[3] She then decided to take singing lessons at Les Voix d'Or with Indira Henni, who also became her artistic director.

Abel entered a rising star competition with seventy singers in 1998 in Beaune (Côte-d'Or) and won.

[6] With these producers, she recorded several songs including Comme je t'aime, which she performed at La Chance on 19 October 2000 but was not released as a single until 2001.

During that time, she also auditioned for Nouvelle Star (the French version of Pop Idol), but was eliminated during the first stage selections in Marseille.

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.

In addition, the song was removed from the airwaves by BMG due to legal issues before being broadcast again.

Eventually, Donne only reached the status of a silver disc for selling more than 100,000 copies sold.