Bretonne | ||||
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Released | December 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Genre | Pop, Celtic, Breton, World | |||
Length | 44:53 / 69:17 (deluxe ed.) | |||
Label | Universal International Mercury France | |||
Producer | Jon Kelly | |||
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Bretonne is the fourth studio album by French singer Nolwenn Leroy, with arrangements by Jon Kelly. The album was released December 6, 2010 and has a reissue with 7 additional tracks 28 November 2011. It is a homage to her native Brittany. This is an album dedicated to Breton and Celtic music which marked Nolwenn, mixing traditional songs, modern pop in connection with standards of Celtic music. It includes traditional Breton tunes, more recent songs and an original song signed by the Breton singer Miossec.
The album was a certified double diamond disc in France, [1] a double platinum disc in Belgium [2] and a gold disc in Switzerland. [3] After its successful release in Germany it was released internationally in July 2012 (UK, Canada, Japan). Its release in the United States was accompanied by a concert in New York City, January 8, 2013.
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