This Tuesday, March 12, France 2 broadcast a new issue of Le Grand échquier dedicated to Edith Piaf. Chimène Badi is one of the artists who came to pay tribute to him. The singer opened up about how she found her own voice and the important role music has played in her life.
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Chimène Badi became known by participating in the second season of Popstars. The singer quickly had a series of hits, notably with Entre nous. This Tuesday, March 12, she paid tribute to Edith Piaf, in the company of other artists such as Zaz and Olivia Ruiz, in the Grand Échequier on France 2. But finding your voice is not always easy, the one who has found the Love revealed that it was his mother who saw his talent.
Chimène Badi looks back on her singing beginnings
Asked about how she “found her voice”, Chimène Badi immediately affirmed that it was her mother who believed in her. “I think it was my mom who realized something was happening. From what she told me, I was humming before I even spoke. And then I was singing along time”, says the woman who never had children. Music played an important role in his life. “It was my escape, it was my outlet, but I didn’t know that, I found out later,” confides the singer who was judged a lot on her physique in her early days. Her mother pushed her a lot to sing. “And one day, she said to dad: ‘You know, you should listen to Chimène, I think there’s something happening’. And then I’m going to continue to grow, to sing,” she confides before adding that she locked herself in her room to “forget everything we experience when we are in college”.
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Chimène Badi tired of hearing about her appearance
In 2021, Chimène Badi explained in Jarry’s podcast, the Jarry Show, that she can no longer stand hearing about her physique rather than her talents. “I mostly sing, I have lots of interesting things to say. I’m funny, I’m super lively, I love life, and it’s true that it’s a shame to always reduce everything I can do to my physique,” she denounced. Often found too round, the singer has lost a lot of weight. “I lost 30 kilos, like a lot of average girls. That’s life, there are ups and there are downs. There are times when it’s a little more difficult, things happen” , she added. If she continues her physical transformation, she would like fans to focus on her songs instead.