"Nolwenn Ohwo!" is a 2006 song recorded by French singer Nolwenn Leroy. It was the first single from her second studio album Histoires Naturelles, and was released on 23 January 2006. It achieved success in France, where it topped the singles chart, and Belgium (Wallonia), where it was a top three hit.
Song information The song was co-written by famous singer-songwriters Alain Souchon and Laurent Voulzy (he also participated in the writing of Leroy's previous album, notably on the song "Suivre une étoile"), and Leroy herself. It was performed during the Histoires naturelles tour and was available in its live version on the album of the same name.
In France, the song was first released digitally in early December 2005. It was then officially released as a CD single in a limited edition on 23 January but it was sold by certain stores a few days before. Therefore, it entered the French single chart two days before, at #47, before climbing straight to #1 the week after. It then almost kept on dropping, and totalled four weeks in the top ten, 11 weeks in the top 50 and 19 weeks on the chart (top 100)."Nolwenn Ohwo!", French Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved September 7, 2008)
Track listings CD single - Limited edition "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (radio edit) — 3:59 "Mystère" — 3:54 "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (video)
CD single - Promo "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (radio edit) — 3:59
Digital download "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (album version) — 4:34 "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (live version) — 5:08
Charts
Chart (2006)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart"Nolwenn Ohwo!", Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Charts Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 7, 2008)3Eurochart Hot 1005French Digital ChartFrench Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved September 7, 2008)5French SNEP Singles Chart1Swiss Singles Chart"Nolwenn Ohwo!", Swiss Singles Charts Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 7, 2008)29
End of year chart (2006)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 7, 2008)49French Singles Chart2006 French Singles Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved September 7, 2008)36
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