Despite the exposure offered to Aya Nakamura during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the Franco-Malian artist is not at the origin of the most listened to song on Spotify. The streaming platform has revealed the top 5 titles that honor the French language and the 29-year-old singer is surprisingly not one of them.
Aya Nakamura is one of the French-speaking artists whose popularity goes beyond the borders of France. Since 2018 and the release of his second album, entitled Nakamura and on which we find one of his hits Djadjathe Franco-Malian artist has become one of the most listened to French-speaking singers in the four corners of the globe.
With more than 1.9 billion streams in August 2024, all streaming platforms combined, this album by Aya Nakamura is the most streamed French-speaking work in the world. A celebrity who has once again been propelled to on the occasion of the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 Olympic Games where the 29-year-old artist gave a show in the company of the Republican Guard. But against all odds, Aya Nakamura is the big absentee from the rankings of the most listened to French-speaking titles in the world on Spotify.
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Aya Nakamura, the big absentee from the top 5 revealed by Spotify
To the great surprise of the young woman’s fans, the interpreter of Pookie does not include the top 5 songs performed in the language of Molière the most streamed on the Swedish platform. Despite his popularity and several certified platinum albums, the artist from Bamako does not seem to have the same success on Spotify. In any case, this is what the company reveals with a ranking of the most listened to French-speaking titles via its streaming service.
In fifth position, we find Bike – Yaméa piece of French rap that Internet users were able to discover in the clip A colors Show broadcast on Youtube. Gauze et Soolkingtwo other rappers from France take fourth place in the ranking with their duo Casanova. Third place for the most listened to French-language title on Spotify returns to Belgium with Stromae and his famous So we dance.
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France finds itself on the podium with the title Last Dance signed by the singer Indila. Finally, it is our Canadian neighbors who take first place in the ranking of Spotify thanks to the performance of Patrick Watson on the title I will leave you words. And as the teams of Spotifythe French-speaking world is enjoying growing success with listeners around the world.
“It’s really the architecture, the very philosophy of streaming and its technological fluidity that allows directories to be discovered by potentially anyone, anytime, anywhere, in high volumes,” explained Bruno Crolot, director of international music at Spotifyas reported by our colleagues from 20 Minutes. A trend that is only just beginning according to the company.
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