Frisson is a wonderful French word that means a shiver or a thrill. It's that sudden rush of excitement, cold, or fear that runs through your body.
In her song "Jeune," Louane sings about wanting to "Avoir le frisson et la peur du vide" (To have the thrill and the fear of the void). She uses this word to perfectly capture the feeling of being young and seeking intense experiences that make you feel truly alive.
Louane’s “Jeune” is a joyous shout-out to the thrill of being young. The lyrics paint scenes of chasing the sunrise, standing on cliff edges, and diving head-first into dreams at the last possible minute. Every image screams adventure: feeling dizzy under the sun, craving the chill of danger, and racing storms just to rescue what really matters. Louane captures that electric moment when desire sparks like fire in your eyes, and the world feels wide open.
At its heart, the song is a simple wish: may this rush never fade. Repeating lines like “J'ai envie que ça dure toujours” (“I want it to last forever”) turn the track into an anthem for anyone who wants to bottle the energy of youth and keep it glowing. Whether you’re actually young or just young at heart, “Jeune” invites you to stay curious, fearless, and endlessly alive.
Louane was born Anne Peichert in 1996 in the Pas-de-Calais, in the north of France, and at sixteen she reached the semi-finals of The Voice: la plus belle voix. A year later she played Paula, the hearing daughter of a deaf farming family, in the film La Famille Bélier, and won the César for Most Promising Actress for the role.
Her debut album Chambre 12 (2015) went to number one in France and sold over three quarters of a million copies that year, carried by "Avenir", "Jour 1" and "Maman", a song written for her mother, who had died the year before. Louane (2017), Joie de vivre (2020), Sentiments (2022) and Solo (2024) followed, and in 2025 she represented France at Eurovision with a new song called "Maman", again about her mother, finishing seventh.