Magic System is an Ivorian coupé-décalé band from Abidjan. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Asalfo, Goude, Tino, and Manadja.
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Origin | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
Genres | Zouglou, coupé-décalé |
Years active | Late 1990s–present |
Labels | Artop |
Members | Asalfo Goude Tino Manadja |
Past members | Didier "Pépito" Deigna |
Magic System's recordings in the Zouglou dance style have featured in the charts throughout Africa, and in France, where the band became very popular modern African artists.[citation needed]
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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BEL (Fl) [1] |
BEL (Wa) [2] |
FRA [3] | |||
1996 | Papitou | — | — | — | |
1999 | Premier Gaou | — | — | 19 | |
2001 | Poisson d'Avril | — | — | — | |
2003 | Un gaou à Paris | — | — | 73 | |
2005 | Cessa kiè la vérité | — | 55 | 13 | |
2007 | Ki Dit Mié | — | — | 25 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
2011 | Toutè Kalé | — | 35 | 7 | SNEP: Platinum[4] |
2012 | D'Abidjan à Paris | — | 29 | 16 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
2014 | Africainement vôtre | 185 | 21 | 11 | SNEP: Gold[4] |
2015 | Radio Afrika | — | 74 | 25 | |
2017 | Ya foye | — | 113 | 122 [5] |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||
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BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
GER |
NED | POL [7] |
SWI | ||||||||
1997 | "Momo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Papitou | |||||
2001 | "1er Gaou" | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | SNEP: Gold[4] | 1er Gaou | ||||
2003 | "Amoulanga" | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Un gaou à Paris" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Un gaou à Paris | ||||||
2004 | "Un gaou à Oran" (with 113 & Mohamed Lamine) |
— | 3 | — | 9 | — | 65 | — | 29 | Cessa kiè la vérité | |||||
2005 | "Bouger Bouger" (featuring Mokobé) |
— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | SNEP: Gold[4] | |||||
2006 | "C'chô, ça brûle" (with Akil, Cheb Bilal & Big Ali) |
— | — | 2* | 4 | — | — | — | — | SNEP: Gold[4] | Single only | ||||
2007 | "Ki dit mié" | — | — | 2* | 8 | — | — | — | 96 | Ki dit mié | |||||
"On va samizé" (featuring Amine) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2008 | "Zouglou Dance - Joie de vivre" | — | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 66 | ||||||
2009 | "Même pas fatigué !!!" (with Khaled) |
— | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 49 | Liberté (Khaled album) | |||||
2010 | "Ambiance à l'Africaine" | — | 28 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | Toutè Kalé | |||||
2011 | "Chérie Coco" (featuring Soprano) |
— | 11 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||||
"La danse des magiciens" | — | 27 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2012 | "Tango Tango" | — | — | 12* | 99 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2013 | "Mamadou" | — | — | 17* | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2014 | "Magic in the Air" (featuring Chawki) |
10 | 1 | — | 3 | 64 | — | 20 | 23 | Africainement vôtre | |||||
"Tu es fou" | — | 46 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
2015 | "Sweet Fanta Diallo (Adieu soleil)" | — | — | 35 | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
2017 | "Ya foye" | — | — | — | 122 [8] |
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"All Around the World" | — | — | — | 178 [9] |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||
*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
Featured in
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||
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BEL (Wa) Ultratop [2] |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip [2] |
FRA [6] |
SWI | ||||
2003 | "On n'sait jaimais" (Leslie feat. Magic System & Sweety) |
— | 3* | 8 | 22 | Je suis et je resterai (Leslie album) | |
2020 | "Quoi qu'il arrive" (Keen'V feat. Magic System) |
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*Did not appear in the official Belgian Ultratop 50 charts, but rather in the bubbling under Ultratip charts.
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