C'est La Vie (Rouge album)

C'est La Vie
Studio album by
Rouge
ReleasedMay 4, 2003 (2003-05-04)
RecordedFebruary – April 2003
Genre
Length51:32
Label
ProducerRick Bonadio
Rouge chronology
Rouge Remixes
(2002) 		C'est La Vie
(2003) 		A Festa dos Seus Sonhos
(2003)
Singles from C'est La Vie
  1. "Brilha La Luna"
    Released: May 6, 2003 (2003-05-06)
  2. "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar"
    Released: July 8, 2003 (2003-07-08)
  3. "Vem Cair na Zueira"
    Released: November 29, 2003 (2003-11-29)

C'est La Vie (English: It's Life) is the second studio album by Brazilian girl group Rouge, released through Columbia Records on May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04). Recorded after the release of the band's majorly successful debut album, Rouge (2002), the group consulted work by frequent collaborator Rick Bonadio.[1] The album features zouk as the main style in the songs "Brilha La Luna" and "Vem Cair na Zueira", as well as international versions such as "Eu Quero Fugir" (version for "Runaway" by The Corrs) and "C'est La Vie" (version of the song of the same name of the band B*Witched).

Commercially, the album was a success. It peaking inside the top three in Brazilian charts and was certified platinum by the Pro-Música Brasil (PMB) and has sold over 900,000 copies.[2][3] Over 100,000 copies of the album were sold in just one week.[4] The album spawned three singles, including the band's second non-consecutive number-one "Brilha La Luna", while its second single "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar" also achieving commercial success.[5][6] It would remain the group's final album as a quintet after Luciana Andrade's departure in 2004, but rejoined in 2017.

  1. ^ Lisboa Garcia, Lauro. "As cinderelas do pop". Globo.com. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
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  3. ^ "De volta ao estúdio para gravar, grupo Rouge faz fotos durante ensaios". Portal R7. February 3, 2012. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  4. ^ Mariane Morisawa (9 June 2003). "Rouge emplaca de novo". ISTOÉ Gente. Terra Networks. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Brilha La Luna - Top 20 Brazil". Top 40 Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Um Anjo Veio Me Falar - Top 20 Brazil". Top 40 Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2013.