Amandine du 38

Amandine du 38
Born
Amandine Rollin[1]

Villefontaine, Isère, France
Other names
  • Miss Amanda
  • Miss Sing
OccupationAmateur rapper
Years active2008–2010
Known forViral videos
Notable work"École au Sénégal"

Amandine Rollin (French pronunciation: [amɑ̃din ʁɔlɛ̃]), known online as Amandine du 38 or Miss Amanda, is a French amateur singer from Villefontaine whose rap videos went viral in January 2009.[2] Her videos were ridiculed and she faced harassment, which led her to drop out of school. In March 2010, she tried to release a crowdfunded album under the name Miss Sing.

Career

In December 2008, at age 18, Rollin uploaded a rap video online called "École au Sénégal" (School in Senegal) about poverty in Senegal under the name Miss Amanda. She wanted to get tips on how to improve her rapping.[3] The video was noticed by the radio show Le 6/9 from NRJ, which mocked her amateur rapping. The video went viral in January 2009. Those who mocked Miss Amanda gave her the nickname "Amandine du 38" in reference to the French department number of her native Isère. She became a victim of harassment (teasing, insults, death threats, suicide rumours) both on the internet and in person.[4][5] Many videos were published online mocking her, encouraged by French radio stations such as NRJ, Ado FM or the regional radio RMG 38.[6] Although her school and her parents advised her to stop sharing videos, especially since her sister and brother were also being harassed at school, she kept on uploading new songs as well as videos responding to her harassers.[3] A few months later, fed up with being asked to rap between classes, she finally gave up making videos for a few months and dropped out of school.[3][7]

Attempt to release an album

In March 2010, Rollin returned with new songs under the name Miss Sing. She attempted to release an album in the crowdfunding record label MyMajorCompany, but failed to reach the required amount.[8] She was still being harassed online and many of her online accounts were hacked.[3][9] She resumed her studies in October 2014.[2]

Legacy

In 2010, Rollin stated that she did not really know if she regretted publishing her first video.[3] She was mentioned in 2014 as an example of ridiculous rap[10][11] and quick virtual notoriety despite lacking any musical talent.[12][13] In February 2024, she gave an interview to the French infotainment outlet Melty discussing her life after going viral.[1] She converted to Islam, which she had wanted to do since the age of 12, is married, has five children, and works in digital marketing.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 Bassingha, Esther (21 February 2024). "«Je ne voyais pas que je me faisais ridiculiser» : 15 ans après sa vidéo virale, «Amandine du 38» se confie sur le revers douloureux de son buzz" ["I didn't see that I was being ridiculed": 15 years after her viral video, "Amandine du 38" speaks about the painful other side of her Internet fame]. CNews (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 Doyez, François-Luc (22 December 2014). "Amandine du 38: cinq minutes pour faire une vidéo, cinq ans pour s'en remettre" [Amandine du 38: five minutes to make a video, five years to recover from it]. Les Inrocks (in French). Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Guichet, Apolline (October 2011). "Qui sont les stars de YouTube ?" [Who are the stars of YouTube?]. Phosphore (in French) (364). Bayard Presse: 52.
  4. ↑ "Le faux suicide d'Amandine : quand les forums dérapent" [Amandine's fake suicide: when forums go too far]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Suicide d'Amandine du 38: Un gros fake" [Amandine du 38's suicide: a big fake]. Le Post. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Amandine du 38". LCI est @ vous. 10 February 2009. LCI.
  7. ↑ "Amandine du 38". 66 minutes. 17 June 2009. M6.
  8. ↑ "La rappeuse Amandine du 38 revient: qui veut produire son album?" [Rapper Amandine du 38 comes back: who wants to produce her album?]. Le Post. 3 October 2010. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  9. ↑ Cuisinier, Émilie (19 August 2010). "Internet, ou comment se faire une mauvaise réputation à vie ?" [Internet, or how to get a bad reputation for life]. France Soir (in French). Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Cachin, Olivier (14 February 2013). "Il compare Booba à Amandine du 38 : Cardet, l'effroyable pamphlet d'un repenti du rap" [He compares Booba to Amandine du 38: the frightening pamphlet of a rap reformed character]. Le Nouvel Observateur. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Internet | Mais que fait "Amandine du 38" dans le Top 10 français de Twitter?". Archived from the original on 18 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  12. ↑ Cardet, Mathias (February 2013). L'effroyable imposture du rap [The frightening fraud of rap] (in French). Blanche. p. 168. ISBN 978-2846283236.
  13. ↑ Sar, Yerim (21 January 2014). "La carte de France des pires rappeurs amateurs, d'Amandine du 38 à Damien du 64" [The map of France's worst amateur rappers, from Amandine du 38 to Damien du 64]. Première. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Schmitt, Albin (24 February 2024). "Que devient Amandine du 38 ? La "rappeuse" sort du silence en interview" [What has become of Amandine du 38? The "rapper" breaks her silence with an interview]. Charts in France (in French). Retrieved 23 August 2026.
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