Discovered by the public in the show pop stars in 2002 and supported by Valéry Zeitoun who fell in love with her voice, Chimène Badi was at the time a very shy young woman who did not appreciate attracting attention to herself. Also in her personal life, the singer was insecure with boys and did not dare approach them. But one man knew how to change everything: Julien. Interviewed by Gala in November 2020, the one who sang with Johnny Hallyday in 2003 during her stadium tour told her beautiful, very romantic love story with her fiancé. And against all odds, it was she who did everything to flirt with this boy who seemed inaccessible to her.
It all started in 2014. Having left for the south of France to take care of her sick mother, the pretty brunette met Julien for the first time while going to see one of her friends. “I went to see my friend at work to observe the young man in question from afar. I immediately liked it, I found it beautiful and charming. I went back to it several times, doing everything I could to get it to find me: ultra-feminine in a short skirt, made up. And I sent him a note“, she confided.
Very touched by Chimene’s letter, Julien had been very flattered by her words and her prose. “She wrote me a letter, old fashioned! It may seem unconscious on the part of someone known, me, it touched my heart. I found the approach very romantic. I was looking forward to meeting her and discovering her. And me too, I found her charming…“remembered her companion, passionate like her about music.
More recently on the show The secret boxthe performer of the title Between us had the chance to discover her future husband singing the title I love her to death by Francis Cabrel. A moment of intense emotion for the one who was sworn to theEurovision France, you decide in 2021.