"Moi... Lolita" | ||||
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Single by Alizée | ||||
from the album Gourmandises | ||||
Released | 4 July 2000 | |||
Format | CD single, CD maxi | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Genre | French pop, electronica | |||
Length | 4:26 | |||
Label | Universal, Polydor | |||
Writer(s) | Lyrics: Mylène Farmer Music: Laurent Boutonnat |
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Producer(s) | Laurent Boutonnat Mylène Farmer |
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Alizée singles chronology | ||||
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"Moi... Lolita" (English: "Me... Lolita") is a song by French singer Alizée, which was released as her debut single and the first from her debut album Gourmandises (2000) when she was 15. It was popular in France, Spain, Belgium, Georgia, Austria, the Netherlands, Israel, Lebanon, Ukraine, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Poland, Denmark, Bulgaria, the United Kingdom and many other countries.
In 1999, Alizée appeared on the M6 channel's talent show Graines de Star. Initially she intended to sign up for the programme's dance contest, but that category was reserved for groups only. Alizée therefore joined the singing category instead, performing the song "Waiting for Tonight" by Jennifer Lopez and "Ma Prière"(a single released by Axelle Red in 1997). She went on to win the Meilleure Graine award for most promising young singing star of tomorrow.
Her winning performance was seen by veteran songwriters Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, who were looking for a young, fresh voice to partake in their new project. They approached Alizée, and she was selected after studio auditions.
The song was instrumental in showcasing Alizée's image as that of a seductive Lolita character, referring to the novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
The lyrics to the song also make several references to the songwriter, Mylène Farmer.