Alizée Jacotey (French pronunciation: [aliˈze]) (born August 21, 1984) is a French singer. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, she goes by the stage name Alizée—the feminine form of alizé, the trade wind.^[1] She was discovered by Mylène Farmer, following her winning performance in the talent show, Graines de Star,^[2] in 1999. While collaborating with Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat, Alizée released two albums—both of which were hits inside and outside of France.