Allez Ola Olé

"Allez Ola Olé"
Single by Jessy Matador
from the album Electro Soukouss
Released	10 May 2010 (see release history)
Format	Digital single, CD single
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop, dancehall, zouk, ndombolo
Length	2:52
Label	Wagram Music
Jessy Matador singles chronology
"Mini Kawoulé" (2009) "Allez Ola Olé" (2010) "Dansez" (2011)
Music video "Allez, Ola, Olé" on YouTube "Allez Ola Olé" Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry Country France Artist(s) Jessy Matador Language French Composer(s) Hugues Ducamin, Jacques Ballue Lyricist(s) Hugues Ducamin, Jacques Ballue Finals performance Final result 12th Final points 82 Appearance chronology ◄ "Et s'il fallait le faire" (2009)    "Sognu" (2011) ►

"Allez Ola Olé" (French pronunciation: ​[ale ola ole], Come on! Ola! Olé!) is a French Language song performed by Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010. The song was to be used by French broadcaster France Télévisions as The Summerhit of 2010 and also for promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the title of the song refers to the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!, released in 1998 to coincide with the '98 World Cup, held in France.^[1]

Matador was selected internally by France Télévisions to represent France at the contest, and announced as the selected artist on 19 February 2010, after rumours of Christophe Willem, David Guetta and Emmanuel Moire being selected for the role.^[2][3] On 24 February Matador's song was announced,^[1] and was released online on 10 May.^[4] As of August, 2015, it has had over 39 million hits on YouTube and this is the second most viewed video on the official YouTube channel of Eurovision after Lena's "Satellite" (46.5 million).

Track listings

• Digital download

1. "Radio Edit" – 2:52
2. "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14

• German CD Single

1. "Radio Edit" – 2:52
2. "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14
3. "Video Clip" – 3:24

• French Promo CD single

1. "Kework & Cocozza Remix" – 4:24
2. "Afro Mix" – 4:01
3. "Techno Mix" – 3:47
4. "Radio Edit" – 2:52
5. "Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	65
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	4
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[5]	13
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6]	30
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[7]	6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]	7
France (SNEP)[5]	1
France (SNEP) Download Chart[8]	23
Germany (Media Control Charts)[9]	17
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	39
Norway (VG-lista)[5]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5]	34
Switzerland (Media Control Charts)[11]	59
UK (Official Charts Company)[12]	81
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[13]	88

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
European Hot 100 Singles [14]	36

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
France	May 10, 2010[4]	Digital download	Wagram Music
	May 25, 2010[15]	CD Single
Germany	June 11, 2010[16]
Worldwide	May 10, 2010	Digital download

External links

• Official music video at YouTube
• Eurovision profile, lyrics and translation at Eurovision.tv

References

1. Dufaut, Dominique (2010-02-24). "Jessy will sing Allez! Ola! Olé!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
2. Hondal, Victor (2010-02-19). "France sends Jessy Matador to Oslo". ESCToday. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
3. Schacht, Andreas (2010-02-19). "Jessy Matador to represent France?". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
4. "Allez Ola Olé". amazon.fr. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
5. Allez Ola Olé chart positions at lescharts.com
6. "Jessy Matador – Allez Ola Ole Hitlisten.nu" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
7. Allez Ola Olé chart positions at billboard.com
8. "lescharts.com – Les charts français" (in French). Les classement de telechargement single.
9. German Singles Top 100 18 June 2010 at mtv.de
10. Top 50 Singles in Ireland - Week ending 3 June 2010 at irma.ie Archived 1 April 2011 at WebCite
11. Swiss Singles Top 75
12. Allez Ola Olé Chart Stats on UK Singles Chart at chartstats.com
13. Jessy Matador séduit les charts européens (in french)
14. "Allez Ola Olé". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
15. "Allez Ola Olé". fnac.com. Retrieved 2010-05-30.
16. "CD Single Allez Ola Olé". amazon.de. Retrieved 2010-06-10.