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The "X-Men" and "GoldenEye" alum talks all about "Forever Pour Toujours," her catchy single she recorded for the Dutch Netflix drama.

Famke Janssen on Amsterdam Empire and recording that catchy 'Forever Pour Toujours' music video: 'It was tough'

The "X-Men" and "GoldenEye" alum talks all about "Forever Pour Toujours," her catchy single she recorded for the Dutch Netflix drama.

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Famke Janssen as Betty Jonkers on 'Amsterdam Empire'. Credit:

- Famke Janssen is now, basically, a pop star, having recorded a professional single and music video for the Dutch Netflix drama *Amsterdam Empire*.

- The actress talks about how "tough" it was to train in singing and dancing to pull it off.

- "Betty is so unapologetically who she is," she says of her character.

"Pour toujours, pour toujours / Forever pour toujours." The song is such an earworm, you'll likely hum it to yourself in the days after watching Netflix's *Amsterdam Empire*, a new Dutch drama starring Famke Janssen.

The actress of *X-Men*, *Taken*, and *GoldenEye* portrays Betty Jonkers, marking her first time acting in Dutch since leaving the Netherlands to pursue modeling in her teens. Story wise, this ex-pop diva is out to steal her former husband's thriving marijuana coffee shop business after he left her for a younger woman he impregnated.

Among Betty's claims to fame is a hit 1990s single called "Forever Pour Toujours." Janssen and Netherlands-based musician Palmbomen (a.k.a. Kai Hugo) professionally recorded and released the song through Netflix music. The star then also shot a music video.

"Isn't it so catchy? It's hilarious, I know," Janssen tells **. "While we were filming, I was being trained for singing and dancing to make the video. And I kept pushing it, going, 'I'm so busy. Can we do it at the end of the shoot?' I thought, 'I need more time.' I love to dance. Trust me, it's one of my hobbies, but I've never been trained."

Betty Jonkers (Famke Janssen) rolls up to the Amsterdam Music Awards on 'Amsterdam Empire'.

She also doesn't consider herself a professional singer, even though "Forever Pour Toujours" is now on Apple Music and Spotify. She remembers, however, singing karaoke with the cast of *X-Men*, including James Marsden, who played Cyclops to her Jean Grey and previously commented on his costar's "beautiful" singing voice.

Janssen remembers being in Tokyo with Marsden and his wife, Lisa Linde, where they would hit the karaoke bars. "I'm not speaking out of turn, she knew this: She had a terrible voice, he had the most incredible voice," she recalls. "They would do duets together and stuff like that. It was hilarious. But I've always been incredibly intimidated by singing."

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She worked with choreographer Vincent Vianen, whom she describes as "meticulous" with the '90s-inspired movements. "It was tough. He had to be tough on me and he had to be very strict and firm," Janssen says. "I practiced. All day, whenever I was on set, people would see me in the background doing small moves."

The Running Man was one such dance move she had to learn, since the video took inspiration from '90s hip-hop. "We started doing it on a slower speed in the beginning," she remembers. "Just try to do the Running Man. Do it at normal speed and then do it at the speed of the song ["Forever Pour Toujours"]. It was a challenge, but I did it."

Famke Janssen on 'Amsterdam Empire'.

The tone of *Amsterdam Empire* is an enjoyable concoction of *Breaking Bad*-esque drama (instead of blue meth, it's weed) but also *Real Housewives*-level camp. In one of her more soapy, theatrical moments, Janssen's Betty arrives by boat to the Amsterdam Music Awards to upend a big work moment for her ex's new lover.

Nico Moolenaar, Bart Uytdenhouwen, and Piet Matthys created *Amsterdam Empire*, which Janssen also executive produces with Moolenaar. She says they were very specific in terms of the sought-after vibe. Janssen saw the character as a celebrity who believes music was a big part of her life once upon a time, even though it was a relatively small component in reality.

"Betty is so unapologetically who she is," Janssen describes, "claiming space, asking for attention, dressing big, all of that. It's not at all the way I am in life. Just because of the fact that she was this one-hit wonder and she can't quite let go of it, there is that larger-than-life campy aspect to her personality, but I wanted to ground it in reality."

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Technically, Betty isn't a one-hit wonder. Janssen confirms she recorded multiple songs for *Amsterdam Empire*. "They kept throwing things at me, like, 'Did you wanna go to the studio?' And I go, 'Sure! Let's do it.'"

Look out for that album release!

*Amsterdam Empire* is available now on Netfllix.**

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