Diam’s completely missed the release of his book. The ex-rapper of “La Boulette” or “DJ” was more successful in song than in bookstores. Yet her autobiography “Mélanie Georgiades” had worked well in 2012, the book had arrived 16th ranking of book sales. In 2015, she reached 37th for the book “Mélanie Française et Moslem. The book was published on May 21, 2015 by Don Quichotte editions, but it is causing a lot of controversy.
Diam’s had an exposure that few personalities had thanks to its release. The artist recounts her journey and accurately depicts the life of a veiled woman in France in 2015. “Victim” of Islamophobia, the singer explains her “shock”, “misunderstanding” and “rejection” that she feels since she adhered to this religion. She also evokes the Charlie Hebdo attacks while expressing her fear of seeing “hate and chaos” surface.
According to figures sent to Pure Charts by Edistat (the institute in charge of evaluating bookstore sales each week), only 4,500 readers bought the book, which is really not huge. A godsend when you remember that his autobiography sold 7,000 copies, a difference of 35%. The singer can console herself, because “Mélanie Georgiades” worked again when the TF1 channel broadcast an interview with Diam’s on the program Sept à Huit. The audience was completely crazy reaching 5.7 million viewers. The autobiography sold over 55,000 copies (or more). She had also made a new appearance in Sept à Huit on May 24, 2015. Even if the spectators were a little less numerous, it must have boosted sales…
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