Magic System
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Genres | Zouglou, coupé-décalé |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Labels | Artop |
| Members | Asalfo Goude Tino Manadja |
| Past members | Didier "Pépito" Deigna |
Magic System is an Ivorian coupé-décalé band from Abidjan. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Asalfo, Goude, Tino, and Manadja.
Magic System's recordings in the Zouglou dance style have featured in the charts throughout Africa, and in France, where the band became very popular modern African artists.[citation needed]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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| BEL (Fl) [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
FRA [3] | |||
| 1996 | Papitou | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Premier Gaou | — | — | 19 | |
| 2001 | Poisson d'Avril | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Un gaou à Paris | — | — | 73 | |
| 2005 | Cessa kiè la vérité | — | 55 | 13 | |
| 2007 | Ki Dit Mié | — | — | 25 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2011 | Toutè Kalé | — | 35 | 7 | SNEP: Platinum[4] |
| 2012 | D'Abidjan à Paris | — | 29 | 16 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2014 | Africainement vôtre | 185 | 21 | 11 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
| 2015 | Radio Afrika | — | 74 | 25 | |
| 2017 | Ya foye | — | 113 | 122 [5] |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
GER |
NED | POL [7] |
SWI | ||||||||
| 1997 | "Momo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Papitou | |||||
| 2001 | "1er Gaou" | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | SNEP: Gold[4] | 1er Gaou | ||||
| 2003 | "Amoulanga" | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Un gaou à Paris" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Un gaou à Paris | ||||||
| 2004 | "Un gaou à Oran" (with 113 & Mohamed Lamine) |
— | 3 | — | 9 | — | 65 | — | 29 | Cessa kiè la vérité | |||||
| 2005 | "Bouger Bouger" (featuring Mokobé) |
— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | SNEP: Gold[4] | |||||
| 2006 | "C'chô, ça brûle" (with Akil, Cheb Bilal & Big Ali) |
— | — | 2* | 4 | — | — | — | — | SNEP: Gold[4] | Single only | ||||
| 2007 | "Ki dit mié" | — | — | 2* | 8 | — | — | — | 96 | Ki dit mié | |||||
| "On va samizé" (featuring Amine) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2008 | "Zouglou Dance - Joie de vivre" | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | ||||||
| 2009 | "Même pas fatigué !!!" (with Khaled) |
— | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | Liberté (Khaled album) | |||||
| 2010 | "Ambiance à l'Africaine" | — | 28 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Toutè Kalé | |||||
| 2011 | "Chérie Coco" (featuring Soprano) |
— | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||||
| "La danse des magiciens" | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Vas-y Molo" (feat Shaggy & Mohamed Allaoua) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Tango Tango" | — | — | 12* | 99 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | "Mamadou" | — | — | 17* | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | "Magic in the Air" (featuring Chawki) |
10 | 1 | — | 3 | 64 | — | 20 | 23 | Africainement vôtre | |||||
| "Tu es fou" | — | 46 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2015 | "Sweet Fanta Diallo (Adieu soleil)" | — | — | 35 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | "Ya foye" | — | — | — | 122 [8] |
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| "All Around the World" | — | — | — | 178 [9] |
— | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
SWI | ||||
| 2003 | "On n'sait jaimais" (Leslie feat. Magic System & Sweety) |
— | 3* | 8 | 22 | Je suis et je resterai (Leslie album) | |
| 2020 | "Quoi qu'il arrive" (Keen'V feat. Magic System) |
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*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
See also
References
- ^ "ultratop.be - Magic System". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Ultratop.be - Magic System". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ Magic System page
- ^ a b c d e f g "Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique" (Les certifications). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Albums – SNEP (Week 25, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 June 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b French peaks
- ^ Bestseller charts and awards :: Polish Society of Phonographic Industry (Top airplay 26.07. - 01.08.2014) Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 12, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 1 April 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 27, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 10 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Magic System Official Myspace Website
- Magic System Official Website
- RFI Music.com (French, with audio samples)
- Feb 2005 interview (in French)
- Songs by Magic System translated into English
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