Nâdiya (album)

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Nâdiya
Nâdiya cover
Studio album by Nâdiya
Released June 5, 2006
Recorded 2005-2006
Genre R&B, hip hop, pop, pop-rock, soul, arabic
Length 49:58
Label Columbia
Professional reviews
  • Fnac: link (French)
Nâdiya chronology
16/9
(2004)		 Nâdiya
(2006)		 La Source
(2007)
Singles from Nâdiya
  1. "Tous ces mots"
    Released: February 24, 2006
  2. "Roc"
    Released: June 19, 2006
  3. "Amies-ennemies"
    Released: October 30, 2006

Nâdiya is the third studio album from the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album was released on June 5, 2006 in France. Also, a DVD with a runtime of 26 minutes will be released with it containing interviews and a "The Making of The Album" documentary.

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[edit] Album information

The lead single released off the album, "Tous ces mots" ("All These Words"), peaked at number 2 in the French singles chart. The song was released in February 2006 and features Smartzee, who is also featured in her 2004 single "Et c'est parti..." ("Here We Go"). The second single, "Roc" ("Rock"), was released on June 19 in France, also entering and peaking the French Singles Top 100 at number 2 and stayed there for four consecutive weeks. It became her longest running single in the top ten, being 11 weeks in the top 10 (as wel as in the top 5). "Amies-ennemies" was chosen to be the third single from the album and debuted at number four in France. The singles were less successful in Switzerland, were they all were released too. They all managed to peak within the top 40, but none of them charted in the top 20.

The album entered the French Album Top 200 at number one, in the same week it was released. It then slowly began decreasing in positions, dropping to number 2, then 3, 4 and 5. It has spent a total of nine weeks in the top 10 and (as of February 10th) 35 weeks in the top 100. It has been certified platinum for sales over 200,000 in France by SNEP. In total, the album has sold over 250,000 copies in France.

In the country's album year-end chart,[1] Nâdiya peaked at number 34. As of June 22nd, the album is the 272nd best-performing album in the chart history of France, with the preceding album 16/9 peaking at number 96.[2]

Two weeks prior to its release, "Roc" had peaked at #2 (with Shakira's Hips Don't Lie being #1) in Virgin Mega.fr's Top 100 singles.[3]

The album is the first Nâdiya album to debut at the top position in France. It is also the her first album that reached the number one position in France.

SNEP revealed the best-selling singles during the first quarter of 2006 (from January 1 - March 31, 2006). Despite being released four weeks before the first quarter of 2006 ended, the "Tous ces mots" single managed the song to peak at number thirteen. [4]

The song "Dharma", although not literally referring to "Lost," shows signs of being inspired by it, as she's singing about a world full of mystery and millennia-old energy. In her song she uses "Dharma" as a synonym for "Truth".

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Tous ces mots" (featuring Smartzee) (Géraldine Delacoux/Thierry Gronfier) – 3:37
  2. "Au coeur de la rue" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Bustafunk) – 3:41
  3. "Roc" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Thierry Gronfier) – 3:39
  4. "Dharma" (Mehdy Bousaïd/Bustafunk/Laura Marciano) – 4:14
  5. "L'appel ("El Hamdoulilah" Intro)" – 0:34
  6. "El Hamdoulilah" (Laura Mayne-Kerbrat) – 4:03
  7. "Amies-ennemies" (Géraldine Delacoux/Thierry Gronfier/Frédéric Chopin) – 3:47
  8. "Flashback" (featuring Zo) (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Zoheir Mokeddem) – 3:23
  9. "Cette planète (Intro)" – 0:09
  10. "Cette planète" (Mehdy Boussaïd/Pena Lobaton Ulises/Franck Rougier) – 3:13
  11. "Au nom des tiens" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd/Franck Rougier) – 3:23
  12. "Cheyenne" (Géraldine Delacoux/FBcool/SDO) – 3:28
  13. "L'enfant qu'on envoie se coucher" – 0:37
  14. "Inch'allah" (René DeWael/Géraldine Delacoux/Nâdiya) – 4:31
  15. "Rêves d'enfants" (Mehdy Boussaïd/Franck Rougier) – 2:46
  16. "Emmène-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux/Mehdy Bousaïd/Zoheir Mokeddem) – 3:58
  17. "Mektoub" [outro] – 0:50
  18. "Roc" [video] [bonus]

Disc 2 (only CD/DVD release)

  1. Documentaire réalisé par Julien Bloch
  2. "Tous ces mots" [video]

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2006) Peak
position
French Albums Chart 1
Swiss Albums Chart 14
Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart 34

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ YEC
  2. ^ Currently Best-performing albums in France.
  3. ^ VirginMega.fr
  4. ^ #13 best-selling first quarter 2006
v • d • e
Nâdiya
Studio albums
Changer les Choses · 16/9 · Nâdiya
Compilations
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