"Le sens de la vie" (English: "The meaning of life") is a song by the

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singer-songwriter Tal. The lyrics were written by Laetitia Vanhove and Serge Mounier and music composed by Laura Marciano and Simon Caby. The song was produced by Eau de Gammes. It was initially recorded for Tal's debut album '' Le droit de rêver'', which was released in March 2012. It was released in France as a single in January 2012, the third from the album after the singles "On avance" and "Waya Waya," the latter featuring

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. Contrary to the first two releases, "Le sens de la vie" became a top-ten hit for her reaching #4 in the SNEP French Singles Chart and #3 in the Belgian Ultratop Wallonia Francophone Singles Chart. The album ''Le droit de rêver'' also contains a second very popular version of the same song in collaboration with the French-Algerian artist L'Algérino with added rap lyrics performed by L'Algérino.

Music video

The music video released on January 30 2012 is set in New York City, in the United States.EuroPoped: France - Tal Loves New York In New Clip
and shows an aspiring artist trying her dance moves with three dancers who encourage her to persevere. Other scenes show Tal jogging in Manhattan or display New York's streets, the subway system and the city's skyline. The music video was directed by Reynald Cappuro with executive producers Frederic Alenda and in New York Michael Owen. The video was produced by Suburb Films, Paris. Choreography was by Alonzo "Zo" Williams and dancers Cochise Quinoses Jr and Camelo Cruz.

Version featuring L'Algérino

A version featuring L'Algérino with the latter rapping and singing his encouraging remarks towards Tal as an aspiring artist has also become popular and became a separate single in its own right. The version originally appeared as bonus track on the album ''Le droit de rêver''. The version charted in December 2012 in France months after the solo single by Tal. The version reached number 96 in the SNEP French Singles Chart. A separate video was also released that takes some scenes from the original video but includes L'Algérino's rap / singing parts as well.

Charts

;Charting of original Tal solo version ;Charting of version featuring L'Algérino Besides the solo Tal version that reached number 1 in France and number 1 in Belgium, the

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SNEP Official French Singles Chart started quoting a separate recording featuring L'Algérino charting separately in France in a later release. The recording featuring L'Algérino originally appeared as a bonus track the Tal album ''Le droit de rêver'' and has been enjoying great popularity after the separate music video released.

References

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