16/9 (album)

16/9
16/9
Studio album by Nâdiya
Released	June 1, 2004 (France, Switzerland); August 2004 (International)
Recorded	2003–2004; Olympic Studios, London; Studio De La Seine, Paris; Unit Studio, Paris
Genre	R&B, pop, dance-pop, hip hop, pop rock
Length	47:55
Label	Columbia, Sony Music
Producer	Thierry Gronfier
Nâdiya chronology

16/9 is the 2004 studio album by the French R&B singer Nâdiya. The album and singles off it were a huge success and very popular in France and Switzerland. The album remained for over 90 weeks on the French album chart, which is a remarkable achievement for an album. The album peaked at number six in its thirty-third week. After a year and seven months, the album was certified platinum by SNEP, the French certifier, which means it has sold over 300,000 copies in France.^[1] It won the Victoires de la musique award for best rap/hip-hop/R&B album of the year.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

"Ouverture" – 0:26
"Parle-moi" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 4:35
"Et c'est parti..." (featuring Smartzee) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd, Hector Zounon) – 3:51
"Quand vient la nuit" (featuring Yanis, her son) (Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 3:41
"Si loin de vous" (Hey Oh... Par la Radio) (Thierry Gronfier, Nâdiya, Mehdy Boussaïd) – 4:18
"Les gestes pas les mots" (Lionel Florence, Jean-Pierre Taïeb) – 3:10
"Space" (featuring S.T.A.) (Mehdy Boussaïd, Franck Rougier) – 4:50
"Nâdiya, Vers les étoiles" (featuring Cool-T) (Eddy Gronfier, Christine Asamoah, Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Thomas Pieds) – 4:43
"Signes" (Mehdy Boussaïd, Thierry Gronfier, Sindbad Ioualalen) – 3:36
"Hey!!! Laisse tomber!" (Géraldine Delacoux, Thierry Gronfier) – 5:00
"Ouvre grand ton coeur" (Laura Mayne, Yves-Michel Akle) – 4:46
"La personne à qui tu penses" (Annie Chazard, David Manet, Pierre François Richeux) – 5:18

Chart performance

Chart (2004)	Peak Position	Weeks on chart
French Album Top 200	6	93
Belgium Wallonie Album Top 50	19	32
Swiss Album Top 100	76	13

Certifications

Certifications for *16/9*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)^[1]	Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b "French album certifications – Nadiya – 16/9" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[SNEP-1] "French album certifications – Nadiya – 16/9" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

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