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strengths, my weaknesses, my fears and sources of happiness. But life takes care to let us know sooner or later ...
Past the jubilant Prime album, you will come back, with a second album more mature, entitled "Melanie Renaud" in May 2005. The same year, you especially stunned the audience in the musical of Notre Dame, portraying Esmeralda, what memory do you have of that majestic moment of your career?
Notre-Dame de Paris is a timeless musical ... Being part of this type of great musical work, is an unforgettable experience... play the main role is an opportunity, which allowed me to push the limits of the play, voice, interaction with the characters, dancers and let myself carried away by the story of Esmeralda and Quasimodo through music and scenery ...
The third album,”Feux d’artifice” (Fireworks) released in 2008 will create a little controversy in Canada due to influences of African-American Pop / R & B. why in your point of view? Yet this album is very dancing, with Rhythmic; songs such as Mon pays (my country) or the duet with Corneille – Vivre pour sois (Live for yourself), whose words are quite evocative are you the subject of this song?
I think an artist must identify with a musical style in which he discovers its authenticity but sometimes, album projects seems to become more experimental, than anything else ... I really like RnB, Hip Hop but that said, embodying on stage with dancers is a difficult task ... I had to do this 3rd album to understand that the, Beyoncé, Usher and Chris Brown of this world have started at their tender childhood to dance, sing and adopt this attitude'' street'' ghetto.
I had to take about two years of preparation to create, this kind of character and it was not enough for me to find a credibility ... The RnB & Hip Hop in French does not sound like the one in English we are used to hear … The difference of language and the Americanized sounds very digital, could interest or disinterest the listeners...
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How the success has influenced you and your close acquaintances, at a time when it would have been the case? Now how do you live your life as a star? Does your private life influence your career and your art?
The success gave me confidence in myself because I realized my dream. Family, friends, professional colleagues, industry and the public also had confidence in the artist that I could be. Chance, success, and be praised are the ephemeral elements of a career because it can become a mind blowing whirlwind. There are moments when one is less present in the music scene; this is what allows us to withdraw, and to return in force with other musical projects to present to the public.
A Life of Star? Not really, I prefer to call it a life as an athlete, since I have to be vocally disciplined, physically and emotionally I would say. Yes, my private life has an influence on my career and my art ... I try to be as down to earth as possible so that through the artifices of show business, people perceive the human being I am.
it is customary to say “a life without cause is a life without effect” what are the ideals of society of Melanie Renaud? How does she hope to help build a better world?
In an ideal world, I wish they would teach the children and teenagers to know themselves better by integrating courses in the education system specifically designed for the development of the human these strengths