Zazie (born Isabelle Marie Anne de Truchis de Varennes on 18 April 1964 in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a France|French singer and songwriter. She also co-produces her own albums with other producers.
Zazie's father was an architect and her mother, a music teacher.
Her songs range from upbeat rock or pop songs to languid down tempo tunes and are characterised by the wit of their lyrics based on puns, alliterations, homophone|homophonies and double entendres.
In 1995 in music|1995, she released her second album ''Zen'', which was co-written and co-produced with Vincent-Marie Bouvot. The album produced the singles "Zen" and "Homme Sweet Homme". Her 1996 in music|1996 single "Un point c'est toi" from the same album was discussed on Canada's MuchMusic TV program ''Too Much 4 Much'' due to its controversial content. Ultimately, the discussion panel deemed the video okay for audiences. In the video, a group of four smitten women, including Zazie, follow a pair of men down to a lake. There, the two men strip off their clothes and swim in the water. Zazie fantasizes about undressing one of the men and kissing him. To shock of the women, however, the two men kiss each other.
In 1997 in music|1997, Pascal Obispo and Zazie ... read all