"Andalouse" (French for "''Andalusian girl''") is a song recorded by French singer
Kendji Girac
Kendji "Girac" Jason Maillié (; born July 3, 1996), also known mononymously as Kendji, is a French singer-songwriter. He is the winner of season 3 of the music competition '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' as part of Team Mika. He has released ...
. It was written by Rachid Mir, Christian Dessart and
Nazim Khaled
Nazim Khaled (born September 3, 1986) is a French singer-songwriter. He has written several successes for different artists like Kendji Girac, Amir, Claudio Capéo and Alma.
Biography
Khaled was born in Marseille and studied at the Conserv ...
, being produced by The Bionix. The song was released by
Mercury Records
Mercury Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group. It had significant success as an independent operation in the 1940s and 1950s. Smash Records and Fontana Records were sub labels of Mercury. In the United States, it i ...
on 18 August 2014 as the lead single from Girac's debut eponymous album, ''
Kendji''.
"Andalouse" is a
dance-pop song with influences of
Latin
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and
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
music, with the singer also having a conversation in
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
.
The single was met with a strong commercial success in
France
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and
Belgium
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back in late 2014 peaking at number three, becoming Girac's the highest-charting single to date, and it has been certified gold by selling 75 copies in former country. "Andalouse" made its also impact in
Poland
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since February 2015, peaking at the top 10 of
Polish Airplay Top 100 and reaching the top of radio charts. The single's official music video premiered on
Vevo
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on 25 September 2014. Later, it surpassed 100 million views and is the singer's most watched music video as of January 2021, with 347 million views.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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2014 singles
2014 songs
Mercury Records singles
Kendji Girac songs
Songs written by Nazim Khaled
Macaronic songs
Pop-folk songs