16/9 (album)
16/9 is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remarkable achievement for an album. The album peaked at number six in its thirty-third week. After a year and seven months, the album was certified platinum by SNEP, the French certifier, which means it has sold over 300,000 copies in France.[1] It won the Victoires de la musique award for best rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.
| 16/9 | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1, 2004 (France, Switzerland) August 2004 (International) | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 Olympic Studios, London Studio De La Seine, Paris Unit Studio, Paris | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop, dance-pop, hip hop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 47:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Thierry Gronfier | |||
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Track listing
- "Ouverture" – 0:26
- "Parle-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 4:35
- "Et c'est parti..." (featuring Smartzee) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd, Hector Zounon) – 3:51
- "Quand vient la nuit" (featuring Yanis, her son) (Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 3:41
- "Si loin de vous" (Hey Oh... Par la Radio) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 4:18
- "Les gestes pas les mots" (Lionel Florence, Jean-Pierre Taïeb) – 3:10
- "Space" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd, Franck Rougier) – 4:50
- "Nâdiya, Vers les étoiles" (featuring Cool-T) (Eddy Gronfier, Christine Asamoah, Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Thomas Pieds) – 4:43
- "Signes" (Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Sindbad Ioualalen) – 3:36
- "Hey!!! Laisse tomber!" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 5:00
- "Ouvre grand ton coeur" (Laura Mayne, Yves-Michel Akle) – 4:46
- "La personne à qui tu penses" (Annie Chazard, David Manet, Pierre François Richeux) – 5:18
Chart performance
| Chart (2004) | Peak Position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|
| French Album Top 200 | 6 | 93 |
| Belgium Wallonie Album Top 50 | 19 | 32 |
| Swiss Album Top 100 | 76 | 13 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[1] | Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "French album certifications – Nadiya – 16/9" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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