Véronique Sanson

The album received a warm welcome from critics, and with the singles "Besoin de personne", "Amoureuse", and "Bahia", it reached the summit of the charts thanks to intensive radio play (2x Gold in 5 months). Nowadays, songs from this album remain very popular in radio stations' playlists. Françoise Hardy later declared that the release of "Amoureuse" marked the end of the Yé-yé era, as she confessed "When I first heard 'Amoureuse', I had the impression that every female singer, including myself, was left far behind". However, the success of the album had an ironic downside for Véronique, who was terrified of performing in front of an audience and therefore refused to schedule concerts. However, Michel Berger and Bernard de Bosson believed she could overcome her debilitating fear, and forced her to perform a daily showcase at the Eiffel Tower's restaurant. Every night she had to perform four songs in front of "a horde of Japanese tourists who couldn't care less about her songs". Nevertheless, she later mentioned it as a necessary experience that helped her conquer her stage-fright, and the same year she appeared as the opening act for some of the biggest stars of the time such as Claude Francois, Julien Clerc, and Michel Polnareff. Read Less

Recorded in Stevie Wonder's studios in Los Angeles, Hollywood found Sanson combining a disco-inspired sound to pop-driven melodies. Also, this album is often referred to as the most emblematic piece of Sanson's American period. The same year she went on tour across France with Michel Jonasz as her opening act. Although she lived in the United States most of the time, she managed to remain present in the French musical landscape, travelling back and forth between her home in Colorado and her audience in France. Read Less

A video for the first single, "Un etre idéal", was released at the end of the year, before the album itself was even finished. As usual, she recorded the album in the United States. Bernard Swell wrote and produced four of the album's songs. A sold out tour followed the release of the album. "Indestructible" is a controversial albums among fans. Some found it overproduced, while others loved its modernity. Although an undoubted commercial success, "Indestructible" (2x gold) failed to score higher than "Sans regrets" (2x platinum).

During the summer of 1999, Véronique appeared at the Festival "Les Vieilles Charrues". In fact, the singer had in mind to record an album covering some of Michel Berger's songs, and her performance at "Les Vieilles Charrues" allowed her to test the audience regarding her ambitious project. Read Less

In her autobiography, La Douceur du Danger (written with Didier Varrod), she depicts the most striking events of her life, particularly her alcoholism, and her love life. Read Less