French pop singer Jil Caplan became acquainted with hitmaker Jay Alanski when he collaborated with her friends in Les Innocents. Alanski chose to collaborate with Caplan on A Peine 21 (1987), her debut album. Written and produced almost entirely by Alanski, A Peine 21 was a modest success. La Charmeuse de Serpents (1990), again written and produced by Alanski, built upon the breakthrough success of its predecessor and earned Caplan a Victoire de la Musique award. She changed direction on Jil Caplan (1996), a more personal effort on which she co-wrote a good share her material. A decade later, she reunited with Alanski for Derrière la Porte (2007). ~ Jason Birchmeier