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Elisa Tovati
Person · female · France · Paris · born 1976 · recording since 2001
French actress and singer
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Also known as Elisa Touati · エリサ・トバチ
Timeline
1970s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Moi je t'aime pour rien
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
2010s
2020s
Biography
Biography
Élisa Tovati born Élisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality.
Early years
Élisa Tovati was born in 1976 to parents of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, and her teenage years saw her co-presenting a French programme Y'a pas d'lézard. Her co-star was Stéphane Tapie.
Film
As the years went on, she featured in many telefilms such as Navarro, Highlander and Extrême Limite. Her singing career was to evolve as she was spotted during Roger Hanin's Soleil and the more crucial La Vérité si je mens ! 2 (2001) where she played the girlfriend of José Garcia.
In 2007 she starred in 99 Francs featuring Jean Dujardin and Vahina Giocante.
In late 2014 she became a contestant on the fifth season of TF1's Danse avec les Stars.
Singing career
Her singing career began on the same year her last film hit the big screen. She compiled her first album whose name comes from her first ever song and single, making it to the Top 50 in the French Charts, Moi, je t'aime pour rien. Her 2002 album, Ange Étrange
Ange étrangeSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 13 tracks1J'avance3:432Moi je t'aime pour rien3:383On se ressemble4:004Si la vie3:255S'il n'en reste qu'un3:536Ange étrange3:497Le Vent du sud3:458Si tu veux de moi4:029Ce que tu attends3:1910Attends-moi3:1311Face à face4:0312L'un contre l'autre4:0513Et si3:47 was made possible by others in the music industry, namely: Rick Allison, Richard Seff, Patrick Bruel, Yaël Benzaquen and fellow musician Axelle Renoir. In 2011, she released her first album in six years Le syndrome de Peter Pan
Le Syndrome de Peter PanSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Le Syndrome de Peter Pan4:112Une larme, Penny Lane3:143Ex-princesse3:204Barbapapa3:015Il nous faut3:086La vie devant soi2:237La Fille dans la glace3:108Ciel grigri3:119Post It2:5410L'ABCD2:5411La Femme du magicien3:0812Sunset Bld3:21.
Personal life
In 2006, Tovati married Universal music producer Sébastien Saussez. The couple has two sons.
Singles
Others
2007: "Pour que tu sois libre (La rose Marie Claire)" (Leslie / Anggun / Jennifer Mc Cray / Natasha St Pier / Elisa Tovati / Julie Zenatti) (reached FRA #21)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (11 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 48:42
1J'avance3:432Moi je t'aime pour rien3:383On se ressemble4:004Si la vie3:255S'il n'en reste qu'un3:536Ange étrange3:497Le Vent du sud3:458Si tu veux de moi4:029Ce que tu attends3:1910Attends-moi3:1311Face à face4:0312L'un contre l'autre4:0513Et si3:472006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 46:02
1Débile menthol2:432Le Psy2:413Énormément3:164L'ennui me portera conseil3:465Au fond de mon bain3:256Je compense donc je suis4:0475 minutes pour moi toute seule4:018Ça ne sert à rien d'aimer3:229Dormir avec toi3:4410Un garçon facile3:1311Voilà ce qui nous sépare !4:1612Fin de partie4:1813La Grève3:132011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:55
1Le Syndrome de Peter Pan4:112Une larme, Penny Lane3:143Ex-princesse3:204Barbapapa3:015Il nous faut3:086La vie devant soi2:237La Fille dans la glace3:108Ciel grigri3:119Post It2:5410L'ABCD2:5411La Femme du magicien3:0812Sunset Bld3:212014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 55:43
1Au départ, Paris4:562Tout le temps (radio edit)2:543Je voyage2:514Les Langues étrangères3:355Cabine 23 (interlude)1:506La Mémoire2:407Au train où vont les choses3:198Pitchipoï3:309S'embrasser3:1510Room Service3:1111Eye Liner3:1312T423:2413Moscou3:5114Voiture 3 (interlude)1:4315Nulle part où aller3:4216Le Fleuve amour2:5817La Petite Tour Eiffel3:4818Ghost Song (interlude)1:03Le cœur est la locomotive des filles émotives
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Le cœur est la locomotive des filles émotives21,2,3,43Dinan 224Le Soufre5Memory Almost Full6La Machine7Tokyo8Rainbow Island9Après la nuit10Mon havre de paix11L'Alpha-l'oméga12Tout est bleu13Bye-bye mon ange2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 50:47
1Intro0:172Alabina (remix)3:103Amour amour2:304Diabolo menthe3:375Une histoire d'amour2:436La chanson d'hélène2:537Le bleu des regrets3:018Reality3:259L'amour en fuite2:5810Des ronds dans l'eau2:4311Porque te vas3:1012Elisa2:4713I wanna be loved by you2:0514Travelling arrière (Sur le thème de bilitis)2:5515Nothing to lose2:0216Love me tender2:4217L'un part l'autre reste4:1818Alabina (Acoustique)3:31
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Moi je t'aime pour rienSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:381Moi je t'aime pour rien3:38 | 2001 | ||
| 2011 | Il Nous FautSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:051Il Nous Faut3:05 | 11 May 2011 | ||
| 2016 | Take Me Far AwaySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:521Take Me Far Away3:52 | 8 April 2016 | ||
| 2017 | S.O.S.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:181S.O.S.3:18 | 12 May 2017 | ||
| 2021 | Tout va bienSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:171Tout va bien3:17 | 15 January 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Elisa Tovati head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 14 | 70.2th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 8 | 84.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 22 | 49.6th |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elisa_Tovati_2012_2.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d73920c1-547f-4a47-b959-b1c3176616c2discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d73920c1-547f-4a47-b959-b1c3176616c2core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2154406genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2154406seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisa_Tovatibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89lisa_Tovati
Why this artist is in the database
- List of French singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Georges Biard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q2154406 · MusicBrainz: d73920c1-547f-4a47-b959-b1c3176616c2
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