"Cho Ka Ka O" or "Chaud cacao" ("Hot cocoa") is a song performed by Belgian singer Annie Cordy. The song was written by Vivien Vallay, Patrick Bousquet and Pierre Carrel. The song was released in

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in 1985. The song sold more than two and a half million singles worldwide In 2021, the song was criticized for being racist, a claim one of the writers, Vallay, denied.

Gummibär version

Composition

the song is Sung in G major and then transposes to G# major, and it is a spin-off of Annie Cordy's version except it has cartoon music rather than tropical music

Background

In 2007, German virtual singer Gummibär covered "Cho Ka Ka O (Choco Choco Choco)" for his debut album '' I Am Your Gummy Bear''. This version peaked at number 16 on the

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chart.

Music video

"Cho Ka Ka O" was released in March 23, 2008 on

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and features Gummibär dreaming of being immersed in a tropical island virtual video game reality. As of December 2022, the song has 278 million views.

Charts

Annie Cordy version

Gummibär version

Covers

* In

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, the controversial humorist

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made a cover of the song by turning the words : this new version, entitled "Shoananas" (in reference to

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), earned the comedian a sentence to a €28.000 fine for defamation, libel and incitement to hatred and racial discrimination.http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2013/11/28/shoah-nanas-dieudonne-condamne-a-28-000-euros-d-amende-en-appel_962684. * In

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, Chico & the Gypsies made a cover of the song during the show "This is Your Life Annie Cordy". * In

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, Lartiste song Chocolat lyrics ''Cho Cho Cho Chocolat'', has been featured in the song.

References

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