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Thread started 04/23/05 6:58am

danielboon

mylene farmer ,.... any info ???

hi guy's i'm in paris and whilst browsing in virgin i saw a massive display of material by mf , i didnt know anything about her at all. anyway i usually buy a french artist cd when i'm in, the display was sooo.... big i thought this bitch must be popular there was a single called fuck them all !!! 3.99eu so i bought it to check her out ! result brilliant single !!!

i was in another vigin records the next day and her current album was on the listening stand so i gave it a twirl and you know what ,.... she is very good even though she sings in french i can kinda follow some tracks !!!

anyway any info ??? is she french ? what is she all about ?? cool
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Reply #1 posted 04/23/05 8:08am

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danielboon said:

hi guy's i'm in paris and whilst browsing in virgin i saw a massive display of material by mf , i didnt know anything about her at all. anyway i usually buy a french artist cd when i'm in, the display was sooo.... big i thought this bitch must be popular there was a single called fuck them all !!! 3.99eu so i bought it to check her out ! result brilliant single !!!

i was in another vigin records the next day and her current album was on the listening stand so i gave it a twirl and you know what ,.... she is very good even though she sings in french i can kinda follow some tracks !!!

anyway any info ??? is she french ? what is she all about ?? cool


Mylene Farmer might be the most successful french female singer in the last 20 years. She even recently received a french Grammy called Victoires de la musique being named the best female artist of the last 20 years.
She sustained an incredible popularity since 1986.
Just like Madonna or Michael Jackson, she constructed her own myth relying on secret, sex and provocation. Her core fan base is exclusively gay.

Here is a look at her discography and record sales in France:

Cendres de lune : 1986

Sales: over 700 000.
Certification: 2x platinum.
Chart peak: #10.

Ainsi soit-je... 1988

Sales: 1 400 000.
Certification: Diamond.
Chart Peak: #1.

En concert 1989

Sales: 600 000.
Certification: 2x platinum.
Chart peak: #9.

L'autre... 1991

Sales: 1 800 000.
Certification: Diamond.
Chart peak: #1.

Dance remixes 1992

Sales:200 000 .
Certification: 2x Gold.
Chart peak: #2.

Anamorphosée 1995

Sales: 1 300 000.
Certification: Diamond.
Chart peak: #1.

Live à Bercy 1997

Sales: 900 000 .
Certification: 3x Platinum.
Chart peak: #2.

Innamoramento 1999

Sales: 1 300 000.
Certification: Diamond.
Chart peak: #2.

Mylénium Tour 2000

Sales:700 000.
Certification: 2x Platinum.
Chart peak: #1.

Les mots 2001

Sales: 1 500 000.
Certification: Diamond.
Chart peak: #1.

MF Remixes 2003

Sales: 55 000 .
Certifications : /
Chart peak: #3.(Compilation Chart)
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Reply #2 posted 04/23/05 8:38am

danielboon

thanx . you say her core fan base is exclusively gay !!! just like kylie then !!!

her material ive heard sounds good i think i'll probably buy some more of her stuff on my next trip to paris.

just for the record i'm not gay !!! cool just cool lol.
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Reply #3 posted 04/23/05 8:59am

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check out her video's they're mini-movies. some last 15 minutes

weird, yet wonderful.

i never got into her though, i know this cuz of an acquaintance
who showed me her videos
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #4 posted 04/24/05 2:12am

danielboon

IstenSzek said:

check out her video's they're mini-movies. some last 15 minutes

weird, yet wonderful.

i never got into her though, i know this cuz of an acquaintance
who showed me her videos


i was looking for her dvds ,... cos she looks hot as fuck !!! didnt find em !
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Reply #5 posted 04/24/05 9:54am

IstenSzek

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danielboon said:

IstenSzek said:

check out her video's they're mini-movies. some last 15 minutes

weird, yet wonderful.

i never got into her though, i know this cuz of an acquaintance
who showed me her videos


i was looking for her dvds ,... cos she looks hot as fuck !!! didnt find em !


www.amazon.fr

they've got just about everything by her. including her video dvd's
and some live stuff.

i saw her live dvd over at this friend's house and it was amazing.
and true love lives on lollipops and crisps
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Reply #6 posted 04/24/05 9:59am

danielboon

IstenSzek said:

danielboon said:



i was looking for her dvds ,... cos she looks hot as fuck !!! didnt find em !


www.amazon.fr

they've got just about everything by her. including her video dvd's
and some live stuff.

i saw her live dvd over at this friend's house and it was amazing.


thank u cool
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