''Histoires Naturelles'' is

Nolwenn Leroy Nolwenn Le Magueresse (; born 28 September 1982), known by her stage name Nolwenn Leroy (), is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actress. Originally classically trained (violin and opera singing), she rose to fame after winning the second ...

's second album. It was released on 5 December 2005 in France. Most of the songs were written by the French singer

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herself. The title track was written in English by Yasmin Shah and Arnaud Rosenthal, and "Mélusine" by Yasmin Shah. "London Fantasy" was co-written by members of English

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band Sundae Club. Leroy adapted all the English-language lyrics into French. The album reached #3 on the French charts soon after its release and has achieved platinum status. The first single from "Histoires Naturelles", " Nolwenn Ohwo!", reached #1 and the second extract "Histoire Naturelle" was #30. The third single released was "Mon Ange"; it managed to peak at #14 on the French Download Singles Chart. "J'aimais Tant L'Aimer" was only a promotional single.

Track listing

# " Nolwenn Ohwo!" — 4:34 # "L'Enfant cerf-volant" — 3:38 # "Reste encore" — 3:44 # "Mon ange" — 4:22 # "Histoire naturelle" — 3:53 # "Rien de mieux au monde" — 3:29 # "Mystère" — 3:54 # "Les Chimères" (instrumental) — 0:51 # "Le Rêve des filles" — 5:07 # "Endormie" — 2:27 # "London Fantasy" — 3:53 # "Mélusine" — 3:56 # "J'aimais tant l'aimer" — 4:40

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References

{{Authority control 2005 albums Nolwenn Leroy albums French-language albums Universal Music France albums Mercury Records albums