Jenifer

Biography

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

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.
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×J'attends l'amour2002 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1J'attends l'amour3:392Viens me voir3:25" (I'm waiting for love) soon followed.
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.
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×Au soleil2002 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Au soleil3:182Secrets défenses3:493Le Clip "Au soleil"3:18" 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.
In 2004 Jenifer returned onto the scene with her second, more personal, melancholy album "Le Passage×Le PassageMay 2004 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Ma révolution3:362Le Souvenir de ce jour3:173C’est de l’or4:174Ose3:535Pour toi3:426J’en ai assez3:117Comme un yoyo3:498Le Passage3:359Celle que tu vois4:1710Serre-moi3:3811Chou Boup3:3112De vous à moi3:06Disc 21J’attends l’amour2Au soleil3Des mots qui résonnent4Donne-moi le temps5Ma révolution6Le souvenir de ce jour7Le making-of de l’album". 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×Ma révolution2004 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Ma révolution (single version)3:122Qui ment3:21" (My Revolution), "Le Souvenir De Ce Jour×Le Souvenir de ce jour28 September 2004 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 3 tracks1Le Souvenir de ce jour3:232Un cri d'amour2:353What If4:00" (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×Jenifer fait son live3 October 2005 · Album · LiveSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 22 tracks1Ose6:032Comme un yoyo4:523Le Passage4:054Le Souvenir de ce jour3:485Celle que tu vois4:366Donne‐moi le temps4:447Chou boup4:238Serre‐moi5:409Pour toi4:0710Au soleil4:5611Tom’s Diner4:1212J’en ai assez3:1413Des mots qui résonnent4:3714Mauvais sang4:3315De vous à moi3:0716Je ne pourrai plus aimer4:0917C’est de l’or7:0118Dirty Man4:1019J’attends l’amour4:3220Ma révolution6:2121Vu de l'intérieur (Les Coulisses de la tournée)45:0022Serre‐moi (clip)3:27" and an accompanying DVD.

In November 2010, Jenifer released her fourth studio album called "Appelle-moi Jen×Appelle-moi Jen29 November 2010 · Studio albumSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1À peine2:542Je danse3:153La Vérité3:474L'Amour fou2:345Les Autocollants2:056Le Dos tourné3:047L'Envers du paradis3:348Pôle dance3:469Pas que ça à faire2:3510Le Risque3:5211C'est quand qu'on arrive2:51" (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×Je danse27 September 2010 · SingleSpotifyYouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 1 track1Je danse3:15"(I Dance), was released in September 2010.
In 2012, she is a The Voice's coach (with Florent Pagny, Garou and Mika) for TF1.

Personal life

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. However, they called it quits in February 2008 after almost six years of dating.
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.
She began dating Corsican businessman Ambroise Fieschi in April 2016, and the two were married on 21 August 2019 in Serra-di-Ferro, Corsica. Her third son, Juvanni, was born on May 8, 2021.

Philanthropy

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

Legal issue

In 2019, Jenifer and her partner Ambroise Freschi were convicted of assaulting a photographer.