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Maldòn (Zouk Machine Album)
"Maldòn" is a 1989 song recorded by the Guadeloupean band Zouk Machine. Written and produced by Guy Houllier and Yves Honoré, the song is the first single from the album of the same name, and was released in May 1990. In France, it achieved a huge success, topping the singles charts for nine weeks. Chart performance In France, "Maldòn" debuted at number 40 on the chart edition of 26 May 1990 and reached number one four weeks later, replacing "Bo le lavabo" atop. It stayed for seven weeks at this position, then dropped to number two, being dislodged by Charles D. Lewis's summer hit "Soca Dance"; however, after six weeks at number two, it regained number one for other two weeks, then almost did not stop to fall and fell off the top 50 after 27 weeks of presence. It was the number-one single of the year in France. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "Maldòn" debuted at number 50 on 23 June 1990, peaked at number five in its fourth week, and totalled 15 weeks in the top ten and 23 weeks on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zouk Machine
Zouk Machine is an all-female zouk group from Guadeloupe which had several hits, particularly in France, such as the summer number-one single on French SNEP Singles Chart "Maldòn (la musique dans la peau)", in 1990 that sold over 1 million copies well more than any other Antillean band, even Kassav."Maldon" on French Singles Charts + Zouk Machine discographLescharts.com/ref> History Founded in 1986 by the members of Experience 7, Guy Houllier and Yves Honore, and composed by three Guadeloupians (Joëlle Ursull, Christiane Obydol, Dominique Zorobabel), the group became successful with their first album ''Sové Lanmou'' (composed by Guy Houllier and Yves Honoré, who are respectively Christiane Obydol's brother and brother-in-law). Joëlle Ursull left the group and embarked on a solo career, taking second place in the 1990 Eurovision with ''"White and Black Blues"'', composed by Serge Gainsbourg and Sylvain Augier. In the early 1990s, Jane Fostin (from a large musical family in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |