Amandine Bourgeois, recently settled in Lauragais, continues to leave her mark on the French Music scene. The clip for his song “Je cri la vie” was filmed in two emblematic locations: the Raymond IV gardens, near the Abattoirs museum in Toulouse, and the old coal washhouse of Carmaux, in Tarn. This unique setting, combining nature and an industrial site steeped in history, magnified the aesthetic of the clip.
The production was entrusted to John Teysseré and the team from the video center of the “John school” in Revel, who coordinated the two days of filming brilliantly. Amandine Bourgeois joined forces with the musical choir of the Collège des Ponts-Jumeaux in Toulouse, directed by Romain Lapeyre, a renowned choir director and cellist, member of the London Symphonic Orchestra and the Orchester du Capitole.
“Je cri la vie”, taken from the album “MEUF, Mille et une femmes”, is a song committed to ecology. A true cry of women and children connected to nature, it expresses their desire to transform a world losing its bearings. This piece wonderfully illustrates the spirit of the album, an original and atypical work where Amandine fully embraces the syncretism of her artistic choices.
“One of the most beautiful French voices”, a “stage beast”, revealed by her victory at “Nouvelle Star” in 2008, Amandine Bourgeois has built a rich and eclectic career. Representing France at Eurovision, she recorded four albums: “20 m2”, “Sans amour mon amour”, “Au masculin”, and “À part integral”. She has performed all over the world, from China to Tahiti to London, and has collaborated with artists as varied as Beverly Jo Scott, Scorpions, Mathieu Amalric, and Boris Bergman. On tour, she accompanied giants such as Johnny Hallyday and Thomas Dutronc.
With “MEUF (A Thousand and One Women)”, of which she is producer, director, composer and lyricist, Amandine reveals a deeply personal project. Inspired by her origins – a West Indian great-grandfather, a bass player-in-law of Sicilian origin, and a jazz guitarist father – she grew up in a musical universe where Callas, Maurane, Higelin, Nougaro, and Norah crossed paths. Jones.
With this fifth opus, Amandine immerses the listener in her pop universe, tinged with varied rhythms: Latin, Afro, Gypsy, funk, dance, rock. The songs reflect an exacerbated sensitivity, amplified by the birth of his son Léon in January 2023. Some are autobiographical, like “Kiss & fly”, others inspired by encounters, like “Bon courage madame”.
Despite sometimes dark themes – anger, fear, fragility – the album is shot through with bubbling energy and contagious optimism. With “Je cri la vie”, which will be performed in concert in Labelleviloise, Paris, on March 6, Amandine Bourgeois reaffirms her artistic and social commitment.
Available on Spotify, Apple Music, and in signed edition on Kuroneko Boutique, “MEUF” is “a true call to dance, dream, and hope”.
