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La Source (album)
''La Source'' (translated ''The Source'') is the fourth album from the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album was released on November 12, 2007, and is a hits compilation. In total, the album features 5 new songs, including the first single " Vivre ou survivre", and new versions of several songs from her previous two albums. No songs from her debut album ''Changer les Choses ''Changer les choses'' (''Change the Things'') is the official debut album by the France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territ ...'' were included on the album. Track listing Charts, certifications and sales The album debuted at number 35 in the French charts upon release. After that, it kept on lowering in chart positions, leaving the top 100 within four weeks. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Source Nâdiya albums 2007 greatest hits albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nâdiya
Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19, 1973) is a French R&B singer. Early life Nâdiya was born in the city of Tours, France. At school she displayed a talent for athletics, and gravitated towards the sport-studies section. In 1989, she won the title of Junior Champion of France's 800 metres. 2001–2005: Early commercial success The single "J'ai confiance en toi" (''I Trust You''), released in February 2001, became the first single that charted in the French Singles Chart, peaked at No. 38 in France and stayed in the chart for 13 weeks. The second single slated from the album did perform better than the first one. "Chaque fois" (''Every Time'') was released in August 2001 and peaked at No. 27 in the French Top 100 Singles, remaining in the chart for 18 weeks, five more than the first single. After the success of both singles, Nâdiya recorded a full studio album that became "''Changer les choses''" (''Changing the Things''). She was nominated for the Victoires de la musique i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smartzee
Smartzee is a French rapper born in Benin. Biography Smartzee became known to the general public due to his feature on the single "Et c’est parti" of French R&B singer Nâdiya. The single reached the top 5 French rankings for 22 weeks. He remade a duet in 2005 with Nâdiya for the song "All these words" which reached the 2nd place. Smartzee released its first solo album, The Wishmaster, in December 2008. Discography Albums *2008 - ''The Wishmaster'' Singles *2004 - "Et c'est parti..." (Nâdiya feat. Smartzee), #2 France *2006 - "Tous ces mots" (Nâdiya feat. Smartzee), #2 France *2006 - "Roc (Nâdiya song), Roc" (Nâdiya), #2 France *2006 - "It's On" (feat. Gilles Luka) *2007 - "Comment Oublier" (Nâdiya ), #2 France *2009 - "Diggin It" (feat. DJ Oriska) Ocean Drive (band), Ocean Drive *2009 - "Your Man" (feat. DJ Oriska) Ocean Drive References External linksDiscogs {{Authority control Living people American rappers French rappers French people of Beninese descent Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signes (song)
"Signes" is a promotional single by the French R&B singer Nâdiya, featured on her 2004 studio album ''16/9''. The song was written by Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd, and Sindbad Ioualalen and produced by Thierry Gronfier. It was only released digitally Music video The music video starts in a desert, where a poor Nâdiya repeatedly falls on the sand, due to the drought, searching for water. Then, some clips are show where burglars enter a city in the desert and raiding the locals there. At the first chorus part, Nadiya is shown dancing in the desert, at night, richly dressed. When the second verse starts, Nâdiya wears another dress (a yellow one) and many jewels in a sort of colloseum. Again clips are shown of burglars attacking local people and still in the desert, Nâdiya passes away. At the second chorus, Nâdiya is brought to a village while still unconscious. In there, she gets healed from her dehydration and receives the clan A clan is a group of people united by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parle-moi (Nâdiya Song)
"Parle-moi" ( en, Talk to Me) is a song recorded by the French contemporary R&B singer Nâdiya, featured on her second studio album ''16/9''. Written by Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier and produced by the latter, the track served as the first single off the album, released on CD on March 26, 2004 in France. The song was Nâdiya's best-selling single in France up to mid-2006, when the song lost its status to " Roc", which sold over 250,000 copies of the single. Formats and track listings ; Promo single # "Parle-moi" (radio edit) — 4:06 ; CD single # "Parle-moi" (radio edit) — 4:05 # " Signes" — 3:36 # "Parle-moi" (instrumental) — 4:06 # "Parle-moi" (video) ; 7" maxi single A-side: # "Parle-moi" (tek mix) # "Parle-moi" (a capella) B-side: # "Parle-moi" (album version) — 3:36 # "Parle-moi" (instrumental) — 4:04 Remixes and official versions * Album version — 4:05 * Radio edit — 4:05 * Instrumental — 4:04 * Karaoke version — 4:04 * 6Mondini remix — 5:00 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Si Loin De Vous
"Si loin de vous (Hey oh... par la radio)" is a song recorded by the French-born R&B singer Nâdiya and written by Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya and Mehdy Boussaïd. It was released as the third single released from her second best-selling studio album to date, ''16/9''. The single was released during the fourth quarter of 2004, being released in November in France and Switzerland and in December in some several other European countries. Inspiration The main whistle in the melody is inspired from "Pulstar" by Vangelis, an electronic music from the 1976 album ''Albedo 0.39''. Chart performance On 22 December 2004, the song was certified gold meaning over 100,000 copies were sold, one month after its release by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique The National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (french: Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique; SNEP) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roc (Nâdiya Song)
"Roc" is a song recorded by the French-born singer Nâdiya, which appears on her self-titled third album ''Nâdiya''. The single was released as the second single from the album on June 19 in Switzerland and France, 2006, two weeks after the release of the album. The single became her best-performing single in the French Singles Chart, staying in the top five for eleven weeks and eighteen weeks in the top thirty. It contains a sample taken from ''War'' composed by Survivor for the soundtrack of ''Rocky IV'' in 1985. Chart performance The single entered the French Top 100 Singles chart at number two (#2) in the chart edition of June 24. The Crazy Frog's "We Are the Champions" topped the chart then. In its following two weeks, the single remained at the number 2 position, unable to get the Crazy Frog from its number one position. In its fourth week, the "Zidane y va marquer" of Cauet jumped from No. 60 to No. 1, again making it unable for "Roc" to top the chart. After being at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16/9 (album)
''16/9'' is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remarkable achievement for an album. The album peaked at number six in its thirty-third week. After a year and seven months, the album was certified platinum by SNEP, the French certifier, which means it has sold over 300,000 copies in France. It won the Victoires de la musique award for best rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year. Track listing # "Ouverture" – 0:26 # " Parle-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 4:35 # " Et c'est parti..." (featuring Smartzee) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd, Hector Zounon) – 3:51 # "Quand vient la nuit" (featuring Yanis, her son) (Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 3:41 # " Si loin de vous" (Hey Oh... Par la Radio) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd)&nbs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amies-ennemies
"Amies-ennemies" is a song recorded by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. It was released as the third single from her third studio album, ''Nâdiya'', on October 30, 2006. The song is harmonically based on the second theme of Frédéric Chopin's Waltz Op. 64, No. 2. It was a top five hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Music video The song appears to be re-recorded or remixed for the video, as the song starts with a slightly different rhythm and the video version begins with the chorus instead of the first verse like the album version. There are more small differences, like the shout when the second verse begins, the a cappella part almost at the end of the video version and when she sings "l'autres ennemies" ('the other enemies'), is also different from the album version. The video starts by showing a phonograph player, literally sampling the original Chopin waltz, next showing Nâdiya sitting on a couch putting on 'closed headphones'. Cuts of some children on ballet are also sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tous Ces Mots
"Tous ces mots" is a song recorded by the France-born singer Nâdiya accompanied by the English rapper Smartzee. The song was released as the first single from Nâdiya's self-titled third studio album ''Nâdiya (album), Nâdiya'' on February 24, 2006 (see 2006 in music) in France and Switzerland. Music video The song features Smartzee, a rapper who was also featured in her "Et c'est parti..." song and music video. In the music video for "Tous ces mots", auto races are particularly shown, with Nâdiya in one of the cars racing. She is also shown 'performing' the song on a podium. In the end, Nâdiya's pink car wins. Chart performance The Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique (SNEP) has revealed the best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006 (from January 1 - March 31, 2006) and despite being released four weeks before the first quarter of 2006 ended, the single managed the song to peak at number thirteen. Later, in December 2006, SNEP released a document with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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