Singer, songwriter and songwriter Clara Luciani. – Alice Half
A summer hit is above all a popular piece of music, and therefore adopted by the wider world. So we asked you for your opinion on the tube of this summer 2021 and, unlike other recent polls, you gave it, your opinion. En masse …
We suggest you The Kiffance, from Naps, Bobo from Aya Nakamura or even Breathe again, by Clara Luciani. But you overwhelmingly preferred to vote My name is Manuel Valls,
Catalan humorous song who mocks the former Prime Minister. It is true that the air, taken from Me … Lolita d’Alizée, is lively and well known. In short, exactly what we ask of a summer hit.
Everywhere on the networks
“The common point of the summer hits is that they are light pieces, with catchy melodies, and if possible with a touch of the exotic. In France, for example, we like Latin rhythms ”, analyzes Alexandre Pipieri, musical programmer for Deezer France, who sees clearly, Iko Iko, by Justin Wellington, among the hits of the summer.
“This song is everywhere on the networks, and the children take it up in the playgrounds, it is a good indicator, also explains Laetitia, an Internet user. And the original hit is still in the minds of older people! “
For Alexandre Pipieri, Iko Iko has the particularity of having been popularized by a TikTok challenge, a new mode of explosion for summer hits. “Since the confinement, we have seen an emergence of TikTok which reveals pieces like Montero, by Lil Nas X, or the cover of Boney M by Majestic. For a song, being in a TikTok challenge is much more promising than being featured on Deezer or on the radio. Everything is redesigned. A few years ago, the hits of the summer were chosen and pushed by the television channels in April. Today there are no more rules, a summer hit can come from anywhere, anytime. “
A song in tune with the times (deconfined)
In French song, the title which collects the most votes among Internet users of 20 minutes is undoubtedly Breathe again by Clara Luciani. “From the first listen, we want to repeat it, we want to sing and dance, to lose our breath with its two linked choruses, as if breathing together was the only thing that mattered in 2021, explains Jean- Daniel. The voice is sensual and the melody generous! This song saved my sanity and breathes fresh air. Clara Luciani succeeds in a current pop but hyper referenced (we hear Françoise Hardy many times) and that has a “reassuring” side too! “
Alexandre Pipieri, who also notes the strong popularity of songs by Naps and Soso Maness in streaming, notes that in “French songs, the strength of the lyrics always counts a lot. People want freedom and freshness, to forget what has happened in recent months. Clara Luciani makes you want to forget, to party… Kendji Girac and Soolking also have a very very very popular song, with Bebeto. “
Verdict in September
If we are to believe your comments, there is in any case this year a beautiful collection of potential hits since, to all of you, you cite about twenty different titles. “We have something for everyone this year,” confirms Alexandre Pipieri. But to know THE hit of the summer, you have to wait until September. A summer hit is a song that crosses generations, that everyone has heard, that plays out in weddings and birthdays for months on end. “
While waiting for the verdict, don’t forget, “It has to move, it has to tremble, it has to sweat again!” “