One year after the release of Chimène sings PiafChimène Badi is making a comeback in stores. The singer will unveil her new album on November 8, called Gospel & Soul, voice and soul. In full promotion of this new record, the singer agreed to talk about her life and career in the new episode of the podcast The Lessondedicated “the art of failing“.
Chimène Badi’s diagnosis
This interview was an opportunity for her to look back on how she managed to gain self-confidence afterwards.having experienced racism and school bullying as a teenager”. But not only that. Chimène Badi actually said that she made an important discovery two years ago which changed the way she works. “I was diagnosed as hypersensitive two years ago so I understood who I was, why emotions took such a strong place in me (…) People don't bother me because we know that if I say no, it's no, it took me a long time to get to that point, I felt guilty before (…) I felt guilty whereas today, I make decisions, I take responsibility for them “she said.
Chimène Badi on his physique
Another notable change in Chimène Badi's life is the way she looks at her physique. “Two years have passed, I stopped smoking, it's been a year, I've gained ten kilos, I'm slowly starting to lose them, but it's ok! I've freed myself from all that , this is true freedom”she confided, admitting that she “ficheait” now of what she “physically represents”. “I was really bothered with this: “She’s thin, she’s fat, she has pimples…”. I don't fit into the codes they want me to fit into, I do what I want. I am Chimène”she said. “I'm doing well because I'm no longer a slave to many things. I freed myself from the gaze of others, from the pressure of my job. I understood that life wasn't like that. Our job is wonderful, especially if it's a passion job… We won everything there, it's wonderful. It's not supposed to make us unhappy, to eat us up and it's not supposed to stop us from flourishing or believing in ourselves or having hope, having confidence and that's not a priority, except that it took me a long time to understand it”she also explained.
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