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L'Orange (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'L'Orange'" is a 1964 song recorded by French singer and songwriter Gilbert Bcaud. It was covered in 2003 by the contestants of the French third version of the TV reality show Star Academy, and achieved a great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it topped the chart for several weeks. As of August 2014, the song was the 20th best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 560,000 units sold. In January 2004, thanks to the cover version, the original one by Gilbert Bcaud was charted for five weeks on the French Singles Chart, but peaked only at #89."L'Orange" (original version), French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=91036&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved September 30, 2008)
The B-side of the CD single is "Wot!", a cover version of Captain Sensible's 1980s hit.
In the video, the participants of the Star Academy 3 perform the song in a market, and Michal, the finalist, is accused of having robbed an orange.
Track listing
; CD single
# "L'Orange" 2:51
# "Wot" 3:07
Charts
References
Category:1964 songs
Category:2003 singles
Category:Ultratop 50 Singles (Wallonia) number-one singles
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Star Academy France songs
Category:Songs with music by Gilbert Bcaud
Category:Songs written by Pierre Delano
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