- Her wealth was estimated at 60 million Euros in early 2007 (approximately 77,724,000 US Dollars at the time).
- Has her look-alike puppet in the French show Les Guignols de l'info (1988), though it is rarely used.
- Had a highly publicized, three-year long relationship with Billy Crawford that ended mid-2004. They met while filming an episode of Fort Boyard (1990).
- Was in a high-profile relationship with Garou from February 2007 to May 2010. They met as part of Les Enfoirés, (literally The Dumbasses), a French group of singers and performers who perform annual charity concerts to collect money for the Restaurants Du Coeur, an organization founded by Coluche whose main activity is to distribute food packages and hot meals to the needy.
- Was declared the most frequently invited celebrity on French TV in 2008, tying with Liane Foly for 16 appearances each.
- French prime minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin exposed himself to much ridicule after quoting one of her songs (La Positive Attitude from her 2004 album Attitudes) in a speech during a period of massive strikes in January 2005.
- Was offered a hosting position on the game show Fort Boyard (1990) in 2006 following Sarah Lelouch's departure, which she turned down (Anne-Gaëlle Riccio got the job). However with her music success fading, she declared in late 2009 that she would take the job in a heartbeat if it was offered again.
- Is a fan of Michael Jackson and Jean-Jacques Goldman. In addition to inviting her to join his "Enfoirés" troupe, Goldman would go on to write one of the songs from her 2004 album Attitudes, "C'est Plus Fort Que Moi" ("It's Stronger Than Me"), as well as the introduction to her self-titled 2009 photo book.
- Shot a Japanese advert for Evian in 2002. Subsequently, a special edition of her first album "Près De Toi" ("By You Side") was released in Japan.
- Ranked #32 on FHM France's 100 Sexiest Women of 2005 list.
- Ranked #37 on FHM France's 100 Sexiest Women of 2004 list.
- Ranked #31 on FHM France's 100 Sexiest Women of 2003 list.
- Ranked #97 on FHM France's 100 Sexiest Women of 2002 list.
- One of the first singers to be discovered through Internet. Back in 2000, she sent her first song "Près De Moi" ("By My Side") to several major labels without any result, so her producer decided to put the song online, on the website peoplesound.fr, where it was downloaded 15000 times in 2 months. Suddenly, the labels were very interested and she signed with Epic Records shortly after.
- Originally destined herself for a career in figure skating but was forced to abandon after tearing her meniscus twice between 14 and 15 years of age. She would later play a skater attempting a comeback following a similar injury in her debut film De feu et de glace (2008).
- Was initially supposed to make her acting debut under the direction of Véra Belmont in a film where she would have played a princess. The project however fell apart for unknown reasons.
- Is the first artist to have included a choreographed form of the 'Tecktonik' dance (an electro dance which grew popular in France during the 2000s) in her music video for "Je Vais Vite" ("I Go Fast").
- Most of her early music videos were directed by Vincent Egret.
- As of 2009, her most successful song remains her 2003 smash hit "Sur Un Air Latino" ("On A Latino Tune"), of which she sold nearly 700,000 copies.
- As of 2009, has sold over 7 million records worldwide (including studio albums, live albums, compilations and singles).
- Has said that though she received offers to star in reality shows, she turned them all down as she felt that if she accepted them, it would be the last paycheck she'd ever get.
- In October 2003, at 21 years of age, became the youngest celebrity to have a wax statue at the Musée Grévin.
- Won the 2003 World Music Award for "Best French Female Pop/Rock Artist".
- Ranked #9 in a 2007 study on the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14.
- Ranked #8 in a 2008 study on the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14.
- Ranked #19 in a 2009 study on the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14.
- Ranked #37 in a 2010 study on the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14.
- Turned down offers to compete on the first and second seasons of Danse avec les stars (2011) (the French version of Dancing with the Stars (2005)), much to broadcasting channel TF1's consternation, declaring that though she liked the concept of the show, as an accomplished dancer she didn't think her participation would be fair to the other contestants. However, when her latest album was declared the biggest flop of 2011, she entered active negotiations to compete in the third season.
- Has been in a relationship with actor Philippe Bas since working with him on the romantic comedy One Husband Too Many (2010) in summer 2010 until October 2012.
- Is afraid of dogs.
- Is directly related to Louis Blériot, the first man to fly across the English Channel and to make a working monoplane.
- Ranked #55 in a 2011 study on the favorite celebrities of French kids aged 7 to 14, who gave her a grade of 5.75 on 10. The same study ranked her as the 38th best-known celebrity by these kids, with 61.2% of the surveyed knowing her, either by name or by picture. As such the magazine publishing the study deemed the singer/actress well-known, but rather disliked by the age group, a stark contrast to her status just 6/7 years before.
- Placed 5th on a list of France's most disliked artists, based on a survey published in December 2011 and conducted by Harris Interactive.
- Is currently involved with her younger Meurtres à Grasse (2016) co-star Roby Schinasi.
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