{"id":31387,"date":"2019-06-18T05:30:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-18T03:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=31387"},"modified":"2019-06-09T01:33:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-08T23:33:57","slug":"french-music-christophe-willem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-christophe-willem\/","title":{"rendered":"French Music &#8211; Christophe Willem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Christophe Willem exploded onto the French pop scene in 2006 when he won the French singing competition Nouvelle Star (the French version of American Idol \/ Pop Idol). Since then he&#8217;s become one of my favorite singers, though his songs (and particularly his videos) aren&#8217;t always well suited for a blog. I recently came across this one though which is catchy, relates to our recent discussions of shopping, and has lots of great vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-31392\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015-172x350.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015-172x350.jpg 172w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the other reasons I like this particular song and video, is how clever it is. I love the inventive products featured throughout, and I love how Christophe plays with the idea that, as the winner of a reality TV competition (<strong>t\u00e9l\u00e9r\u00e9alit\u00e9<\/strong> or <strong>t\u00e9l\u00e9vision r\u00e9alit\u00e9 <\/strong>or even <strong>t\u00e9l\u00e9vision v\u00e9rit\u00e9<\/strong>), he is the &#8220;<strong>produit de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e<\/strong>&#8221; &#8230; until the next winner is crowned.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christophe Willem - Elu produit de l&#039;ann\u00e9e (Clip officiel)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oA9l4M5pT2A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pr\u00e9sentateur\u00a0: Et maintenant, mesdames et messieurs,<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Announcer\u00a0: And now ladies and gentlemen,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Pour vous ce soir<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>For you this evening<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Le grand, le majestueux<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The great, the majestic<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Christophe Willem<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Christophe Willem<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Produit 2002\u00a0: La lampe humaine]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Product of 2002\u00a0: The human lamp]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Produit 2003 : La cage \u00e0 silence]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Product of 2003\u00a0: The cage of silence]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>De tous les salons<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>In all the expos<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Les foires et les grandes expositions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>The trade shows and the big shows<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Souvent imit\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Often imitated<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Souvent copi\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Often copied<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/here-and-now-more-useful-french-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamais<\/a> \u00e9gal\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Never equaled<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Harrods et Wal-Mart<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Harrods and Walmart<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Ont fait de moi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Have made me<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Un produit vraiment tr\u00e8s smart<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A very chic product<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Vraiment tr\u00e8s smart<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Really very smart<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je suis le locataire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I\u2019m the renter<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>D&#8217;une gloire \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Of an ephemeral glory<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c9lu produit de <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/lheure-de-la-sortie-quitting-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">l&#8217;ann\u00e9e<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Selected as the product of the year<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 mon inventivit\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Thanks to my inventiveness<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Radio <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/back-to-the-store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monoprix<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Radio Monoprix<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Susurre mon pr\u00e9nom<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Whispers my name<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Les samedi midi<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Saturday noon\u2019s<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Produit 2004\u00a0: L\u2019imperm\u00e9able chauffant]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Product of 2004\u00a0: The self-warming raincoat]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Mes sourires offset<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>My crooked smiles<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Font d\u00e9border<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Flood (overflow)<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Votre bo\u00eete aux lettres<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Your mailbox<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Cora et Shopi*<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Cora and Shopi<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Feront de ma vie<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Will make my life<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Un produit fini<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>A finished product<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Fini, tout est fini<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Over, everything is over<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je suis le locataire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I am the renter<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Produit 2005\u00a0: Le parapluie \u00e0 neige]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Product of 2005\u00a0: The snow umbrella]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>D&#8217;une gloire \u00e9ph\u00e9m\u00e8re<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Of an ephemeral glory<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c9lu produit de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Chosen as the product of the year<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 mon inventivit\u00e9<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Thanks to my inventiveness<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>[Produit 2006\u00a0: Le chewing gum au gout \u00e9ternel]<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>[Product of 2006\u00a0: Eternity-flavored chewing gum]<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Et quand viendra l&#8217;inventaire<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>And when it comes time to take stock<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>Je serai le produit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>I will be the product<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>De l&#8217;ann\u00e9e derni\u00e8re<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Of the past year<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"312\"><strong>\u00c9lu produit de l&#8217;ann\u00e9e<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"312\"><em>Selected product of the year<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*\u00a0<em>Cora\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>Shopi\u00a0<\/em>are European retailers.<\/p>\n<p>For a little more Christophe Willem, check out this performance of <strong>L&#8217;\u00e9t\u00e9 en hiver <\/strong>(<em>Summe in winter<\/em>) from <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/french-music-benabar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C \u00e0 vou<\/a>s in 2014 which fits nicely with our recent exploration of the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Photo of Christophe Willem by Patrick Subotkiewiez &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28781447@N04\/19611643294\/in\/dateposted\/, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=43412253<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"172\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015-172x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015-172x350.jpg 172w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/06\/353px-Christophe_Willem_concert_2015.jpg 353w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><p>Christophe Willem exploded onto the French pop scene in 2006 when he won the French singing competition Nouvelle Star (the French version of American Idol \/ Pop Idol). Since then he&#8217;s become one of my favorite singers, though his songs (and particularly his videos) aren&#8217;t always well suited for a blog. 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