''Nolwenn'' is the self-titled debut album of the second season winner of

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. It was released during March 2003 in France where it became Nolwenn's first #1 album. It featured some of the top French songwriters such as Laurent Voulzy,

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, Pascal Obispo, Daniel Lavoie and Lionel Florence.

Track listing

# "

Cassé "Cassé" is Nolwenn Leroy's debut single from her album '' Nolwenn''. It was released in 2003 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries, topping the French and Belgian charts. Lyrics, music and video "C ...

" (''Broken'') # "

Être Une Femme "Être une femme" (''English: "Being a Woman"'') is the first single from the third French album, ''Luminescence'' by Anggun. This single was released in late 2004, earlier than the album which was released in 2005. This single peaked at #16 at F ...

" (''Being a Woman'') # "Suivre une Étoile" (''Follow a Star'') # "Inévitablement" (''Inevitably'') # "Jure-Moi" (''Swear to Me'') # "Vu d'En Haut" (''Seen from the Top'') # "Ce Qu'il Nous Faudrait" (''What we would Need'') # "Une Femme Cachée" (''A Hidden Woman'') # "Finir Contre Toi" (''Finish Against You'') # "Rayer l'Émotion Inutile" (''Stripe The Useless Emotion'') # "14 Février" (''14th of February'') # "Qui Mieux Que Moi" (''Who Better Than Me'')

Singles

The first single, "

" debuted and peaked at #1 in France. The second single, "Une Femme Cachée", failed to match the success of "

" and only managed to peak inside the top 40. The third single, "Suivre Une Etoile", was more successful and became a top 20 hit. The fourth and last extract from the album, "Inévitablement", was #31.

Chart performance and sales

A week before its release, the album debuted at #31 on the French Albums Charts. The following week, it topped the chart, becoming Leroy's first #1 album. The album was certified platinum with more than 300,000 copies sold in November 2003. As of 2006,

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claims that more than 600,000 albums have been sold.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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