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Flamme (song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Flamme
| cover = Flamme-by-slai.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sla
| album = Fresh / Florilge
| released = 1999 (originally on album 'Fresh')
2004 (France, on album 'Florilge')
| format =
| recorded = 1998
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| genre =
| length =
| label = Sony Music (France, 2004 release)
| writer = Sla, Guy Bordey
| producer =
| chronology = Sla
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = La dernire danse
| next_year = 2004
| misc =
}}
'Flamme' is a famous song by French artist of Guadeloupean descent Sla (real name Patrice Sylvestre). Song co-written by Sla and Guy Bordey, it was recorded in late 1990s, it was originally a hit in the Caribbean region, and in Caribbean communities in France.
With the increasing popularity of tropical music in France, it passed to mainstream and French radio stations started playing the song, prompting Sony Music to release it in France in 2004. It became an immediate hit in the summer of 2004, reaching number 4 on SNEP Official French Singles Chart. It was also included once again in the Sla album 'Florilge', an album that made it to number 14 on the French Albums Chart. "Flamme" by considered as one of the definitive songs of the tropical sound that became popular in France.
Covers
"Flamme" was picked for a remake in the tribute album 'Tropical Family', a French collective to rerecord typical popular tropical sounds popular in France. Sla took part in the project with two tracks ("Les Pomes de Michelle" from Teri Mose and "Il jouait du piano debout" from France Gall, the latter as a duo with Mlissa Nkonda). But for the "Flamme" track, it was interpreted by Axel Tony and Layanah and is track number 2 on the album.
The Axel Tony / Layanah version was released as a download and made it to number 118 on the French charts on power of the downloads.
Charts
;Sla song
;Axel Tony and Layanah version
References
Category:1999 songs
Category:2004 singles
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