Chimène Badi
Badi in 2022
Badi in 2022
Background information
Born (1982-10-30) 30 October 1982
OriginMelun, Paris Region, France
GenresSoul
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2003-present
LabelsUniversal Music/AZ
WebsiteOfficial Website

Chimène Badi (French pronunciation: [ʃimɛn badi]; born 30 October 1982), also known by her mononym Chimène, is a French singer of Algerian descent.

Early life

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.

Musical career

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 producer Guy Roche (Tout Contre Toi) and 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.[1][2][3]

Other

Danse avec les stars

In 2012, she was one of the contestants during the Third season of Danse avec les stars. She was partnered with professional dancer Julien Brugel. On October 27, 2012, they were eliminated finishing 8th out of 10 contestants.

Week Dancing style Music Judge points Total Ranking Result
Marie-Claude Pietragalla Jean-Marc Généreux Shy'm Chris Marques
1 Cha-Cha-Cha Where Have You Been - Rihanna 7 7 6 6 26/40 6=/10 No eliminations
2 Jive Proud Mary - Ike & Tina Turner 6 5 6 4 21/40 10/10 Safe
1 + 2 47/80 9=/10
3 Rumba

Coach Battle (Paso Doble) (+0 points)

 True Colors - Cyndi Lauper

Papa Don't Preach - Madonna

 7 + 7

N/A

 7 + 6

N/A

 8 + 6

N/A

 8 + 6

N/A

 55/90 9/9 Safe
4 Tango

Samba Relay (+6 Points)

Cha-Cha-Cha (face to face)

 En apesanteur - Calogero

I Want You Back - The Jackson 5

Music - John Miles

 6 + 5

N/A

N/A

 6 + 4

N/A

N/A

 6 + 5

N/A

N/A

 5 + 3

N/A

N/A

 46/96 8/8 Eliminated (with 33%)

Discography

Albums

Year Album Peak position French sales
FR
[4]		 FR
DL1		 BEL
(Wa)
[5]		 SWI
[6]
2003 Entre nous 4 — 35 10 625,000
2004 Dis-moi que tu m'aimes 1 — 2 35 1,200,000
2006 Live à l'Olympia 2 — 3 30 180,000
Le miroir 3 1 8 34 330,000
2010 Laisse-les dire 4 2 3 34 110,000
2011 Gospel & Soul 7 7 4 42 250,000
2015 Au-delà des maux 6 10 61
2019 Chimène 25 14 50
2023 Chimène chante Piaf 4
[7]		 5 64

1 French Digital Charts

Singles

Year Single Peak Position Album
FR
[8]		 FR
(DL)1		 BEL
(Wa)
[9]		 CH
[10]
2003 "Entre nous" 1 — 4 5
Entre nous
"Je vais te chercher" 16 — 36 43
"Si j'avais su t'aimer" 21 — — 69
2004 "Le jour d'après" 7 — 6 24
Dis-moi que tu m'aimes
"Je ne sais pas son nom" 12 — 13 —
2005 "Je viens du sud" 2 — 2 27
"Retomber amoureux" 11 — 8 38
"Dis-moi que tu m'aimes" 23 — 30 50
2006 "Tellement Beau" 15 33 15 —
Le Miroir
2010 "Laisse-les dire" — — — — Laisse-les dire
"En équilibre" — — — —
"Plus de devoirs que de droits" — — — —
"D'une fille à sa mère" — — — —
2011 "Ma liberté" 168 — — — Gospel & Soul
"Parlez-moi de lui" 85 — 42 —
"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (with Billy Paul) — — — —
2012 "Ma liberté" 168 — — —
2014 "Mes silences" 139 — — —
2018 "Là-haut" — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

1 French Digital Charts

Musical

Year Title Director Notes
2016 Cats Trevor Nunn Théâtre Mogador

Notes

  1. ↑ "Chimène Badi : "J'ai une carrière, une famille, des amis, un fiancé: je ne lâcherai rien !"". www.journaldesfemmes.fr (in French). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-10.
  2. ↑ "Destination Eurovision 2019 : Emmanuel Moire, Chimène Badi, Bilal Hassani… Voici les 18 candidats en compétition ! - actu - Télé 2 semaines". www.programme.tv/news (in French). 6 December 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  3. ↑ Farren, Neil (26 January 2019). "France: Bilal Hassani to Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Chimène Badi in the French Albums Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  5. ↑ "Discographie Chimène Badi". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. ↑ "Chimène Badi in the Swiss Albums Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
  7. ↑ @snep (January 27, 2023). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine !" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 January 2023 – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "Chimène Badi in the French Singles Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Chimène Badi in the Belgian Singles Chart". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
  10. ↑ "Chimène Badi in the Swiss Singles Chart". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
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