"Nolwenn Ohwo!" is a 2006 song recorded by French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 singer Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy, , is a French singer and songwriter, discovered by the French television reality show Star Academy. She is best known for her two Number One singles "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!"....

. It was the first single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from her second studio album Histoires Naturelles

Histoires Naturelles

Histoires Naturelles is Nolwenn Leroy's second album. It was released on the 5th December 2005 in France. Most of the songs were written by the French singer Laurent Voulzy and Nolwenn Leroy herself. The title track was written by Yasmin Shah and Arnaud Rosenthal,and "Mélusine" by Yasmin Shah...

, and was released on January 23, 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 written by famous singers-songwriters Laurent Voulzy

Laurent Voulzy

Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974...

 (he also participated in the writing of Leroy's previous album, notably on the song "Suivre une étoile") and Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon

Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:...

. 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 January 23, 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).

Track listings

CD single - Limited edition

1. "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (radio edit) — 3:59
2. "Mystère" — 3:54
3. "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (video)

CD single - Promo

1. "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (radio edit) — 3:59

Digital download

1. "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (album version) — 4:34
2. "Nolwenn Ohwo!" (live version) — 5:08

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	3
Eurochart Hot 100	5
French Digital Chart	5
French SNEP Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	29

End of year chart (2006)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	49
French Singles Chart	36