hung Medien. German. 19 March 2021.
  25. Web site: Discographie Alizée. Ultratop (Wallonie). Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  26. Web site: Discography Alizée. Finnish Charts. Hung Medien. 19 March 2021.
  27. Offizielle Deutsche Charts positions:
    • Web site: Gourmandises. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. German. 19 March 2021.
    • Web site: Mes courants électriques. Offizielle Deutsche Charts. GfK Entertainment. German. 19 March 2021.
  28. Italian Charts positions:
    • Web site: Gourmandises. Italian Charts. Hung Medien. 19 March 2021.
  29. Web site: アリゼの作品. Oricon Style. Japanese. 19 March 2021.
  30. AMPROFON positions (via Les Charts):
    • Web site: Psychédélices. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
    • Web site: Une enfant du siècle. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
    • Web site: En concert. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
    • Web site: Tout Alizée. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  31. Web site: Discografie Alizée. Dutch Charts. Dutch. 19 March 2021.
  32. Web site: Alizée (Charts). Hitparade. Hung Medien. German. 19 March 2021.
  33. Oficjalna Lista Sprzedaży positions:
  34. Web site: Les certifications (Alizée Albums). 2021-03-19. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr-FR.
  35. Web site: Les disques d'or/de platine – Albums 2001. Ultratop. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  36. Web site: Edelmetall Gewinner 2001. Hitparade. Hung Medien. German. 19 March 2021.
  37. Web site: Certificaciones AMPROFON. live. 2021-03-19. AMPROFON. Spanish. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316124446/http://amprofon.com.mx:80/es/pages/certificaciones.php . 2018-03-16 . [Search "Aliz" in the "Filter" field to retrieve data.]
  38. Web site: Les certifications (Alizée Videos). 2021-03-19. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. fr-FR.
  39. Web site: Discographie Alizée. Ultratop (Vlaanderen). Hung Medien. Dutch. 19 March 2021.
  40. Web site: Alizee. Official Charts. 19 March 2021.
  41. Les Charts positions:
    • "Des ricochets": Web site: Des ricochets. Les Charts. Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  42. Ultratop positions:
    • "Des ricochets": Web site: Des ricochets. Ultratop (Wallonie). Hung Medien. French. 19 March 2021.
  43. Web site: Alizée Forum - [Misc] Mexican DVD edition on february 19th ]. 28 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328115728/http://www.alizee-forum.com/showthread.php?18820-Misc-Mexican-DVD-edition-on-february-19th&p=516004&viewfull=1#post516004 . 28 March 2014 . dead .
  44. Web site: Alizée Forum - [Misc] Mexican DVD edition on february 19th ]. 28 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140328115350/http://www.alizee-forum.com/showthread.php?18820-Misc-Mexican-DVD-edition-on-february-19th&p=517176&viewfull=1#post517176 . 28 March 2014 . dead .