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Wikipedia article
"'thiopie'" is a charity song recorded in 1985 by the collective band known under the name 'Chanteurs sans Frontires'. The song achieved a huge success in France, topping the chart for two months and becoming one of the best-selling singles in that country.
Background and writing
Chanteurs sans Frontires was a French association founded in 1985 following the English-speaking world model of the bands Band Aid and USA for Africa with the same purpose: providing assistance to victims of the famine then raging in Ethiopia. The association was presided by Antoine di Zazzo, the general director of EMI Path Marconi, and was led by Dominique Quiliquini (Renaud's wife), Francis Cabrel (treasurer), Franck Langolff (composer of music) and Rony Brauman (president of Mdecins sans Frontires). The idea of a single was found by Valrie Lagrange and under the direction of Renaud.Elia Habib, 'Muz hit. tubes', p. 43
The song was written by Renaud and the music composed by Franck Langolff. It was produced by Franck Langolff and Thomas Noton.
The total donations reached 23,000,000 francs distributed to various associations : Mdecins sans Frontires (90%), AICF, Mdecins du monde, and Restos du Cur.
Track listing
# "Ethiopie" 5:25
# "Ethiopie" (instrumental) 4:07
Artists who participated in the song
These are the artists who participated in the recordings:Names of the artists are written on the single cover (see infobox)
* Jean-Louis Aubert
* Hugues Aufray
* Josiane Balasko
* Daniel Balavoine
* Didier Barbelivien
* Axel Bauer
* Michel Berger
* Richard Berry
* Grard Blanchard
* Francis Cabrel
* Louis Chdid
* Coluche
* Charllie Couture
* Herv Christiani
* Christophe
* Julien Clerc
* Michel Delpech
* Grard Depardieu
* Diane Dufresne
* France Gall
* Jean-Jacques Goldman
* Richard Gotainer
* Jacques Higelin
* Valrie Lagrange
* Catherine Lara
* Maxime Le Forestier
* Olive, member of the band Lili Drop
* Jeane Manson
* Nicolas Peyrac
* Renaud
* Vronique Sanson
* Alain Souchon
* Diane Tell
* Fabienne Thibeault
* Trust
* Laurent Voulzy
Charts performances and sales
The single went straight to number 6 on the French SNEP Singles Chart, on May 18, 1985. It jumped to number 1 the following weeks and stayed at the top for eight consecutive weeks. After that, the single slowly dropped but remained for 14 weeks in the top ten and 22 weeks on the chart (top 50)."thiopie", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chanteurs+Sans+Fronti%E8res&titel=Ethiopie&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
Certified Gold disc by the SNEP in 1985 for 500,000 copies sold.
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Category:1985 singles
Category:All-star recordings
Category:Chanteurs sans Frontires songs
Category:Charity singles
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Aid songs for Africa
Category:1985 songs
Category:Songs written by Renaud
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