Sibérie m'était contéee ("if [the story of]
Siberia was told/recited to me", but see discussion below) is the first
French language-only album by
Manu Chao, released in 2004. This album features, along with a CD, an oversized book with lyrics to songs from the album and previous Manu Chao albums, as well as illustrations by Jacek Wozniak. Hit singles include
Petite blonde du Boulevard Brune ("Little blonde from Brune Boulevard" which is a parisian boulevard). The album's songs refer heavily to
Paris, and Parisian life. The song
Helno est mort (Helno is Dead) is dedicated to the memory of his friend
Helno (Noël Rota), the singer of
Les Négresses Vertes who died of a drug overdose in 1993.