Alizee understood that urban music was the market. She had stated in other interviews that she didn't care for that kind of music, but she understood that was the market. She tried to adjust to it without totally compromising herself. The result were tunes like "Décollage," a disaster.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU9gcEv0DXg
It's difficult enough for a white singer from the hood to do urban music, but for a nice French girl from Corsica, it's downright silly. On another occasion, Alizee was invited to stand in for Britney Spears singing "Scream and Shout." This could have been a breakthrough moment for our girl if she could pull it off. As it was singing lyrics like "You got to turn the shit up" in a sweet French accent worked as well for Alizee as those lyrics would have for the 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth. I thought she was adorable, but Britney's fans hated her: "Who the fuck is that Bitch?" To say she was out of her element is a gross understatement.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7osRpSJOsE
Alizee is best when she stays within her culture. That might not be the billion dollar world market, but there is a large audience for her music. Her singing appeals to men, other women, and even children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFMtlCfsroY
