in June 2005. She thus gained the opportunity to record an album with Sony BMG. However, the contract she had previously signed with Outcom Production was made public, which violated the rules of the show, which was reserved for fans and did not allow professional singers. This also prevented the release of an album with Sony, though she released her first single Donne at the end of 2005. It was produced by Lara Fabian and Jean-Félix Lalanne. In addition, the song was removed from the airwaves by BMG due to legal issues before being broadcast again. The album La vie devant toi was finally released in December, 2005 and was the ninth bestselling album in France. Abel remade the song Baby Can I Hold You by Tracy Chapman in the summer of 2006. An album was reissued with that title, but did not meet massive success. Eventually, Donne only reached the status of a silver disc for selling more than 100,000 copies sold. Her second studio album, Qui je suis, was released to stores on 31 January 2011. The album included tracks such as Trop vite and Le Cœur ailleurs. It topped at the 188th place in French rankings where it stayed for one week. Personal life Miriam Abel and her partner, Roland, became parents when their son Roland Jr. was born in May, 2009. Discography Albums 26 December 2005: La Vie Devant Toi (#9 FR) 31 January 2011 : Qui je suis (#110 FR) Singles 6 January 2006 : Donne (#2 FR) 26 June 2006 : Baby Can I Hold You (#33 FR) References External links Official website 1981 births Living people French people of Algerian descent French people of Berber descent French people of Kabyle descent Kabyle people Nouvelle Star winners 21st-century French singers 21st-century French women singers