Un Monde Parfait was the debut album from the French singer Ilona Mitrecey and was released on 10 August 2005 by Sony BMG. In Germany and Switzerland, it was composed of only six tracks from the French version and was reentitled Ilona there. The album reached number two in France, Mitrecey's country-home, and Portugal, and number nine in the Francophone part of Belgium. It provided five singles which were all top ten hits in France, the eponymous and lead single even becoming the best-selling single of the 21st century in the country, with over 1.5 copies sold.
"Santianna", also known as "Santiana", "Santy Anna", "Santayana", "Santiano", "Santy Anno" and other variations, is a sea shanty referring to the Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. The song is listed as number 207 in the Roud Folk Song Index.
"Slipping Away" is a song by American electronic musician Moby. It was released as the sixth and final single from his seventh studio album Hotel on January 23, 2006. It served as the fourth single from Hotel in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 53 on the UK Singles Chart, and as the sixth international single from the album. The single version features British singer-songwriter Alison Moyet on backing vocals.
Face A / Face B is a 2002 album by the Belgian singer Axelle Red.
"Chihuahua" is a song recorded by Swiss artist DJ BoBo. It was the first single from his tenth album, Visions, and was released in early 2003 in many countries. It was his most successful single, topping the charts in France, Spain and Switzerland and becoming the summer hit of the year. It can also be considered as DJ BoBo's signature song.
Histoires Naturelles is Nolwenn Leroy's second album. It was released on 5 December 2005 in France. Most of the songs were written by the French singer Laurent Voulzy and Nolwenn Leroy herself. The title track was written in English by Yasmin Shah and Arnaud Rosenthal, and "Mélusine" by Yasmin Shah. "London Fantasy" was co-written by members of English down-tempo band Sundae Club. Leroy adapted all the English-language lyrics into French.
Alice & June is the tenth studio album by French band Indochine. It was released in France on 19 December 2005 in both single-disc and limited edition two disc editions. Even though it was a smaller success than Indochine's previous album, the band played many sold-out shows on the tour that followed. A DVD, filmed at Lille, was released in 2007.
"Elle me contrôle" is a song by French singer M. Pokora written and composed by Georges Padey, Kore & Skalp, Matt Pokora, Da Team and Sweety. It was released as the second single from his first album in late spring 2005. Rapper Sweety features in the Kore & Skalp–produced song. It won the NRJ Music Award for "Francophone Song of the Year" in 2006.
"Ma philosophie" is a 2004 song recorded by Amel Bent as her debut single, from her album Un Jour d'été. It was released on 29 November 2004 in France, and remains the singer's most successful song, topping the charts in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
"J'ai demandé à la lune" is a song by the French new wave band Indochine, from their 2002 album Paradize. Written by Mickaël Furnon, the singer of Mickey 3D, the song was released as the second single from this album in March 2002, and quickly became a national success, selling over a million units. The album similarly achieved commercial success a few months later.
Live 1.0 is an album recorded in 2005 by the French artist Calogero. It was his first live album and was released on August 22, 2005, and hit success in France and Wallonia, Belgium, topping the albums charts of these countries.
"Zidane y va marquer" is a song recorded by the French TV and radio host Sébastien Cauet, released July 3, 2006. Based on the music of Salif Keita and Martin Solveig's hit single "Madan", this parody refers to Zinedine Zidane and other players of the French football team competing in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
"Ma liberté de penser" is a 2003 pop song recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was the first single from his album Ailleurs land, and was released in March 2003. It achieved a huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), topping the singles charts for several weeks.
"Mon plus beau Noël" is a 2005 song recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was the second single on his album Ma Vérité on which it features as eighth track, and was released in December 2005 as a Christmas song. It was successful in Belgium (Wallonia), and particularly in France where it was Hallyday's third number-one single.
"Adieu monsieur le professeur" is a 1968 song recorded by French singer Hugues Aufray. The song was written and the music composed by Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Vline Buggy and the singer himself, and was later included in 2007 on Aufray's best of Les 50 plus belles chansons. Contestants from season 4 of the French music talent show Star Academy covered the song in 2004, achieving success.
Ma vérité is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 6 November 2005, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the charts. It provided three top ten singles in France : "Ma religion dans son regard" (#2), "Mon Plus Beau Noël" (#1) and "Le temps passe" (#4). French acts Kyo, Zazie, Passi and Stomy Bugsy participated in the composition of several tracks of the album.
À la vie, à la mort ! is a 2002 double album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on 4 November 2002 and achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the charts, and in Switzerland. It provided four top ten singles in France: "Marie" (#1), "Ne reviens pas" (#8), "L'Instinct" (#9) and "Je n'ai jamais pleuré" (#4). Many famous artists, such as Gérald De Palmas, Catherine Lara, Maxime Le Forestier, Patrick Bruel, Hugues Aufray, Stephan Eicher, Axel Bauer and Marc Lavoine, participated in the composition of the album.
300 Lésions is a 2004 album recorded by French pop-rock act Kyo. It was released on December 28, 2004, and achieved huge success in France, Belgium (Wallonia) and Switzerland, where it was respectively #1, #1 and #2. This album, entirely composed by the band, is its third album overall and remains to date its second most successful one. It provided two singles : "Contact" and "Sarah" .The single "Contact" is featured on the videogame FIFA 06.
Santiano is a German band from the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, whose songs combine rock, Irish folk, sea shanty, and schlager music. The name Santiano is taken from the Hugues Aufray song of the same name. They topped the German album charts multiple times in the 2010s, also ranking high in Austrian and Swiss charts.
