C'est la vie (Khaled album) explained

C'est la vie
Type:studio
Artist:Khaled
Cover:Cest-la-vie-album-khaled.jpg
Released:2012
Genre:Raï
Length:43:19
Label:AZ Records
Producer:RedOne, Alex P, Trevor Muzzy, Jean-Claude Ghrenassia, Adil K, David Rush, Bilal Hajji
Prev Title:Liberté
Prev Year:2009
Next Title:Cheb Khaled
Next Year:2022

C'est la vie is the seventh studio album by Algerian singer Khaled. It marks his first major collaboration with producer RedOne. It was released on AZ record label in 2012 and peaked at number 5 on SNEP, the official French Albums Chart.[1] The Album sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[2]

The songs utilize mainly Arabic, but there are also some French and English languages used. The title track "C'est la vie" was a successful single on the French Singles Charts reaching number four and was considered a comeback for him after a lengthy absence from the French music charts. There is a collaboration on the album by Pitbull on the EDM song "Hiya Hiya".[3]

Track listing

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)187
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)27
French Albums Chart[4] 18
Swiss Albums Chart (Flanders)96
Slovakia (IFPI)20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: emiratesvoice . Cheb Khaled tops best French song list . emiratesvoice .
  2. Book: Andrew Hammond. Pop Culture in North Africa and the Middle East: Entertainment and Society around the World. 22 May 2017. ABC-CLIO. 978-1-4408-3384-7. 40.
  3. Web site: Wiser . Danny . 13 August 2020 . ALGERIA: C'est La Vie - Khaled . 200worldalbums.com . en.
  4. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Khaled&titel=C%27est+la+vie&cat=a LesCharts.com: Khaled's's C'est la vie album page