Why is the Diva Dance impossible?

According to movie trivia, the film's composer Eric Serra designed the futuristic pop-opera to be technically impossible for a human to hit some of the high notes so quickly after another. Therefore, Mula-Tchako had to sing the notes individually so that they could then be arranged digitally.
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Can the diva dance be sung?

"The Diva Dance" by French composer Éric Serra, for the movie The Fifth Element (1997). Premiére recording by Albanian soprano Inva Mula. The piece was specifically written to not being sung by a human being because physiologically impossible.
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How many octaves is Diva Dance?

While Albanian soprano Inva Mula originally sang the Diva Plavalaguna's famous song for Luc Besson's The Fifth Element, Hovhannisyan, with her five-octave range, has also been known to favorite the “Diva Dance” tune (the first part of the song comes from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor).
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Is the opera singer in The Fifth Element real?

The character Plavalaguna, which means 'blue lagoon' in Serbian, was played by French actress Maïwenn Le Besco but her famous performance of the Diva Dance Opera was actually sung by Albanian opera singer Inva Mula-Tchako.
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Who is the blue woman in Fifth Element?

Mula is perhaps best known to Western filmgoers as the singing voice of the Diva Plavalaguna, played on-screen by Maïwenn Le Besco, in the 1997 film The Fifth Element, where she is credited using her then married name as Inva Mula Tchako.
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[官方版]Jane Zhang-The Diva Dance(from the Fifth Element)(張靚穎演繹第五元素神曲)



What was dripping on Zorgs head?

It's blood. It's simply darker than normal to indicate an even more sinister being. When Zorg (Gary Oldman) is called by Mr. Shadow, he starts to bleed it, suggesting that the mere force of evil in Mr.
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How did the stones get inside the diva?

She informs him with her dying breath that the stones were "...in me." Korben deciphers this to mean that the stones were literally being housed inside her, being able to access them by reaching through the bullet hole in her abdomen and pulling them out.
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What language does Leeloo speak in The Fifth Element?

The "Divine Language", spoken by Leeloo, was invented by co-writer and director Luc Besson, and further refined by Milla Jovovich, who had little trouble learning and developing it, as she was already fluent in four languages. The language had only four hundred words.
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What happened to the girl from The Fifth Element?

Now: Jovovich went on to appear in 'Resident Evil' and married the director of that film, Paul W.S. Anderson. She is the star of the 'Resident Evil' franchise, which contains five films, and she'll appear in the upcoming sixth film.
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What is the aria in The Fifth Element?

"Il dolce suono" ("The Sweet Sound") is the incipit of the recitativo of a scena ed aria taken from Act III scene 2, Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti. It is also commonly known as the "mad scene" sung by the leading soprano, Lucia.
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Where was The Fifth Element filmed?

Besson started writing the story that was developed as The Fifth Element when he was 16 years old; he was 38 when the film opened in cinemas. Besson wanted to shoot the film in France, but suitable facilities could not be found; filming took place in London and Mauritania instead.
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Why does Leeloo look human?

After they recover the only living cells left from the accident when the Mondoshawans' spacecraft is destroyed, they rebuild a body using the the genetic information from those cells. That body is Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), who obviously isn't human and is the living representation of the fifth element.
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What race is Leeloo?

Character Analysis. Grew Up… in seconds. See, Leeloo wasn't truly born, she was cloned. Her original version lived among the Mondoshawan, an extraterrestrial race dedicated to saving earth from a Great Evil that appears once every 5000 years.
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Is 5th Element A Cyberpunk?

Legacy: The Fifth Element is a mix of genre, but its cyberpunk roots are apparent. Korben is a down and out former soldier who smokes but is trying to quit and who has a cat as his only companion since his wife left him.
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What is Leeloo made of?

The Divine Light is created through the combination of the four stones' powers being channelled through Lalalaleeloosa. It is the only weapon that can defeat the Great Evil, which appears to destroy Earth every 5,000 years.
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What species was the diva?

Plavalaguna is a blue-skinned humanoid of unknown species. She has numerous long tentacles protruding from her head and back. Her blood is dark greenish-blue in coloration. It appears that she's capable of singing combinations of notes that would be impossible for a Human performer.
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Why does Zorg work for Mr Shadow?

There's actually a much simpler interpretation: Zorg did a deal with Mr Shadow because Mr Shadow offered him a lot of money. No questions asked. So why is he so scared of him I hear you ask? Because he's super intimidating and seems to be able to make people bleed from their scalp at will.
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What is Fhloston paradise?

Fhloston Paradise is a vacation space cruise ship that is frequented by the famous and rich and powerful. It is destroyed by the Mangalores after they are defeated by Korben Dallas.
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Who was finger in The Fifth Element?

This would be because Finger was voiced by none other than Vin Diesel. Diesel went uncredited for this small role. Though Besson has stated that he does not want to make a sequel, I would be very much in favour of Finger being introduced so we can have Riddick and Korben Dallas kicking butts together on screen.
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How does Chris Tucker feel about The Fifth Element?

It was so overwhelming.” Luckily for Tucker, the fans he encounters know he's in the movie, and even compliment him on it. “People love it,” the Rush Hour actor shares. “They come up to me all the time and say, 'That's my favorite movie that you've ever done.
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Who is the mother's voice in The Fifth Element?

The Fifth Element (1997) - Jill Mullan as Korben's Mother - IMDb.
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How strong is Leeloo?

Leeloo possess superhuman strength, an impressive resistance to physical damage, incredible reflexes and agility, and a brain so powerful that she learns 5000 years of history in a matter of days.
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