Excited
Internet, meet French-born Vietnamese singer Aurélie Nguyen, otherwise known to her mostly French public under the moniker “Little.” Forwarded to me by a co-worker in New Zealand, I’ve had a chance to download sample her album before making an informed decision to purchase, and let me say that her entire album is really solid, if you like the whole edgy pop thing. Je Veux Des Violons is her lead single off her self-titled album, and her vocals kinda remind me of that girl from Sixpence None the Richer, except darker and, you know, en français.
And lest we say that it’s fucking weird to see an Asian girl singing in French, let me remind you about that whole France/Vietnam colonization/war thing for the past two hundred or so years. Not to mention that somewhere, there’s probably a bulletin-board somewhere in eastern Europe saying that it’s weird that a blog exists of Asian people talking actually talking in English. I know, right?
How does this post make you feel?
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Bored
- Sad
- Angry
NOTE: 8Asians.com is a community, and we thank you for being a part of it. While we welcome and appreciate differences in opinion, if you're rude or you're promoting spam, we have a right to edit or delete your comment. Read our comment policy for more information.
If you see a comment that violates the 8Asians.com comment policy, you may flag the comment by mousing over the comment and clicking "FLAG."
Hehe...I saw a video on youtube that reminded me of this old post. If you think singing in French or the previous video of the Chinese guy singing in Hindi was weird, there's this Asian boy band singing in Russian (or Kazakh, not sure). It might look "weirder" to some people in North America.
Hehe...I saw a video on youtube that reminded me of this old post. If you think singing in French or the previous video of the Chinese guy singing in Hindi was weird, there's this Asian boy band singing in Russian (or Kazakh, not sure). It might look "weirder" to some people in North America.
In the 80s French Movie Diva, there is a character who is a French Vietnamese girl. A stylish movie - see it if you can.
I think people who find it weird to find a Vietnamese person speaking French probably just watched Rush Hour 3, where Chris Tucker says "You're Asian, stop embarrassing yourself!"
There's a lot of ignorance in the world, but blogging and exposing people of different artists like this still helps. I mean it doesn't even have to be about colonization, there's tons of people of Asian descent who are living outside of the U.S. or Asia so it's only natural that some of them become fluent in other languages.
um...this could be the lolita in me, but I WANT HER DRESS.
I don't think the OP was saying it was "weird" to see/hear an Asian person singing in French; in fact I believe they were making the opposite point.
And I agree. It is rather "usual" quite frankly, especially since Asians are EVERYWHERE and deeply part of the local culture that of course not only would they speak another language but also represent their local culture. Some great examples are Caribbean Chinese, African Chinese and SE Asian Chinese to cite few. Any rudimentary study in Diasporic Asians would reveal this.
Yeah, I agree with Cao Quoc quite a lot. If many people would open their eyes, there's quite a lot of East Asians who can speak quite fluently with French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew, or any other non East-Asian language. The reasons why are very numerous. Actually, I don't know why this is weird, surely the Asian neighbors in Quebec can speak French and probably sing too. I understand though if it's like wow an Asian face in pop culture...in a different language too.
Some of you all probably know this guy.
Being a "fucking weird Asian guy speaking French", hearing her singing in French sounds totally casual to me, she's just a "French-equivalent" of Asian Americans. I've also met Asian people speaking German, Swedish or Greek, doesn't sound weirder than Asians speaking English to me. The only sad thing is that sometimes those people tend to forget their Asian roots...
Somemore the song is quite nice, nice and sweet voice, a VN-born French singer in French entertainment industry is not that common, makes me kinda proud :D
Custom Search
Recent Posts
- Chinese New Year Lanterns
- Is Kim Jong Un Dead? Assassination Rumors Hit the Internet
- Help Fight Stereoptypes With Asian Crew Clothing
- Deftones’ Chi Cheng Wakes Up From His 3-Year Coma
- SXSW 2012 Has a Nice Handful of Asian Movies
- Woman In China Gives Birth To 15 Lb Baby
- Naruto & Dragonball Now Available On Barnes & Noble Nook
Recent Comments
- : Where is the Love? What if you were to accept what Biffer has to say as a minority talking to the Establisment of Black and... – What if Jeremy Lin Weren't Asian?
- : My reply is actually to "Where is the love?" – What if Jeremy Lin Weren't Asian?
- : Biffer, Here is one thing to notice though. Whites tell us they dont see color. Blacks tell us we as minority are in some ways... – What if Jeremy Lin Weren't Asian?
- : @whereisthelove @Biffer It's not that I'm turning it into a tirade against Blacks but folks seem to be on a lovely Kumbaya trip thinking that... – What if Jeremy Lin Weren't Asian?
- : @PhucDat You've obviously never heard of the "no asians, no fats, no fems" that's commonly referenced in the gay community. It's very frustrating and makes... – Asian Men Have The Highest Salary
APA Events
Feb 16: Adam WarRock and Kirby Krackle: West Cost Tour Dates!!!
Feb 16: (New York, NY) Amar Chitra Katha: Monica Ferrell, Chitra Ganesh, Keshni Kashyap, and Himanshu “Heems” Suri of Das Racist
Feb 17: (Los Angeles, CA) All My Sons
Feb 18: (Stanford, CA) Stanford’s 16th Listen to the Silence Conference- Feb 18: (San Francisco, CA) NAAAP-SF Lunar New Year Gala 2012
Feb 25: (Los Angeles, CA) Past Present I Future Imperatives: Queer Space Time
Mar 3: (New York, NY) Vong Pak’s ‘Electric Shaman’ Concert
Apr 30: (Sacramento, CA) California Asian Pacific Islander Policy Summit 2012: iAdvocate
Staff and Contributors
- Editors
- Ernie Hsiung - Founder, Editor-in-Chief
- Moye Ishimoto - Co-Editor, Editorial
- Joz Wang - Co-Editor, PR & APA Outreach
