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16/9
Studio album by Nâdiya
ReleasedJune 1, 2004 (France, Switzerland)
August 2004 (International)
Recorded2003–2004
Olympic Studios, London
Studio De La Seine, Paris
Unit Studio, Paris
GenreR&B, pop, dance-pop, hip hop, pop rock
Length47:55
LabelColumbia, Sony Music
ProducerThierry Gronfier
Nâdiya chronology
Changer les choses
(2001) 		16/9
(2004) 		Nâdiya
(2006)

16/9 is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remarkable achievement for an album. The album peaked at number six in its thirty-third week. After a year and seven months, the album was certified platinum by SNEP, the French certifier, which means it has sold over 300,000 copies in France. It won the Victoires de la musique award for best rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.

Track listing

  1. "Ouverture" – 0:26
  2. "Parle-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 4:35
  3. "Et c'est parti..." (featuring Smartzee) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd, Hector Zounon) – 3:51
  4. "Quand vient la nuit" (featuring Yanis, her son) (Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 3:41
  5. "Si loin de vous" (Hey Oh... Par la Radio) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 4:18
  6. "Les gestes pas les mots" (Lionel Florence, Jean-Pierre Taïeb) – 3:10
  7. "Space" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd, Franck Rougier) – 4:50
  8. "Nâdiya, Vers les étoiles" (featuring Cool-T) (Eddy Gronfier, Christine Asamoah, Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Thomas Pieds) – 4:43
  9. "Signes" (Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Sindbad Ioualalen) – 3:36
  10. "Hey!!! Laisse tomber!" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 5:00
  11. "Ouvre grand ton coeur" (Laura Mayne, Yves-Michel Akle) – 4:46
  12. "La personne à qui tu penses" (Annie Chazard, David Manet, Pierre François Richeux) – 5:18

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
Position 		Weeks
on chart
French Album Top 200 6 93
Belgium Wallonie Album Top 50 19 32
Swiss Album Top 100 76 13

Certifications

Certifications for 16/9
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) Platinum 300,000

Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "French album certifications – Nadiya – 16/9" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
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