"Marly-Gomont" is the first single by French rapper
Kamini, recorded in 2006. It was produced under the RCA Group label and released on November 13, 2006. The song is Kamini's ode to the small, rural village in Northern France where he grew up,
Marly-Gomont. In the song, Kamini laments being from the only
black family in town. The song became a number-one single in France, and as of August 2014, it was the 57th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 376,000 units sold.
Music video
The videoclip, shot by Kamini and Émilie Desbonnet and sent on September 12 to several record companies, was refused, but amused the employees of the labels who circulated it until making it a true popular success. The song and the video were quickly broadcast on several media :
Fun Radio,
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History
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and Contact FM. Kamini was also invited to perform his song on numerous French broadcasts : ''Cauetivi'', the TV News on
TF1
TF1 (; standing for ''Télévision Française 1'') is a French commercial television network owned by TF1 Group, controlled by the Bouygues conglomerate. TF1's average market share of 24% makes it the most popular domestic network.
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, ''Le Grand Journal'', ''La Méthode Cauet'', ''On a tout essayé'', ''Star Academy'' on December 1,
Staracademy.tf1.fr
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The video was awarded best video clip at time of French show ''Victoires de la musique 2007''.
The song and its video were parodied by the French satirical television programme '' Les Guignols de l'info'' with a song entitled "Hénin-Beaumont" after the far-right '' Front National'' party won the control of the town of Hénin-Beaumont in the 2014 elections.
Track listing
; CD single
# "Marly-Gomont" — 5:09
# "Marly-Gomont" (video) — 5:09
# Documentary — 3:54
Charts
Certifications
References
External links
Video
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2006 singles
Kamini (musician) songs
Internet memes
SNEP Top Singles number-one singles