Florent Pagny is a French singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He records his work in French, as well as in Italian, Spanish and English. His greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer" and "Ma Liberté de penser"—all three were number one in France. As of 2018, he has sold more than 6 million singles and 10 million albums, becoming the 17th best-selling artist of all time in France.
"Un Monde parfait" is a 2005 song recorded by French young artist Ilona Mitrecey. Based on a traditional Neapolitan song, it was the first single from her debut album Un Monde parfait and was released on 28 February 2005. It was immediately a very big hit in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it remained for several months atop of the chart, thus becoming one of the biggest-selling singles there. It was also released in many other European countries and achieved success, in Switzerland, Austria, Portugal and Germany where it was a top three hit. It was the best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 1.5 million copies sold. Ilona was only 10 years old when she sang the song.
"On ne change pas" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her sixteenth studio album, S'il suffisait d'aimer (1998). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. The song was released as the album's third single on 1 March 1999. "On ne change pas" topped the chart in Quebec for six weeks. Elsewhere, it peaked at numbers 11 in Poland, 16 in Belgium Wallonia and 17 in France.
"Pour que tu m'aimes encore" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion, from her thirteenth studio album, D'eux (1995). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" was released as the album's lead single on 13 March 1995. It received positive reviews from music critics and won the awards for Song of the Year at the Victoires de la Musique and Most Popular Song of the Year at the Félix Awards. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" became Dion's biggest French-language hit and her signature song. It topped the charts in France, Belgium Wallonia and Quebec, and became her first French-language song to enter the top 10 in the United Kingdom. According to the Guinness World Records, "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" has sold 2.1 million copies in France and another 2.1 million units in Canada.
"Je sais pas" is a song by Canadian singer Celine Dion from her thirteenth studio album, D'eux (1995). It was written by Jean-Jacques Goldman and J. Kapler, and produced by Goldman and Erick Benzi. The song was released as the album's second single on 21 August 1995. "Je sais pas" topped the charts in France, Belgium Wallonia and Quebec. It was also certified Gold in France and Belgium.
"Sous le vent" is a song by Canadian singers Garou and Celine Dion from Garou's debut album, Seul (2000). It was written by Jacques Veneruso and produced by Erick Benzi, with additional production by Humberto Gatica and Aldo Nova. "Sous le vent" was released as the album's third single on 29 October 2001. The song became a hit in Francophone countries, topping the charts in France, Belgium's Wallonia, and Quebec, and reaching number two in Switzerland. It was also certified Diamond in France and Platinum in Belgium and Switzerland. In 2005, "Sous le vent" was included on Dion's greatest hits album, On ne change pas.
"Soirée disco" is a song by French DJ Philippe Dhondt under the pseudonym of Boris. It was released as the first single from his eponymous debut album in 1996. It achieved a success in France and Belgium's Wallonia region, topping their charts.
"Belle" is a 1997 song performed by the Francophone singers Patrick Fiori, Daniel Lavoie and Garou, from the musical Notre-Dame de Paris. Released as a single in 1998, it was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the charts for many months. To date, the song is one of the best-selling singles of all time in these countries.
"Double je" is a 2007 song recorded by the French singer Christophe Willem with lyrics by Zazie. It was his third single and the second one from his debut album, Inventaire. Released on 25 May 2007, the single was a hit in France and Belgium, topping the singles charts for about two months and thus becoming the singer's best-selling single.
Rien ne s'arrête is the name of a compilation by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 2001 and achieved a good success in various countries.
"Dieu m'a donné la foi" is a song by French singer Ophélie Winter. It was released as the lead single from her debut album, No Soucy !, in September 1995. It achieved success in France, where it topped the chart, and in Belgium's Wallonia region, where it peaked at number three. It remains Winter's biggest success.
"Pinocchio" is a 1972 instrumental composed by Fiorenzo Carpi for the soundtrack of Luigi Comencini's miniseries The Adventures of Pinocchio. In 1993, it was successfully covered by Eurodance music group Pin-Occhio which make it a number one hit in Belgium, and a top ten hit in Italy, France and the Netherlands. At the same time, it was also covered by Pepeto which was a top ten hit in Spain. In 2005, a massive hit was recorded by Pinocchio, an animated character, under the title "T'es pas cap Pinocchio".
"La débâcle des sentiments" is a 2007 song recorded by French singer and composer Stanislas, as a duet with Calogero. It was the third single from his debut album L'Équilibre instable on which it appears as fourth track on the first edition of the album and was released on 19 January 2009. It was written by Amaury Salmon and composed by Stanislas. It was successful in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it hit respectively number two and number three.
Totem is a 2007 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her sixth studio album, and her ninth album overall. It was released first digitally on 5 February 2007, then as a CD one week later. The album achieved success in francophone countries.
Rodéo is a 2004 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her fifth studio album and her seventh album overall. It was released on 22 November 2004 and achieved success in francophone countries. It provided four singles, but all of them were only released as promotional singles and therefore did not chart.
"Ça m'énerve" is a 2009 electronic novelty song recorded by French singer Helmut Fritz. It was his debut single from his album En observation and was released on 16 March 2009. It was a huge hit in France, where it topped the singles chart. The song was produced by Laurent Konrad, who had previously worked with Discobitch. The radio edit version and the vip dub mix are included on the track listing of the album.
"Avant de partir" is a song recorded by French singer Ève Angeli. Written by Angeli's then fiancé, now husband, Michel Rostaing, it was her debut single from her album Aime-moi (2001), and was released on 8 September 2000. It became the singer's most successful single in terms of peak positions on the charts, hitting success. In France, the single debuted at number 59 on the chart edition of 16 September 2000 and climbed regularly until reaching a peak of number four for three consecutive weeks. It remained for 15 weeks in the top ten and fell out of the top 100 after 33 weeks. On 16 May 2001, it earned a Platinum disc for selling over 500,000 units. In Belgium (Wallonia), it entered the Ultratop 50 on 30 December 2000 at number 40 and reached number two in its eighth week, being unable to dislodge Garou's hit single "Seul" which topped the chart then. The single totaled ten weeks in the top ten and 17 weeks in the top 40. In Switzerland, entered at a peak of number 20 on 21 January 2001, then dropped and remained for six weeks in the top 100.
"Enamórame" is a song recorded and produced by Dominican singer Papi Sánchez, written by Levitt Policalpe and Robert José Léon de Sánchez. It is his debut single from his album Enamorame and was released in 2003 in the United States and reached number three on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart. At the 2004 Latin Billboard Music Awards, the song received a nomination for "Tropical Airplay Track of the Year by a New Artist". It enjoyed a commercial success in France where it was released late 2004 and reached number two for four weeks, spent 13 weeks in the top ten and earned a gold disc. As of August 2014, it was the 55th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 380,000 units sold. It was also a hit in Belgium, both in Flanders and Wallonia, where it peaked in the top ten. In 2013, the song was covered by Tropical Family under the name "Enamorame ", sung by DJ Assad with vocals by Papi Sanchez and Luyanna. It was released digitally as promotional single in January 2014 and reached number 24 on the Belgian Ultratip Chart.
"Petite Sœur" is a song by French singer Lââm, originally released as a single on 15 August 2005. It was the lead single from her studio album Pour être libre, published six weeks later.
"Simple & Funky" is a 1995 song recorded by French rap band Alliance Ethnik. Written by George Clinton, Kamel Houairi, Nicolas Vadon, Mickael Darmon and Fabrice Henri, and produced by Bob Power, it was released in June 1995 as the second single from the album Simple & Funky, on which it appears as the 13th track. It was very successful in France and Belgium (Wallonia), becoming Alliance Ethnik's second top three in both countries.
