Alizée's Accent

[Matrix]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

Hey, you're right! (when she says "réellement" at 9:30 exactly)
That IS a rolled R indeed, not scratched! . But it's exceptionnal, she had too much saliva in her mouth at this moment . That can happen... Listen to all other Rs. That was an exception that confirms the rule

Alizée was repeating what Lucas just said, so she emphasized the rollled R, she wanted to make sure he heard that and that she in fact can say a rolled R better than Lucas, lol

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by garçoncanadien

hey aFrenchie i think they were talking about Ça c’est le salé et maintenant il y a le sucré

I just heard it (when she "offers" Japanese stuff to Lucas?) and I can't hear a special "s" there

[rcs]

Alizee could be alien, we'd still think she has an accent. Accent or not, I absolutely love it!

Come abduct me Lili!

[garçoncanadien]

vraiment? A mon sens c'était un petit peu comme "il y a le shucré"

anyway guys, aFrenchie has pronounced to me in a PM that Alizée does not have an accent. Let his word be spoken on high

[Cooney]

In the interviews, Alizée speaks wonderfully clearly, though she does seem different to me than other French speakers (usually the words elided differently). I used to think she had a very heavy shift in how she spoke, but as I've gotten more back in to hearing French, I have fewer and fewer issues with hers, and more with others. What I like though is how she sounds when she's just chatting, which is a whole 'nother voice to my ear than we usually hear. There's a "backstage" moment on the 2002 Enfoirés DVD where she's answering a question another performer asked her as she went past (I believe it's her advice on his choice of hat), which is one of my favorites. I honestly don't believe I would recognize the voice when compared to her interviews.