After the success of her 2002 album Quelqu'un M'a Dit and last year's No Promises, France's First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is looking to top charts with a third, yet to be titled album.

Vogue UK reports that Bruni's agent, Bertrand de Labbey, confirmed Bruni's plans to release a new album in July. The public and critics will have plenty to sink their teeth into with such controversial tracks as "My Junk", "About Drugs" and "My Love" what with her new-found political status.

"Ninety-five per cent of the songs on the album were written before she met the president," de Labbey says. "The voice tracks are done but the album still needs some sound mixing. It's just a matter of perfecting it but, as she is a perfectionist, it will take time."

See FT's raw interview with Carla Bruni back in 1998!