The single "J'ai confiance en toi" (I Trust You), released in February 2001, became the first single that charted in the French Singles Chart, peaked at No.
38 in France and stayed in the chart for 13 weeks.
The second single slated from the album did perform better than the first one. "
Chaque fois" (Every Time) was released in August 2001 and peaked at No.
27 in the French Top 100 Singles, remaining in the chart for 18 weeks, five more than the first single.
After the success of both singles, Nâdiya recorded a full studio album that became "Changer les choses" (Changing the Things).
She was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in 2002.

In March 2004, Nâdiya released another song, this became "Parle-moi" (Talk to Me), a song about family problems and contact with her parents.
The song became her first big hit in France, debuting in the chart at No.
79 and making an amazingly big jump to number two in its second week within the singles chart.
The song still remains Nâdiya's biggest hit in France, staying in the chart for 24 weeks. "
Parle-moi" also became her first single that charted in Switzerland, peaking at No.
11 in its fifth week in the Swiss Singles Top 100.
In Poland this single became the Hit of the Summer 2004.
Her second full French studio album was also recorded, 16/9 was released in June 2004.
The album stayed in the chart for 93 non-consecutive weeks in the French album chart, with her highest peak being number six.
Her (then) 5-year-old son also accompanied her on one song featured on the album ("Quand vient la nuit").

"Et c'est parti..." (French expression for "Here We Go"), the second single, became her first international hit, charting in several other European countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands.
The music video to the song shows Nâdiya performing the song and boxing in a boxing ring.
The single and video both feature Smartzee, a French rapper, and peaked at number five in France and number twenty-one in Switzerland. "
Si loin de vous" ("So Far From You") was officially the last single off the 16/9 album, with "Signes" ("Signs") just being a download only single. "
Si loin de vous", released in December 2004, was the last single off the album that charted in France (#6) and Switzerland (#27).
Though there is a music video for "Signes", its function is only for promoting the album.
In 2005, the 16/9 album also received the Victoires de la musique award for rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.

According to her official website, in France she has sold over 500,000 copies of 16/9, 750,000 singles and 300,000 copies of her platinum-certified "L'histoire en 16/9" ("The history to 16/9") DVD, which features the 3 music video's (to Parle-moi, Et c'est parti... and Si loin de vous), the making of the videos, interviews, photos and a bonus CD with remixed songs.
The single "J'ai confiance en toi" (I Trust You), released in February 2001, became the first single that charted in the French Singles Chart, peaked at No. 38 in France and stayed in the chart for 13 weeks. The second single slated from the album did perform better than the first one. "Chaque fois" (Every Time) was released in August 2001 and peaked at No. 27 in the French Top 100 Singles, remaining in the chart for 18 weeks, five more than the first single. After the success of both singles, Nâdiya recorded a full studio album that became "Changer les choses" (Changing the Things). She was nominated for the Victoires de la musique in 2002.
In March 2004, Nâdiya released another song, this became "Parle-moi" (Talk to Me), a song about family problems and contact with her parents. The song became her first big hit in France, debuting in the chart at No. 79 and making an amazingly big jump to number two in its second week within the singles chart. The song still remains Nâdiya's biggest hit in France, staying in the chart for 24 weeks. "Parle-moi" also became her first single that charted in Switzerland, peaking at No. 11 in its fifth week in the Swiss Singles Top 100. In Poland this single became the Hit of the Summer 2004. Her second full French studio album was also recorded, 16/9 was released in June 2004. The album stayed in the chart for 93 non-consecutive weeks in the French album chart, with her highest peak being number six. Her (then) 5-year-old son also accompanied her on one song featured on the album ("Quand vient la nuit").
"Et c'est parti..." (French expression for "Here We Go"), the second single, became her first international hit, charting in several other European countries, including Belgium and the Netherlands. The music video to the song shows Nâdiya performing the song and boxing in a boxing ring. The single and video both feature Smartzee, a French rapper, and peaked at number five in France and number twenty-one in Switzerland. "Si loin de vous" ("So Far From You") was officially the last single off the 16/9 album, with "Signes" ("Signs") just being a download only single. "Si loin de vous", released in December 2004, was the last single off the album that charted in France (#6) and Switzerland (#27). Though there is a music video for "Signes", its function is only for promoting the album. In 2005, the 16/9 album also received the Victoires de la musique award for rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.
According to her official website, in France she has sold over 500,000 copies of 16/9, 750,000 singles and 300,000 copies of her platinum-certified "L'histoire en 16/9" ("The history to 16/9") DVD, which features the 3 music video's (to Parle-moi, Et c'est parti... and Si loin de vous), the making of the videos, interviews, photos and a bonus CD with remixed songs.
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