16/9 (album)

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16/9
Studio album by Nâdiya
Released	June 1, 2004 (France, Switzerland) August 2004 (International)
Recorded	2003-2004
Genre	R&B, hip hop, pop, pop-rock
Length	47:55
Label	SME
Producer	Thierry Gronfier
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Nâdiya chronology
2001 Changer les choses 2004 16/9 2006 Nâdiya

16/9 is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remarkable achievement for an album. The album peaked at number six in its thirty-third week. After a year and seven months, the album was certified platinum by SNEP, the French certificator, which means it has sold over 300,000 copies in France, as the official sites notes that over 500,000 copies were sold of the album. The possibility of this being true is very big, as SNEP doesn't certify 500,000 copies to a name, only certifying 600,000 copies to 2x platinum. Worldwide, the album has sold over 750,000 copies. It won the Victoires de la musique award for best rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Ouverture" – 0:26
2. "Parle-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 4:35
3. "Et c'est parti..." (featuring Smartzee) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd, Hector Zounon) – 3:51
4. "Quand vient la nuit" (featuring Yanis, her son) (Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 3:41
5. "Si loin de vous" (Hey Oh... Par la Radio) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 4:18
6. "Les gestes pas les mots" (Lionel Florence, Jean-Pierre Taïeb) – 3:10
7. "Space" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd, Franck Rougier) – 4:50
8. "Nâdiya, Vers les étoiles" (featuring Cool-T) (Chrstine Asamoah, Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Thomas Pieds) – 4:43
9. "Signes" (Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Sindbad Ioualalen) – 3:36
10. "Hey!!! Laisse tomber!" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 5:00
11. "Ouvre grand ton coeur" (Laura Mayne, Yves-Michel Akle) – 4:46
12. "La personne à qui tu penses" (Annie Chazard, David Manet, Pierre François Richeux) – 5:18

Translation:

1. Intro
2. "Speak to me"
3. "Here we go"
4. "When The Night Comes"
5. "So far from you"
6. "Gestures, not words"
7. "Space"
8. "Nâdiya towards the stars"
9. "Signs"
10. "Hey!!! Let it fall!"
11. "Open wide your heart"
12. "The person of whom you think"

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak Position	Weeks on chart
French Album Top 200	6	93
Swiss Album Top 100	76	13

[edit] Singles

Year	Cover	Single	Chart positions
			FR	SUI	BEL	NL
2004		Parle-moi Released: March 2004 Producer: Thierry Gronfier Format: CD single, digital download	2	11	2	-
2004		Et c'est parti... Released: June 2004 Producer: Thierry Gronfier Format: CD single, Maxi single	5	21	1	14
2004		Si loin de vous Released: December 27, 2004 Producer: Thierry Gronfier Format: CD single, Maxi single	6	27	10	-
2005		Signes Released: April 24, 2005 Producer: Thierry Gronfier Format: download only single

v • d • e Nâdiya Studio albums Changer les Choses · 16/9 · Nâdiya Compilations La Source Singles "Dénoue mes mains"  · "J'ai confiance en toi" · "Chaque fois"  · "Parle-moi" · "Et c'est parti..." · "Si loin de vous" · "Signes" · "Tous ces mots"  · "Roc" · "Amies-ennemies" · "Vivre ou Survivre" · "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" DVDs L'histoire en 16/9 · Nâdiya