List of number-one singles of 2001 (France)
Top Ten Best Sales -- Singles
Table:
Pos.

Artist

Title

Sales*

1

Star Academy 1

"La musique"

1,425,000

2

L5

"Toutes les femmes de ta vie"

1,165,000

3

Garou

"Seul"

990,000

4

Daddy DJ

"Daddy DJ"

999,000

5

Les Lofteurs

"Up and Down"

863,000

6

Geri Halliwell

"It's Raining Men"

812,000

7

Shaggy & Rikrok

"It Wasn't Me"

458,000

8

Kylie Minogue

"Can't Get You Out of My Head"

918,000

9

Lorie

"Près de moi"

634,000

10

Garou & Céline Dion

"Sous le vent"

744,000

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Star Academy is a French reality television show based on the Spanish hit TV show Operación Triunfo . It is produced by the Dutch company Endemol . It consists of a contest of young singers . It spawned an equally successful show in Canada called Star Académie . It was broadcast on TF1 ( 2001-2008 ) and NRJ 12 ( 2012 ) . At the end of each season , selected contestants would go on tour around France , Morocco , Switzerland , Belgium , Tunisia , and other French-speaking countries . The contestants stayed in the Dammarie-lès-Lys castle : The Vives-Eaux castle . The reality show was hosted by Nikos Aliagas and featured guest stars such as Mariah Carey , Madonna , Britney Spears , Beyoncé , Rihanna , Katy Perry , Jonas Brothers , Miley Cyrus , Céline Dion , The Corrs , Texas , Simple Plan , Moby , Tina Arena , Nelly Furtado , Tokio Hotel , Anastacia , Alicia Keys , Craig David , 50 Cent , will.i.am , Destiny 's Child , James Blunt , Diddy , Sting , David Guetta , Lenny Kravitz , Janet Jackson , Liza Minnelli , Phil Collins , Laura Pausini , Kylie Minogue , Dannii Minogue , Tina Turner , Andrea Bocelli , Charles Aznavour , Hélène Ségara , Peter Kingsbery , Lara Fabian , Shania Twain , Avril Lavigne , Alizée , Johnny Hallyday , Paul Anka , Lionel Richie , Alanis Morissette , Ray Charles , Stevie Wonder , Elton John , Bee Gees , and Ricky Martin . In 2012 , Star Academy was cancelled in order for TF1 to focus on The Voice : la plus belle voix .
La Musique ( Angelica ) is a 2001 song recorded by the contestants of the first edition of French TV reality show Star Academy . The song was released as a single in December 2001 from the album L'Album and also recorded in a live version on the album Live . Cover of a 1960s song , this version achieved a huge success in France in terms of chart positions and sales .
L5 was a French girl group playing pop music . The group is known for their participation in the French Popstars TV programme in its first season in 2001 . L5 reached the 50th position in the list of French best-selling singles and 48th position in the list of French number-one hits of 2001 with their song Toutes les femmes de ta vie . They toured in France with Jérémy Chatelain in 2003 and with Billy Crawford in 2006 . Make a Change , on the album Destiny by No Angels , is an English-language remake of L5 's single Reste Encore ( 2003 ) .
Toutes les femmes de ta vie ( English : All the girls in your life ) is a 2001 song recorded by French girl group L5 . It was their debut single released on November 26 , 2001 , from its first album L5 on which it features as first track . The song was also included on the band 's 2004 album live Le live . It was a huge success in France where it was a number-one hit and can be considered as L5 's signature song . The song was produced by Maxim Nucci , Jenifer Bartoli 's boyfriend at the time . Toutes les femmes de ta vie was inspired by a Britney Spears ' song and was originally composed for Ophélie Winter . This woman anthem had several writers , including Doriand who recorded Au Diable le Paradis in 1994 . Toutes les femmes de ta vie became the seventh best-selling single of the 21st century in France , with 825,000 units sold . and was part of many French compilations such as Barbie la compilation , Star of the TV , Just Girls and Hits de diamant . The song was also included on L5 's 2006 best of . It was band 's sole charting single in Belgium ( Wallonia ) .
Pierre Garand ( born 26 June 1972 ) , known by his stage name Garou ( a diminutive of his last name Garand ) , is a Canadian singer and actor from Sherbrooke , Quebec . He is known for his work in the musical Notre-Dame de Paris ( playing Quasimodo in both the original French and English casts ) and the No . 1 hits Belle , Seul , Sous le vent , and La Rivière de notre enfance . He currently holds the SNEP record for most weeks at No . 1 . [ citation needed ]
Seul is the name of a 2000 song recorded by the Canadian singer Garou . It was released on October 2000 as the first single and the title track from his debut album of the same name , on which it features as the fourth track . It achieved a smash success in France and Belgium ( Wallonia ) where it topped the charts for three months , and was a top ten hit in Switzerland . To date , it is his most successful solo single ( Garou has other # 1 in duets and a trio ) .
Daddy DJ is a French dance act consisting of David Le Roy and Jean-Christophe Belval .
Daddy DJ is a song recorded by French dance act of the same name . It was their debut single from their first album Let Your Body Talk and was first released in France in 1999 , and then in many European countries between April and June 2000 . The music video was produced as an animated feature .
Loft Story was a French reality show , and it 's the first French adaptation of Big Brother franchise . The show generally considered is the first of its kind in France . Loft Story presented by Benjamin Castaldi and broadcast on M6 from 26 April 2001 to 5 July 2001 for the first season and from 11 April 2002 to 4 July 2002 for the second season . The French title of the show is a play-on-words on loft because the contestants are locked up in a loft during their adventure , and Love Story . The initial Loft Story inspired the creation of a similar show of the same name in Quebec . The famous eye logo is used by both Loft Story versions . It evokes the voyeuristic eye of the television viewer as she or he watches the Lofteurs live in front of the cameras . Some of them get gradually voted off the show by viewers on their phones and the last couple win a house . It caused great controversy in France and the house was attacked by protesters .
Geraldine Estelle Horner ( née Halliwell ) ( born 6 August 1972 ) , is an English singer , songwriter , author , philanthropist and actress . Halliwell came to international prominence in the 1990s as Ginger Spice , a member of the wildly successful girl group the Spice Girls , which was also the best-selling girl group of all time , with over 85 million records sold , of which 75 million copies were sold with the quintet line-up including Halliwell . The phrase girl power , regularly uttered by all five members , was most closely associated with Halliwell . Her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol of girl power . In 1998 , Halliwell left the Spice Girls to pursue a solo career but later returned to the group when they reunited in 2007 . Halliwell reportedly amassed a $ 40 million fortune during her last two years in the group . In 1999 , Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut album , Schizophonic , which spawned three number ones at the UK Singles Chart : Mi Chico Latino , Lift Me Up , and Bag It Up , while the lead single , Look at Me , peaked at number two . In 2001 , Halliwell released her second album , Scream If You Wan na Go Faster ; the first single , It 's Raining Men , was also used on the Bridget Jones 's Diary film soundtrack , peaked at number one in the UK and went on to become the biggest hit of her career . The singles that followed , Scream If You Wan na Go Faster and Calling , reached number eight and number seven in the United Kingdom , respectively . She released her third studio album Passion in 2005 , including the worldwide hit Ride It , which was commercially successful in the rest of Europe . It peaked at number two in Russia , number four in the UK , while reaching number three on the Belgium , Spain and the Scottish charts . After a few years of relative obscurity , in April 2010 , Halliwell announced that she had started working on new music .
It 's Raining Men is a song by the American musical duo The Weather Girls from their third studio album Success ( 1983 ) . It was released as the album 's lead single on September 10 , 1982 through Columbia Records and CBS Records International . Paul Jabara wrote the song in collaboration with Paul Shaffer , and composed the song in collaboration with Bob Esty . It 's Raining Men is a Hi-NRG and Post-disco that incorporates elements of R & B , soul , and 1970s-style electronic dance music . Its lyrics describe an excitement and enjoyment of many different types of men . It 's Raining Men was a number-one dance hit in the United States , and reached the top ten in various other countries worldwide . VH1 listed the song as one of the Greatest Songs of the 1980s as well as one of the Greatest Songs of the 2000s decade . At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards ( 1983 ) , It 's Raining Men received a nomination at the Grammy Awards for Best R & B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal .
Orville Richard Burrell CD ( born October 22 , 1968 ) , better known by his stage name Shaggy , is a Jamaican reggae musician , singer , DJ , and actor who scored hits with the songs It Was n't Me , Boombastic , In The Summertime , Oh Carolina , and Angel . He has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards , winning twice for Best Reggae Album with Boombastic in 1996 and 44/876 with Sting in 2019 , and has won the Brit Award for International Male Solo Artist in 2002 . In 2007 , he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Distinction with the rank of Commander .
Rickardo George Ducent ( born 17 June 1972 ) , known by his stage name Rik Rok , is an English-Jamaican singer . His most famous recording is his appearance on Shaggy 's 2000 hit single It Was n't Me .
It Was n't Me is the first single from Jamaican-American reggae artist Shaggy 's multi Platinum studio album Hot Shot ( 2000 ) . The song features vocals from Shaggy and Rikrok . The lyrics of the song depict one man asking his friend what to do , after his girlfriend caught him having sex with another woman . His friend 's advice is to deny everything , despite clear evidence to the contrary , with the phrase It was n't me . It Was n't Me has been regarded as Shaggy 's breakthrough in the pop market , and is his highest charting song to date , topping the charts in Australia , Austria , Belgium , France , Ireland , Poland , the United States , the Netherlands , and the United Kingdom . It was the best selling single of 2001 in the United Kingdom , selling over 1.15 million copies that year and over 1.42 million as of 2017 .
Kylie Ann Minogue , AO , OBE ( /mɪˈnoʊɡ/ ; born 28 May 1968 ) , often known simply as Kylie , is an Australian singer , songwriter and actress . Throughout her career , Minogue has been known for reinventing herself in fashion and music . She is described as a style icon and has been recognised with several honorific nicknames , most notably the Princess of Pop . Minogue is also recognised as the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time . Born and raised in Melbourne , she has worked and lived in the United Kingdom since the 1990s . Minogue achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours , where she played tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson . She came to prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and released by PWL . By the time she released her fourth album in the early 1990s , she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia , including I Should Be So Lucky , The Loco-Motion , Hand on Your Heart , Better the Devil You Know and Step Back in Time . Minogue , however , felt alienated and dissatisfied with the little creative control she had over her music . In 1992 , she left PWL and signed with Deconstruction Records , where she released Kylie Minogue ( 1994 ) and Impossible Princess ( 1997 ) , both of which received positive reviews from critics , with the latter being often described as her most personal and best work . Returning to more mainstream dance-oriented music , Minogue signed to Parlophone and released her disco-influenced seventh studio album Light Years ( 2000 ) , which was preceded by lead single Spinning Around . The follow-up , Fever ( 2001 ) became her best-selling album to date and was a breakthrough for Minogue in markets where she had little recognition previously .
Ca n't Get You Out of My Head is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album , titled Fever , which she released in 2001 . The song was released in Australia by Parlophone as the lead single from the album on 8 September 2001 . It was released on 17 September 2001 in the United Kingdom . In the United States , the single was released on 18 February 2002 . Jointly written , composed , and produced by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis , Ca n't Get You Out of My Head is a midtempo dance song which combines the genres of synth-pop , techno-pop and nu-disco , which lyrically details the singer 's obsession towards her lover . The song is famous for its la la la hook . In addition to acclaim from music critics , Ca n't Get You Out of My Head found commercial success on a large scale . It peaked at number one on the charts of Austria , Belgium , France , Germany , Italy , Poland , Switzerland , the United Kingdom , and every other European country excluding Finland . It also topped the charts of Minogue 's native Australia as well as New Zealand . In the United States , the song peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , becoming Minogue 's biggest hit in the region since The Loco-Motion . Ca n't Get You Out of My Head reportedly reached number one in 40 countries across the globe . It was certified triple-platinum in Australia , double-platinum in the United Kingdom , and gold in the United States .
Laure Pester , professionally known as Lorie , ( born May 2 , 1982 ) is a French singer . She has sold over 8 million albums and singles worldwide as of December 2007 . Her first studio album Près de toi was certified triple platinum in France and she followed it with five other certified albums . Lorie is also an actress , who lent her voice for many French versions of international movies including Stuart Little 2 . She stars in the TF1 TV film De feu et de glace , and guest-starred as a Parisian model on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless . She has also launched a clothing line , Lorie , only found in the Z stores in France . Her contract with Z ended in early 2009 .
Près de moi is the second single recorded by the French singer Lorie . Released in 2001 , it was the first single from her first album Près de Toi , on which it features as second track ( and as 14th and 15th tracks in remixed versions ) . The single was a smash hit in France and Belgium ( Wallonia ) .
Céline Marie Claudette Dion CC OQ ( /seɪˌliːn diˈɒn/ , also UK : /- ˈdiːɒn/ , French : [ selin maʁi klodɛt djɔ̃ ] , Quebec French : [ - d͡zjɔ̃ ] ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , she emerged as a teen star in her homeland with a series of French-language albums during the 1980s . She first gained international recognition by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest , where she represented Switzerland . After learning to speak English , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , Unison , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world . During the 1990s , she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several best-selling English albums , such as Falling into You ( 1996 ) and Let 's Talk About Love ( 1997 ) , which were both certified diamond in the US . She also scored a series of international number-one hits , including The Power of Love , Think Twice , Because You Loved Me , It 's All Coming Back to Me Now , My Heart Will Go On , and I 'm Your Angel . Dion continued releasing French albums between each English record ; D'eux ( 1995 ) became the best-selling French-language album of all time , while S'il suffisait d'aimer ( 1998 ) , Sans attendre ( 2012 ) , and Encore un soir ( 2016 ) , were all certified diamond in France . During the 2000s , she built her reputation as a highly successful live performer with A New Day . in Las Vegas Strip ( 2003-07 ) , which remains the highest-grossing concert residency of all time , as well as the Taking Chances World Tour ( 2008-09 ) , one of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time . Dion 's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R & B to gospel and classical . Her recordings are mainly in French and English , although she also sings in Spanish , Italian , German , Latin , Japanese , and Mandarin Chinese .
Sous le vent ( meaning under the wind and leeward , pronounced [ su lə vɑ̃ ] ) is a duet between Garou and Celine Dion , released on 29 October 2001 . It 's the third hit single from Garou 's album , Seul ( November 2000 ) . Sous le vent was also included on Dion 's On ne change pas greatest hits compilation in October 2005 . The song was written by Jacques Veneruso , who later wrote for Dion Tout l'or des hommes and Je ne vous oublie pas among others .