Kiss & Love

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"Kiss & Love"
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Single by Various Artists / Sidaction
from the album Kiss & Love
Released1 September 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Charity single
Label Warner Music France
Songwriter(s) Lionel Florence (lyrics)
Pascal Obispo (music)

"Kiss & Love" is a 2014 charity song and a single with lyrics by Lionel Florence and music by Pascal Obispo. Around 120 artists from France and other French-speaking countries took part in the song and the music videos. All revenues from the sale of the record go into Sidaction, a major French public event that started in 1994 in France for raising awareness and collecting charitable funds for AIDS. It donates important sums to various AIDS charities, HIV/AIDS research, institutions specializing in medical care and social aid for those suffering of HIV/AIDS in France and internationally.

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The 2014 Sidaction project was under the direction of Pascal Obispo, being the 20th anniversary of the Sidaction association that was established in 1994.

The title track "Kiss & Love" is the only original song arranged by Brice Davoli with artistic contributions by Alain Souchon, Julien Clerc, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Francis Cabrel et Françoise Hardy and others. The other twenty tracks in the same-titled album are interpreted by various French-language artists in duos, trios etc.

Artists in the song

Here is a listing of the around 120 artists taking part in the single:. [1] [2]

Charts

Chart (2011–12)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia) [3] 25
France (SNEP) [4] 47

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References

  1. "Kiss & Love : 120 artistes chantent pour sidaction". RFM. 1 September 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  2. "Alizée, Maitre Gims, Tal, M Pokora... : le single #KissAndLove du Sidaction réuni 70 artistes !". Public. 28 August 2014.
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