Extend Nevermoreforever !
Having filled fourteen stadiums, Nevermore East the largest stadium tour in the history of music offered in France by an artist. It was impossible not to celebrate the event. Thus, fans can already immerse themselves in one of the most exceptional shows of the year thanks to an exceptional live album, on CD and vinyl!
And for those who would like to (re)live the experience, there will now be the film, which has arrived at just the right time to adorn fans’ Christmas trees.
80s woman
It was in the spring of 1984 that the sweet voice of Mylène Farmer was heard for the first time on the airwaves. It was for Mom wronglya perverse nursery rhyme in which a little girl confesses her love for the nurse who treats her. If the singer (then an actress) was chosen, it was above all for the psychotic air (according to the composer and pygmalion Laurent Boutonnat) that she gave off, in line with the lyrics. Right away, Mylène stands out from her colleagues. If Maman a tort sold 100,000 copies, but that was nothing compared to what Jeanne Mas, Julie Pietri or Jakie Quartz were selling at the time. They are the ones that the public demands, until the wave Libertinein 1986.
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From this hit, it was Farmer who would permeate his era. Sustainably. Because the future star sees far. She transforms into an incendiary redhead, sings all the taboos, writes her own cleverly referenced lyrics, set to heady music. She embodies characters in clips shot like films and becomes a stage beast in choreographed and precise shows. Above all, her speech becomes increasingly rare: very early on, she moves away from the media, adorns herself with a mute mystery and maintains her absence, which puts her fan base in a trance as soon as she reappears. A method that she continues to skillfully apply: there will only be one interview given to the JDD to promote his twelfth album, The Hold.
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Leading woman
Mylène Farmer was able to understand the issues of her time very early on and focused on freedom and independence. Author, sometimes composer, producer, editor, she occupies all strategic positions and controls the entire chain of her albums. A woman of letters, she ventured into areas that were then mined, but ahead of their time: the sexual freedom of women (Libertine, As long as they are soft), gender (Without counterfeiting), feminism (XXL), the cider (That my heart lets go) or the understanding of a world in decay (Disenchantedwhich became an anthem upon its release in 1991).
If the critics were on her side at the beginning, they were sometimes tempted to vilify her as soon as she began to display insolent success, collecting diamond discs and prestigious awards (three Victoires de la Musique between 1985 and 2005). , the star then asked to be removed from the institution). He is criticized for his silence, his clear-cut choices, his taste for provocation and his unwavering independence. This will be her strength and also what we continue to follow her for today. Since the death of Johnny Hallyday, she is now considered the last “troublemaker” of the scene and the newspapers and magazines which lacked respect for her, have come to salute her longevity, her capacity for renewal and her professionalism.
Woman of influence
If she has often been compared to Madonna, Mylène Farmer is also one of those who opens the door to other artists. Without her, could Zazie (whose new album Aile-P appears, a week after the new Mylène) have broken through and followed the example of a career regulated like those of men and left her mark on her era in turn? Jean-Louis Murat, who collaborated with her on the duet Regretswould he have had the career that he has, he who had gone from shadow to light thanks to this success? Could Alizée, whom Farmer and Boutonnat produced when she was only 15, have made a name for herself?
Today, many artists claim credit for her or praise her career. Julien Doré is impressed by her stage presence and her lack of promotion, Damso and Gims dream of doing a duet with her, Suzane claims to be part of a “disenchanted generation” on her latest title, Juliette Armanet is flattered that people compare her voice with his own, Redcar congratulates the avant-gardism of Farmer or even Pomme, who made Disenchanted a new anthem, Covid trend this time, with its acoustic cover. Even Angèle appropriated this hit for the reissue of Ninety-Five, Ninety-Five the sequel.
International woman
Very early on, Mylène Farmer’s audience spread beyond our borders. Although she is far from being recognized throughout the world, she is a star in Russia and neighboring countries where she sings in sold-out stadiums. The international success of Hi… Lolita of Alizée and the resumption of Disenchanted by Kate Ryan, allowed her to be heard in new territories. She speaks English (she also acts in Shakespeare’s language in the film Ghostland) and made duets with several Anglo-Saxon big names: Seal (on The Words), Moby (with whom she recorded part of the album Blue Black)Sting (et Stolen Car), Ben Harper (on a cover of INXS), LP (for Don’t forget)…
On her albums, she now invites the best of electro. DJ Feder produced and composed a good part of the album DisobedienceMartin Kierszenbaum did the same for the previous one, Interstellars. Pour The Holdshe sought the services of Woodkid, Aaron, Moby and Archive. Finally, for his new opus Remix XLshe collaborates with Feder and The Magician. There we find his old titles, brought up to date and enhanced by captivating electro sounds. In 2024, Mylène Farmer undeniably represents a bridge between all generations and all musical genres.
