Both singers hail from different corners of the globe but have stood on the Eurovision stage representing France. Canadian warbler Natasha St. Pier and Indonesian beauty Anggun are poles apart in terms of musical genres but found common ground on the concept album Thérèse, Vivre d'Amour.
Both singers experienced slight setbacks and dissappointments in their careers; Anggun, hotly tipped to do well for France in Baku last year with her uptempo Echo (You and I) limped into a 22nd place. Natasha St. Pier on the other hand, was aiming at a comeback to the French market after a lengthy hiatus with her brand new album Bonne Nouvelle. The album received positive reviews for it's subtle melodies and sound, but failed to woo the French market. Since representing France in 2001 with her powerballad extraordinaire Je N'ai Que Mon Âme and giving France a fourth place, St. Pier had become quite a well known name. Bonne Nouvelle was meant to consolidate that status but failed miserably.
But you can't keep a good artist down, and so both ladies are combining their creative forces in the form of a concept album, Thérèse, Vivre d'Amour, due for release on the 22nd of April. The album features the poems of St. Therese of Lisieux set to music, performed by an array of artists, including both St.Pier and Anggun as well as Grégoire, Sonia Lacen and Elisa Tovati (who some may remember from her duet with former Belgian entrant Tom Dice, Il Nous Faut).