Amiel's debut album was released in 2003 following his devastating loss to Jonatan Cerrada as France's first NOUVELLE STAR in the first year of competition. The album includes his first single "Les Mots Bleus" (which peaked at # 5 on the French pop charts), "Je Regarde Le-Haut" and "Un Jour Arrive".
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English
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4.92 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.74 ounces
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I like a few of the other reviewers found my way to Thierry by way of "A la recherche de la nouvelle star." It may seem trying to most that real talent can come out of commercially produceds shows like that,but it's true. Thierry is really talented vocally and he is to me, wiser and more mature beyond his actual years. All of the songs on the album both old and new are sung with such a great depth of emotion. I do speak french myself and i can vouch for the beauty and complexity of the songs. There is a great commentary on social issues, such as in "Entends -tu les hommes" and "2,000 ans sur la terre" , "On s'envole" ,and one cannot ignore the fragility of the classic "Avec le temps." Thierry is very different from the actual winner of "Nouvelle star" Jonatan. They both have a different style and i would say that Jonatan (and i do like Jonatan as well) is "younger" and given a decision between Thierry and Jonatan, I choose Thierry. This is an amazing album, many different ranges. It's a great value as well given the bonus tracks. It is a wonderful album and I really recommend it with high honors. Tres bien fait Thierry!
I was in the mood for some French music and happened upon Thierry Amiel on YouTube. In 2003, he was the runner-up on "A la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star" (the French version of American Idol). I bought his CD "Paradoxes" and was quite impressed with his voice and the emotion projected by someone so young. The songs on this CD are a mix of jumpy French pop and some old standards. All the songs are good - no "fillers" sometimes used to pump out an album while an artist is hot. Having some knowlege of French improves the listener's enjoyment, but if you're looking for good music give this a try. You can hear samples of the songs on Amazon's French site: http://www.amazon.fr
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2004
Thierry's first album is wonderful! I live in France now and Thierry is without a doubt one of the greatest new French voices. He was discovered on "A la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star" and was the runner up. In my eyes and the eyes of many others he still won. He has become just as successful, if not even more so, than the actual winner. The album has Thierry's version of some of the most popular French songs in history...like "Avec le Temps", "Je Suis Malade", "L'Aigle Noir" etc. It moves me every time I listen to these! His newest single from the album "Je Regarde La-Haut" is really good too as well as "Les Mots Bleus" ...actually, I like just about every song on the album to be perfectly honest. Even if you don't understand French, it's a great album to have. (You can always have someone translate the songs or research it alone if you want the direct meanings.) It really is worth it. He trasmits so much emotion through his voice, I'm sure you'll understand the main idea anyway! I highly recommend this album!
Really great vocal POTENTIAL came through on most of the songs for Thierry Amiel, but the choice in songs was not very good. They all sounded pretty much the same (unlike Gregory Lemarchal whose albums are fantastic and quite of a varied sort). Too bad.
Je recommence le produit la date de livraison a été respecté très bien emballé le CD pas rayé pour toute personne qui aime ce chanteur le prix en vaut le coup je vous le recommande
Mir gefallen alle CD's von Therry Amil. Schade das es nur so wenige gibt. Toller Sänger. Die Texte sind ausschließlich auf französisch, was bestimmt den Interessentenkreis einschränkt.
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