Magic System facts for kids
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Genres | Zouglou, Coupé-Décalé |
| Years active | Late 1990s–present |
| Labels | Artop |
| Members | Asalfo Goude Tino Manadja |
| Past members | Didier Bonaventure Deigna |
Magic System is an Ivorian musical group from Abidjan. It was founded in 1996 and comprises Asalfo, Goude, Tino, and Manadja.
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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) |
FRA |
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| 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 |
| 2011 | Toutè Kalé | — | 35 | 7 | SNEP: Platinum |
| 2012 | D'Abidjan à Paris | — | 29 | 16 | SNEP: Gold |
| 2014 | Africainement vôtre | 185 | 21 | 11 | SNEP: Gold |
| 2015 | Radio Afrika | — | 74 | 25 | |
| 2017 | Ya foye | — | 113 | 122 |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| BEL (Fl) |
BEL (Wa) Ultratop |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip |
FRA |
GER |
NED | POL |
SWI | ||||||||
| 1997 | "Momo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Papitou | |||||
| 2001 | "1er Gaou" | — | 10 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 30 | SNEP: Gold | 1er Gaou | ||||
| 2003 | "Amoulanga" | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Un gaou à Paris" | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Un gaou à Paris | ||||||
| 2004 | "Un gaou à Oran" (featuring Mokobé & AP fr 113 and Mohammed Lamine) |
— | 3 | — | 9 | — | 65 | — | 29 | Cessa kiè la vérité | |||||
| 2005 | "Bouger Bouger" (featuring Mokobé) |
— | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | SNEP: Gold | |||||
| 2006 | "C'chô, ça brûle" (with Akil, Cheb Bilal & Big Ali) |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | SNEP: Gold | Single only | |||||
| 2007 | "Ki dit mié" | — | — | 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" | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 2013 | "Mamadou" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 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 |
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| "All Around the World" | — | — | — | 178 |
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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 |
BEL (Wa) Ultratip |
FRA |
SWI | ||||
| 2003 | "On n'sait jaimais" (Leslie feat. Magic System & Sweety) |
— | 8 | 22 | Je suis et je resterai (Leslie album) |
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| 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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