Louane more intimate than ever. On her new album “Solo”, released this Friday, the singer confides openly about her faults, her fears, her loneliness but also her love for Florian Rossi, her musician companion with whom she shares the microphone on the title “Soleil “. This fifth opus, the 27-year-old artist sees it as that of the “ healing ». « When I write a song that is problematic for my mental health, I send the lyrics to my psy and we talk about it at the next session. This was the case for “Douce”, a very intimate text difficult to listen to for those around me. He says that I often feel like I’m not in the right place, that I don’t know how to feel good. But I’m learning » she attests to the microphone of Parisian. A poignant ballad in line with her huge hit “Secret”, “Douce” sees Louane confiding, on the piano, her discomfort and how difficult it is for her to accept herself and see herself in the mirror.
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“My body is evolving before people’s eyes”
Through this song, Louane talks about her EDs for the first time, namely her eating disorders. Indeed, on the second verse, she intones: “ And I’m afraid of what happens every time I eat / It’s a piece of me that I eat / And it’s been like that since I was little “. An evil that is difficult to evoke in song, as she explains: “ I have no problem telling myself that I have had EDs for years. It’s a long and difficult fight to get out of it. Especially since my body is evolving in front of people’s eyes “. However, the interpreter of “The Rain” admits to feeling “ ten times better in [son] body today than at 16 ». « Do I take responsibility for my body? It’s obvious. Now it stops there. Am I still suffering inside? Sometimes yes. It’s not constant as it used to be » she proclaims.
“I spent my Saturday crying”
Thus, Louane reveals that the first time she was a victim of fatphobia was in 2019 during the Victoires de la Musique. “ I was a size 38. (…) I spent my Saturday crying in front of Twitter » she remembers. Today, putting words to her ills, Louane hopes to convey a message that will be heard by as many people as possible: “ Now I try to accept myself and I share it in my songs. If I can help people with my songs, that’s great. “. Before reaching the public, this song “Douce” is firstly addressed to Louane’s daughter, Esmée: “ [Je lui dis] not to make the same mistakes as me, that is to say, to have let (play) the little sad music that I heard eat me up from the inside. I am very careful about what I leave him and my mental health. I started my therapy again when she was born, I’m not going to blame my neuroses on her ».
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And the singer is delighted to see that today mental health problems are more treated and highlighted within our society: “ Today, going to the psychiatrist is like going to a general practitioner when you have a stomach ache. And that’s so much the better. I’m so happy to talk about it, it’s essential “. A necessary message!
