Bretonne (album)

Bretonne
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop, Celtic, Breton, World
Length44:53 / 69:17 (deluxe ed.)
LabelUniversal International
Mercury France
ProducerJon Kelly
Nolwenn Leroy chronology
Le Cheshire Cat et moi
(2009)
Bretonne
(2010)
Ô filles de l'eau
(2012)

Bretonne is the fourth studio album by French singer Nolwenn Leroy, with arrangements by Jon Kelly. The album was released December 6, 2010 and has a reissue with 7 additional tracks 28 November 2011. It is a homage to her native Brittany. This is an album dedicated to Breton and Celtic music which marked Nolwenn, mixing traditional songs, modern pop in connection with standards of Celtic music. It includes traditional Breton tunes, more recent songs and an original song signed by the Breton singer Miossec.

The album was a certified double diamond disc in France,[1] a double platinum disc in Belgium[2] and a gold disc in Switzerland.[3] After its successful release in Germany it was released internationally in July 2012 (UK, Canada, Japan). Its release in the United States was accompanied by a concert in New York City, January 8, 2013.

Nolwenn Leroy and the flag of Brittany
  1. ^ (in French) "Nolwenn Leroy : juin, le mois de tous les succès !". Chérie FM.
  2. ^ (in French) "Les disques d'or/de platine 2012". Ultratop.
  3. ^ (in German) "Edelmetall". Hitparade.