Jenifer (singer)

French singer

Jenifer

Jenifer in October 2012

Born|

Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli[1]

(1982-11-15) 15 November 1982 (age 42)

Nice, France

Other names| Jenifer Bartoli
Occupation| Singer
Years active| 2001–present
Spouse|

Ambroise Fieschi

(m. 2019)​

Partner(s)| Maxim Nucci (2002-2008)
Thierry Neuvic (2013-2016)
Children| 3
Musical career
Genres| Pop, Pop-rock, Soul
Instrument| Vocals
Years active| 2001–present
Labels| Mercury Records
Universal Music Group

Musical artist

Jenifer Yaël Juliette Dadouche-Bartoli (born 15 November 1982), known by the mononym Jenifer, is a French singer.

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

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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.

Jenifer performing in 2005.

She has stated that she also wants to produce music in English outside France.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In 2012, she is a The Voice's coach (with Florent Pagny, Garou and Mika) for TF1.[citation needed]

## Personal life

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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 5 December 2003, she gave birth to their son, Aaron at only 21.[2] However, they called it quits in February 2008 after almost six years of dating.[citation needed]

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 13 August 2014. In January 2016, it was publicly revealed that Jenifer and Neuvic were no longer together.[citation needed]

She began dating Corsican businessman Ambroise Fieschi in April 2016, and the two were married on 21 August 2019 in Serra-di-Ferro, Corsica.[3] Her third son, Juvanni, was born on May 8, 2021.

## Philanthropy

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Jenifer is a member of the Les Enfoirés charity ensemble since 2003.[4]

In 2006, she also became an active patron of the charity "Chantal Mauduit" that helps kids from Kathmandu, 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

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* 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

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### Albums

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#### Studio albums

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications

|
|
|

FRA
[5] | FRA
DL | BEL
(Fl)
[5] | BEL
(Wa)
[6] | SWI
[5]
2002  | Jenifer | 2  | —  | —  | 1  | 9  |

* SNEP: Platinum[7]
* BEA: Gold[8]

2004  | Le Passage | 1  | —  | —  | 3  | 16  |

* SNEP: Platinum[9]
* BEA: Gold[10]

2007  | Lunatique | 1  | 3  | —  | 2  | 5  |

* BEA: Gold[11]

2010  | Appelle-moi Jen | 4  | 5  | —  | 10  | —  |
2012  | L'Amour et moi | 2  | 3  | —  | 1  | 16  |
2013  | Ma déclaration | 2  | —  | 13  | 1  | 33  |
2016  | Paradis secret | 8  | —  | —  | 17  | 29  |
2018  | Nouvelle page | 2  | —  | —  | 4  | 9  |

* SNEP: Platinum[9]

2022  | N°9 | 4
[12] | —  | —  | 7  | —  |

#### Live albums

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Year  | Title  | Chart position  | Certifications

|
|
|

FRA
[5] | FRA
DL | BEL
(Wa)
[6] | SWI
[5]
2005  | Jenifer fait son live | 6  | 14  | 6  | 77  |

* SNEP: Gold[9]

#### Compilation albums

[edit]

Year  | Title  | Peak chart positions

|
|

BEL
(Wa)
[6]
2024  | Jukebox 2002–2012 | 17

### Singles

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Year  | Title  | Chart position  | Certifications | Album

|
|
|
|

FRA
[5] | BEL
(Wa)
[13] | SWI
[5]
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  | –  |

* SNEP: Gold[14]
* BEA: Gold[15]

| Jenifer
"Au soleil"  | 2  | 4  | 63  |

* SNEP: Gold[14]

"Des mots qui résonnent!"  | 4  | 3  | 15  |

* BEA: Gold[16]

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[17] | 8  | –  |

* SNEP: Gold[14]

"Comme c’est bon"  | 12  | –  | –  |
"On oublie le reste"
(featuring Kylie Minogue) | –[A] | –  | –  |  | Nouvelles pages (re-release of Nouvelle page)
2022  | "Sauve qui aime"  | –  | 15  | –  |  | N°9
2023  | "Je te donne"
(featuring M. Pokora) | –  | 50  | –  |  | Non-album single

Notes

1. ^ "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.[18]

## Filmography

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Director  | Notes

|
|
|
|

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  |
2018  | Traqués  | Sarah Munoz  | Ludovic Colbeau-Justin  |
2019  | Le temps est assassin | Salomé Romani  | Claude-Michel Rome  |
2014-2020  | The Voice Kids | Herself  |  | Coach
2023  | Superpapa  | Marina  | Sophie Boudre
2024  | Drag Race France | Herself  |  | Guest judge

## References

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1. ^ "Jenifer DADOUCHE" (in French). Geneanet.
2. ^ https://www.femmeactuelle.fr/actu/news-actu/jenifer-sa-declaration-emouvante-a-maxime-nucci-le-pere-de-son-fils-aaron-2070716
3. ^ "Mariage secret en Corse pour Jenifer" (in French). France-Soir. 23 August 2019.
4. ^ "Jenifer" Archived 23 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine (in French). Enfoires.com. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
5. ^ a b c d e f g LesCharts.com: Jenifer discography page
6. ^ a b c Ultratop.be/fr/ – Jenifer albums discography
7. ^ "French album certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
8. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
9. ^ a b c "French album certifications – Jenifer" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
10. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
11. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
12. ^ @snep (11 November 2022). "En exclusivité, voici les 10 premiers du Top Albums de la semaine !..." (Tweet). Retrieved 12 November 2022 - via Twitter.
13. ^ Ultratop.be/fr/ – Jenifer singles discography
14. ^ a b c "French single certifications – Jenifer" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
15. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
16. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 2003". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
17. ^ "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.
18. ^ "Chart History Kylie Minogue". Billboard. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.

## External links

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* (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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* t
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Jenifer

Studio albums|

* Jenifer
* Le Passage
* Lunatique

Live albums|

* Jenifer fait son live

Singles|

* "J'attends l'amour"
* "Au soleil"
* "Des mots qui résonnent!"
* "Donne-moi le temps"
* "Ma révolution"
* "Le souvenir de ce jour"
* "L'Amour et moi"
* "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"
* "Ella, elle l'a"
* "Message personnel"
* "On oublie le reste"

* v
* t
* e

Star Academy France

Winners|

* Jenifer Bartoli (2001)
* Nolwenn Leroy (2002)
* Élodie Frégé (2003)
* Grégory Lemarchal (2004)
* Magalie Vaé (2005)
* Cyril Cinélu (2006)
* Quentin Mosimann (2007-2008)
* Mickels Réa (2008)
* Laurène Bourvon (2012-2013)
* Anisha Jo (2022)
* Pierre Garnier (2023-2024)
* Marine Delplace (2024-2025)

Other notable contestants|

* Mario Barravecchia (2001)
* Jean-Pascal Lacoste (2001)
* Patrice Maktav (2001)
* Olivia Ruiz (2001)
* Houcine (2002)
* Georges-Alain Jones (2002)
* Jérémy Chatelain (2002)
* Emma Daumas (2002)
* Morganne Matis (2003)
* Michał Kwiatkowski (2003)
* Sofia Essaïdi (2003)
* Sofiane Tadjine-Lambert (2004)
* Jérémy Amelin (2005)
* Dominique Fidanza (2006)
* Cynthia Brown (2006)
* Mathieu Edward (2007-2008)
* Claire-Marie Bron (2007-2008)
* Alice Raucoules (2008)
* Joanna Lagrave (2008)
* Louis Albi (2022)
* Tiana Da Rocha (2022)
* Julien Lieb (2023-2024)
* Helena Bailly (2023-2024)
* Lénie Vacher (2023-2024)
* Ebony Cham (2024-2025)

Singles|

* "La Musique (Angelica)" (2001)
* "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (2002)
* "Musique" (2002)
* "Paris Latino" (2002)
* "La Bamba" (2003)
* "L'Orange" (2003)
* "Laissez-moi danser" (2004)
* "Adieu monsieur le professeur" (2004)
* "Je ne suis pas un héros" (2005)
* "Santiano" (2005)
* "Y'a qu'un ch'veu" (2006)
* "Porque te vas" (2006)
* "Bangla Desh" (2007-2008)
* "Chante" (2008)
* "Parce qu'on vient de loin" (2012-2013)
* "Ne partez pas sans moi" (2022)
* "Au bout de mes rêves" (2023-2024)
* "Recommence-moi" (2024)

* v
* t
* e

MTV Europe Music Award for Best French Act

* Alain Bashung (1994)
* Modjo (2000)
* Manu Chao (2001)
* Indochine (2002)
* Kyo (2003)
* Jenifer (2004)
* Superbus (2005)
* Diam's (2006)
* Justice (2007)
* Zaho (2008)
* Orelsan (2009)
* Pony Pony Run Run (2010)
* La Fouine (2011)
* Shaka Ponk
* 2012
* 2013
* Indila (2014)
* Black M (2015)
* Amir
* 2016
* 2017
* 2022
* Bigflo & Oli
* 2018
* 2023
* Kendji Girac (2019)
* Matt Pokora (2020)
* Amel Bent (2021)
* Pierre Garnier (2024)

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