Chimene Badi

Chimene Badi was born on October 30th of 1982 in Melun, in the Paris suburbs. She later spent her entire childhood living in France. In 2002, she signed up for an audition for the reality TV talent show "Pop Stars”. Chimène actually failed to make it through to the final where winners were put together to form a group. But ultimately, she showed the desire to pursue her art by launching a solo career rather than share the stage with a band. Fortunately for Chimène, Valéry Zeitoun, a member of the jury and, at that time, the director of French label AZ, was blown away by her performance. She is now a very well-known artist in France.