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[Rev]

Originally Posted by fsquared

One contrast that should be taken into account is that Madonna was quite the scandal-maker, from the start ...

Alizée's image, if one considers the avatars here, is mostly angel wings and butterflies. I wonder how drastic a break with that image might have to be in terms of reinvention. I personally hope it's not like Christina Aguilera's Stripped/Dirrty makeover.

I'm not suggesting that she go off the deep end (she has to remain true to herself - this is why we were all drawn to her after all) however, she does have to keep refreshing herself - "keep it new" so to speak.

The La Isla Bonita performance demonstrated what a striking beauty she is (much more so than Madonna), and how her beauty and presence are a very powerful combination. Also, she has a natural style, a poise, that most do not have. Perhaps this performance gave us a glimpse of one of the "looks" of the new adult Alizee.

[fsquared]

I'm reminded of an old episode of "Parker Lewis Can't Lose" (a show on FOX in the late 80s) where Parker is trying to talk about the power of confidence, and he's giving examples of people who succeed because of their confidence. At one point, he's like "and Madonna....FACE OF A COLLIE!!...how does she do it??.....CONFIDENCE!!".

Actually I've been struck by how different I think she looks in La Isla Bonita than in anything else. Frankly I'm not sure I would have recognized that she was the same person as in her other videos if it wasn't labeled. Maybe it's something about the eye makeup. Am I the only one?

[espire]

Originally Posted by Rev

I'm not suggesting that she go off the deep end (she has to remain true to herself - this is why we were all drawn to her after all) however, she does have to keep refreshing herself - "keep it new" so to speak.

The La Isla Bonita performance demonstrated what a striking beauty she is (much more so than Madonna), and how her beauty and presence are a very powerful combination. Also, she has a natural style, a poise, that most do not have. Perhaps this performance gave us a glimpse of one of the "looks" of the new adult Alizee.

Yet at the same time, we must look at the Alizée we saw performing For Me, Formidable with Jenifer (one of my favourites ). We cannot tell which image Lili is going to take, but it could be either one.

My money would be on the more mature Formidable image. Why? Though Alizée is beautiful in the Isla performance, that was three years ago, and she has a limited time left with the ability to look like that. With the older, more mature image, she will look great for a long time. It's almost as if she'll be moving to give new young singers room, while taking up a different space in the music market.

Of course, I wouldn't bet on what Alizée's image will be. From one album to another, she changed from a pedophile magnet to a squeaky clean teenager!

[Joey_adore_Jung]

Originally Posted by espire

she changed from a pedophile magnet to a squeaky clean teenager!

hunh i thought that was the other way around wow i feel stupid though not a feeling that is very foreign to me.

[xfeiyang]

Is it accurately 100 teens? It's 40% but not 40 teens I think. But for a four years left, there're still 40%, it's a pretty figure indeed.

[marik]

ONE QUSETION! why do the official news thread is always closed?

hehehe marik is confused LoL!

[brad]

So it is easy to see when there is something new, and it doesn't get lost in a bunch of other discussion.

[CFHollister]

Originally Posted by marik

ONE QUSETION! why do the official news thread is always closed?

hehehe marik is confused LoL!

Also to prevent people from just posting rumors as "news," or from reposting the same news over and over.

[laurentboutonnat]

40% is a nice percentage, for someone taking a break so long

[Rocket]

Originally Posted by lefty12357

40% sounds great, but it's the word 'trendy' that I wonder about. Is this about style and appearance or her music? Will it translate into new CD sales? It would be interesting to know what age groups will be buying Alizée's CD's the most.

The #1 buyer of CD's are 13 year old white girls. 40% is impressive especialy since they are asking people who were maybe 8 or 9 years old, or even younger, when she first came out.