Nâdiya (album)
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| Studio album by Nâdiya | ||
| Released | June 5, 2006 | |
| Recorded | 2005-2006 | |
| Genre | R&B, Pop | |
| Length | 49:58 | |
| Label | Columbia | |
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| 16/9 (2004) |
Nâdiya (2006) |
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Nâdiya is the third studio album from the French pop singer Nâdiya. The album was released on June 5, 2006 in France. Also, a DVD with a runtime of 26 minutes will be released with it containing interviews and a "The Making of The Album" documentary.
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[edit] Album information
The lead single released off the album, "Tous ces mots" ("All These Words"), peaked at number 2 in the French singles chart. The song was released in February 2006 and features Smartzee, who is also featured in her 2004 single "Et c'est parti..." ("Here We Go"). The second single, "Roc" ("Rock"), was released on June 19 in France, also entering and peaking the French Singles Top 100 at number 2 and stayed there for four consecutive weeks. It became her longest running single in the top ten, being 11 weeks in the top 10 (as wel as in the top 5). "Amies-ennemies" was chosen to be the third single from the album and debuted at number four in France. The singles were less successful in Switzerland, were they all were released too. They all managed to peak within the top 40, but none of them charted in the top 20.
The album entered the French Album Top 200 at number one, in the same week it was released. It then slowly began decreasing in positions, dropping to number 2, then 3, 4 and 5. It has spent a total of nine weeks in the top 10 and (as of February 10th) 35 weeks in the top 100. It has been certified platinum for sales over 200,000 in France by SNEP. In total, the album has sold over 250,000 copies in France.
In the country's album year-end chart,[1] Nâdiya peaked at number 34. As of February 10th, the album is the 401st best-performing album in the chart history of France, with the preceding album 16/9 peaking at number 93.[2]
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- "Tous ces mots" (featuring Smartzee) (Géraldine Delacoux/Thierry Gronfier) – 3:37
- "Au coeur de la rue" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Bustafunk) – 3:41
- "Roc" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Thierry Gronfier) – 3:39
- "Dharma" (Mehdy Bousaïd/Bustafunk/Laura Marciano) – 4:14
- "L'appel ("El Hamdoulilah" Intro)" – 0:34
- "El Hamdoulilah" (Laura Mayne-Kerbrat) – 4:03
- "Amies-ennemies" (Géraldine Delacoux/Thierry Gronfier/Frédéric Chopin) – 3:47
- "Flashback" (featuring Zo) (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Zoheir Mokeddem) – 3:23
- "Cette planète (Intro)" – 0:09
- "Cette planète" (Mehdy Boussaïd/Pena Lobaton Ulises/Franck Rougier) – 3:13
- "Au nom des tiens" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd/Franck Rougier) – 3:23
- "Cheyenne" (Géraldine Delacoux/FBcool/SDO) – 3:28
- "L'enfant qu'on envoie se coucher" – 0:37
- "Inch'allah" (René DeWael/Géraldine Delacoux/Nâdiya) – 4:31
- "Rêves d'enfants" (Mehdy Boussaïd/Franck Rougier) – 2:46
- "Emmène-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Zoheir Mokeddem) – 3:58
- "Mektoub" [outro] – 0:50
- "Roc" [video] [bonus]
Disc 2 (only CD/DVD release)
- Documentaire réalisé par Julien Bloch
- "Tous ces mots" [video]
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| French Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 14 |
| Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart | 34 |
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The song was the first single off the album. It features rapper Smartzee. It became her second best-selling single ever, being certified gold for sales over 216,000 in France, surpassing the sales of her previously most successfull single "Parle-moi", which sold over 214,000 copies. The song was a major success in France, debuting and peaking at number 2 in France and staying in the top 10 for 9 weeks. In Switzerland, it peaked at number 25 and stayed 8 weeks in the top 40. |
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| #2 (France), #25 (Switzerland), #29 (Belgium) | |||||||||
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| "Roc" | |||||||||
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"Roc" is a pop rock song and was released as the second single off the album in June 2006. It is pronounced as "wock". "Roc" turned out to be Nâdiya's best-selling and best-performing single in the French singles chart. It stayed a total of 11 weeks in the top 5, resulting into being certified gold. It has sold over 250,000 copies in France, by far her best-selling single. Perhaps due the success of the song, the album debuted at number one. |
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| "Amies-ennemies" | |||||||||
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"Amies-ennemies" was released as the third single off of the album end October 2006. With the release of this single, the album slowly climbed up its way back into the top 30, almost entering the top 20 again. the song samples a Frédéric Chopin play in the beginning. it was remixed for the single version. |
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| #4 (France), #40 (Switzerland) | |||||||||
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[edit] Miscellanea
- Two weeks before its release, "Roc" had peaked at #2 (with Shakira's Hips Don't Lie being #1) in Virgin Mega.fr's Top 100 singles.[3]
- The album is the first Nâdiya album to debut at the top position in France. It is also the her first album that reached the number one position in France.
- SNEP recently revealed the best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006 (from January 1 - March 31, 2006). Despite being released four weeks before the first quarter of 2006 ended, the "Tous ces mots" single managed the song to peak at number thirteen. [4]
- The song "Dharma", although not literally referring to "Lost," shows signs of being inspired by it, as she's singin' about a world full of mystery and millennia-old energy. In her song she uses "Dharma" as a synonym for "Truth".
[edit] Notes
- ^ YEC
- ^ Currently Best-performing albums in France.
- ^ VirginMega.fr
- ^ #13 best-selling first quarter 2006
| Nâdiya |
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| Albums |
| Changer les choses · 16/9 · Nâdiya |
| Singles |
| Dénoue mes mains · J'ai confiance en toi · Chaque fois Parle-moi · Et c'est parti... · Si loin de vous · Signes Tous ces mots · Roc · Amies-ennemies |
| DVDs |
| L'histoire en 16/9 |
