France 2018: Get to Know Madame Monsieur
Madame Monsieur is a French duo, composed by Emilie Satt (born 30 November 1984) and Jean-Karl Lucas (born 22 June 1982).The duo will represent France at Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon,with the song “Mercy”.
Émilie and Jean-Karl met in 2008. They collaborate for the first time on Émilie Satt’s first album in which they co-write three songs, including «Human Bear», advertising music for the Ford Mondeo in 2009.In 2013, they created MadameMonsieur.
Their first common album was released in June 2013, including the single «Malibu». In 2015, they composed «Smile» for rapper Youssoupha. The song was one of the big hits of the year. They participated in the 500th of Taratata then join Youssoupha on the stage of Zenith in Paris in November. They receive a gold album for more than 50,000 sold albums of NGRTD.
In February 2016, MadameMonsieur reveals a first title of their album «Tandem» produced by Medeline, the resumption of a piece of Nekfeu: Eerie. In March, the group released a second excerpt, «See ya» .
In parallel, they continued collaborations with rap artists, including La Fouine, Kery James, Georgio .
In November 2016, Madame Monsieur released the «Tandem» featuring Youssoupha Disiz, Dinos Punchlinovic, S.Pri Noir, Jok’Air and Ibrahim Maalouf.
In January 2018, they participated in Destination Eurovision, which determines the song with which France would be represented in Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which they won the second semifinal by rising to first place with 56 points with the song Mercy.
Madame is the first duo to represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, at the Altice Arena in Lisbon during the grand final that will take place on May 12, 2018.
Emilie Satt’s voice can be found in commercials for Materne, Balisto, Blackberry and the U stores. The title “Come Wander with Me”, which she plays, was used by Lacoste in the worldwide TV spot for the “Love” perfume. Émilie Satt has also lent her voice in the advertisement for the Chanel perfume “Chance”, directed by Jean-Paul Gaultier.
Émilie Satt was elected by the readers of Nice-Matin 3rd personality of the year in the Alpes-Maritimes in 2015.
Originally from Nice, Émilie Satt is one of those rising stars who advocate the sensuality of melodies.
At the age of 24, she already conquers the audience with her soft and warm voice, perfectly illustrating the nostalgia reflected in “Come wander with me”.
“Mercy” lyrics:
[Couplet 1]
Je suis née ce matin, je m’appelle Mercy
Au milieu de la mer, entre deux pays
Mercy
[Couplet 2]
C’était un long chemin et Maman l’a pris
Elle m’avait dans la peau, huit mois et demi
Oh oui, huit mois et demi
On a quitté la maison, c’était la guerre
Sûr qu’elle avait raison, y’avait rien à perdre
Oh non, excepté la vie
[Refrain]
Je suis née ce matin, je m’appelle Mercy
On m’a tendu la main et je suis en vie
Je suis tous ces enfants que la mer a pris
Je vivrai cent mille ans, je m’appelle Mercy
[Couplet 3]
Si il est urgent de naître, comprenez aussi
Qu’il est urgent de renaître, quand tout est détruit
Mercy
[Couplet 4]
Et là devant nos yeux y’avait l’ennemie
Une immensité bleue peut-être infinie
Mais oui, on en connaissait le prix
Surgissant d’une vague, un navire ami
A redonné sa chance à notre survie
C’est là, que j’ai poussé mon premier cri
[Refrain]
Je suis née ce matin, je m’appelle Mercy
On m’a tendu la main et je suis en vie
Je suis tous ces enfants que la mer a pris
Je vivrai cent mille ans, je m’appelle Mercy
[Pont]
Derrière les sémaphores, serait-ce le bon port ?
Que sera demain ? Face à face ou main dans la main
Que sera demain ?
Je suis née ce matin, je m’appelle Mercy
[Outro]
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Mercy, Mercy, je vais bien merci
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Mercy, Mercy, je vais bien merci
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Mercy, Mercy, je vais bien merci
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Mercy, Mercy, je vais bien merci
The lyrics in English:
