Allez Ola Olé
| "Allez Ola Olé" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Wagram Music | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Hugues Ducamin, Jacques Ballue | |||
| Jessy Matador singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Allez, Ola, Olé" on ◄ "Et s'il fallait le faire" (2009) | ||||
| "Sognu" (2011) ► | ||||
"Allez Ola Olé" (French pronunciation: [ale ola ole], Come on! Ola! Olé!) is a song in the French language performed by French singer Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010. The song was to be used by French broadcaster France Télévisions as The Summerhit of 2010 and also for promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the title of the song refers to the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!, released in 1998 to coincide with the '98 World Cup, held in France.[1]
Matador was selected internally by France Télévisions to represent France at the contest, and announced as the selected artist on 19 February 2010, after rumours of Christophe Willem, David Guetta and Emmanuel Moire being selected for the role.[2][3] On 24 February Matador's song was announced,[1] and was released online on 10 May.[4] As of June 2020, it has over 61 million views on YouTube, making it one of the most-viewed videos on the official Eurovision channel.
Track listings
- Digital download
- "Radio Edit" – 2:52
- "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14
- German CD single
- "Radio Edit" – 2:52
- "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14
- "Video Clip" – 3:24
- French Promo CD single
- "Kework & Cocozza Remix" – 4:24
- "Afro Mix" – 4:01
- "Techno Mix" – 3:47
- "Radio Edit" – 2:52
- "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14
Chart performance
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] | 65 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop Flanders)[5]
|
4 |
| Belgium ( Ultratop Wallonia)[5]
|
13 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] | 30 |
| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7] | 6 |
| Finland ( Suomen virallinen lista)[5]
|
7 |
| France (SNEP)[5] | 1 |
| France Download ( SNEP)[8]
|
23 |
| Germany ( Media Control Charts)[9]
|
17 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[10] | 39 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[5] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] | 34 |
| Switzerland ( Media Control Charts)[11]
|
59 |
| UK Charts (OCC)[12] | 81 |
| US | 88 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2010) | Position |
|---|---|
| European Hot 100 Singles[14] | 36 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | May 10, 2010[4] | Digital download | Wagram Music |
| May 25, 2010[15] | CD single | ||
| Germany | June 11, 2010[16] | ||
| Worldwide | May 10, 2010 | Digital download |
External links
- Official music video at YouTube
- Eurovision profile, lyrics and translation at Eurovision.tv
References
- ^ a b Dufaut, Dominique (24 February 2010). "Jessy will sing Allez! Ola! Olé!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Hondal, Victor (19 February 2010). "France sends Jessy Matador to Oslo". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ Schacht, Andreas (19 February 2010). "Jessy Matador to represent France?". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Allez Ola Olé". amazon.fr. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g Allez Ola Olé chart positions at lescharts.com
- ^ "Hitlisten.NU – Jessy Matador – Allez Ola Ole" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
- ^ Allez Ola Olé chart positions at billboard.com
- Les classement de telechargement single.
- ^ German Singles Top 100 18 June 2010 at mtv.de Archived 14 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Top 50 Singles in Ireland - Week ending 3 June 2010 at irma.ie Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Swiss Singles Top 75
- ^ "JESSY MATADOR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ Jessy Matador séduit les charts européens (in french)
- ^ "Allez Ola Olé". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ^ "Allez Ola Olé". fnac.com. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ "CD single Allez Ola Olé". amazon.de. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
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