Amandine du 38
Amandine du 38, or Miss Amanda, is a French amateur singer from Villefontaine whose rap videos went viral in January 2009. 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, Miss Amanda uploaded a rap video online called École au Sénégal, about poverty in Senegal. She wanted to get tips on how to improve her rapping. 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". She became a victim of harassment both on the internet and in person.Many videos were published online mocking her, urged by French radio stations such as NRJ, Ado FM or the regional radio RMG 38. 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. 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.
Attempt to release an album
In March 2010, Miss Amanda came back with new songs under the name Miss Sing. She tried to release an album in the crowdfunding record label MyMajorCompany, but failed to reach the required amount. She was still being harassed online and many of her online accounts were hacked. She resumed her studies in October 2014.Legacy
In 2010, Miss Amanda stated that she didn't really know if she regretted publishing her first video.Amandine du 38 was mentioned in 2021 as an example of ridiculous rap and quick virtual notoriety despite lacking any musical talent.