Zaz
Isabelle Geffroy (born 1 May 1980), known professionally as Zaz, is a French singer and songwriter who mixes jazzy styles, French variety, soul and acoustic. She is known for her single "Je veux", taken from her self-titled debut album, released on 10 May 2010. Worldwide Zaz has sold over 5 million albums, including 2 million outside France. Zaz was born in Tours, France. Her mother was a Spanish teacher, and her father worked for an electric company. In 1985, she entered the Conservatoire de Tours with her sister and her brother, attending courses from the ages of 6 to 11. She studied music theory, specifically the violin, piano, guitar, and choral singing. In 1994, she moved to Bordeaux. In 1995, she took singing lessons and played sports for a year in Bordeaux. In 2000, she won a scholarship from the regional council, which allowed her to join a school of modern music, the CIAM (Centre for Musical Activities and Information) of Bordeaux. Her musical influences included 'Four Seasons' by Vivaldi, jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald, and other singers such as Enrico Macias, Bobby McFerrin, and Richard Bona, as well as African, Latin, and Cuban rhythms. In 2006, she moved to Paris. In 2001, she started her singing career in the blues band "Fifty Fingers". She sang in musical groups in Angoulême, especially in a jazz quintet. She became one of the four singers of Izar-Adatz (Basque for "Shooting Star"), a variety band which consisted of sixteen people with whom she toured for two years, especially in the Midi-Pyrenees and the Basque Country. She worked in the studio as a backing singer in Toulouse and performed with many singers, including Maeso, Art Mengo, Vladimir Max, Jean-Pierre Mader, and Serge Guerao. In 2011, Zaz won an EBBA Award. Every year the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA) recognize the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year. In May 2010, French magazine Télérama announced: "Rumor has swelled in recent weeks: Zaz is an extraordinary voice, and she will be the revelation of the summer!". On 10 May 2010, Zaz released her first album. It contains songs she wrote ("Trop sensible") and co-composed ("Les passants", "Le long de la route", "Prends garde à ta langue", "J'aime à nouveau", "Ni oui ni non"). Kerredine Soltani produced the album on the label "Play On" and wrote and composed the hit single "Je veux". The pop singer Raphaël Haroche wrote her songs "Éblouie par la nuit", "Port Coton" and "La fée". In 2010, she signed a contract for her tours with Caramba and publisher Sony ATV. She was invited to make several television appearances (such as Taratata or Chabada) and was featured in several programs on the radio. On Sunday 6 October 2013, Zaz appeared on BBC One's The Andrew Marr Show in London and sang "Je veux" live. ... Source: Article "Zaz (singer)" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.
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- 2024 · Taratata fête les 40 ans de Bercy as Self
- 2024 · Véronique Sanson : Hasta Luego ! as
- 2024 · Les Enfoirés 2024 - On a 35 ans ! as
- 2024 · Ycare, le live as
- 2023 · Renaud, souvenirs, souvenirs as Self
- 2023 · Les Enfoirés 2023 - Enfoirés un jour, toujours as
- 2022 · ZAZ - Basique, le concert as
- 2022 · Zaz - Baloise Session 2022 as Self
- 2022 · Joyeux anniversaire Renaud as Self
- 2021 · Zaz aux carrières de Lumières as
- 2021 · Les Enfoirés 2021 - Les Enfoirés à côté de vous as
- 2019 · Les plus belles comptines d'Okoo as
- 2018 · The secret song as Self
- 2018 · Bienvenue chez Aldebert as Self
- 2018 · L'Étrange Noël de Jeff Panacloc as Self
- 2018 · Basique, le concert as Self
- 2018 · Les Enfoirés 2018 - Musique ! as
- 2017 · Y'a du monde à messe as Self
- 2016 · Zaz: Sur La Route as Herself
- 2015 · Zaz - Paris, Encore! as
- 2015 · Les Enfoirés 2015 - Sur la route des Enfoirés as
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés - Les Enfoirés en chœur de 1985 à aujourd'hui as
- 2014 · Les Enfoirés 2014 - Bon anniversaire Les Enfoirés as
- 2013 · ZAZ - Live at Baloise Session as Vocals
- 2013 · Piaf, Hymnes à la Môme au Beacon Theatre, New York as Self
- 2013 · Les Enfoirés 2013 - La Boîte à Musique des Enfoirés as
- 2012 · Départ immédiat as Self
- 2011 · ZAZ - Sans Tsu Tsou as Zaz
- 2011 · ZAZ: ZAZ (Limited Special Edition) as ZAZ
- 2009 · En direct de l'univers as Self
- 2009 · Schlag den Star as Self
- 2004 · Tout le monde en parle as Self
- 2004 · La chanson de l'année as Self - Winner
- 2004 · La chanson de l'année as Self
- 2002 · Sucré salé as Self
- 2001 · Star Academy as Self
- 1993 · Taratata as Self
- 1993 · Taratata as Performer
- 1985 · Victoires de la musique as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- Future · ZAZ le film as