Italian-French singer Carla Bruni has released six studio albums, five singles, six promotional singles and five music videos. In 2003, her debut album Quelqu'un m'a dit, produced by Louis Bertignac, was released in Europe with success in Francophone countries. Three songs from the album appear in Hans Canosa's 2005 American film Conversations with Other Women,[1] the song Le Plus Beau du quartier was used in H&M's Christmas 2006 commercial, and the title track was featured in the 2003 movie Le Divorce[2] and in the 2009 movie (500) Days of Summer.[3] In January 2010, her song "L'amoureuse" was featured in an episode of NBC's Chuck, "Chuck vs. First Class".[4]
| Carla Bruni discography | |
|---|---|
 Bruni in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Singles | 12 |
| Music videos | 7 |
| Promotional singles | 6 |
Her second album, No Promises containing poems by William Butler Yeats, Emily Dickinson, W. H. Auden, Dorothy Parker, Walter de la Mare, and Christina Rossetti, set to music, was released in January 2007. She released her third album Comme si de rien n'était on 11 July 2008. The songs were self-penned except for one rendition of "You Belong to Me" and another song featuring Michel Houellebecq's poem La Possibilité d'une île set to music.[5] Royalties from the album were planned to be donated to unidentified charitable and humanitarian causes.[6]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
AUT [8] |
BEL (Fl) [9] |
BEL (Wa) [10] |
GER [11] |
ITA [12] |
NL [13] |
POR [14] |
SWI [15] |
UK [16] | ||||
| Quelqu'un m'a dit |
|
1 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 178 | ||
| No Promises |
|
1 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 47 | 6 | 1 | 65 |
| |
| Comme si de rien n'était |
|
1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 58 |
| |
| Little French Songs |
|
2 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 92 | — | — | 30 | — |
| |
| French Touch |
|
8 | 45 | 16 | 16 | 27 | — | — | 42 | 19 | — |
| |
| Carla Bruni |
|
12 [23] |
58 | 73 | 15 | 41 | — | — | — | 26 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
BEL (Wa) [10] | ||
| À l'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix |
|
75 | 87 |
Singles
editAs main artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7] |
AUT [8] |
BEL (Fl) [9] |
BEL (Wa) [10] |
NL [13] |
POR [24] | ||||||||
| "Quelqu'un m'a dit" | 2002 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | Quelqu'un m'a dit | |||||
| "Tout le monde" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Qu'est-ce que tu crois?" (with Julien Clerc) |
2003 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | Studio | |||||
| "Those Dancing Days Are Gone" | 2006 | — | — | 14 | 6 | — | 40 | No Promises | |||||
| "If You Were Coming in the Fall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "L'Amoureuse" | 2008 | — | 62 | 14 | 2 | 85 | — | Comme si de rien n'était | |||||
| "Absolute Beginners"[25] | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie | |||||
| "Chez Keith et Anita" | 2013 | 62 | — | 68 | 19 | — | — | Little French Songs | |||||
| "Mon Raymond" | 57 | — | — | 40 | — | — | |||||||
| "Le pingouin" | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Enjoy the Silence" | 2017 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | French Touch | |||||
| "Miss You" | —[B] | — | 82 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Raphael" | 2002 | Quelqu'un m'a dit |
| "Le toi du moi" | 2003 | |
| "Before the World Was Made" | 2005 | No Promises |
| "T'a Tienne" | 2008 | Comme si de rien n'était |
| "L'Antilope" |
As featured artist
edit| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| "Vole" | 2016 | Charity single (with Nolwenn Leroy, Alain Souchon, Laurent Voulzy...) |
| "Photographs" (Tanya Chua featuring Carla Bruni) |
2021 |
Other charted songs
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [7][26] | |||||||||||||
| "Dolce Francia" | 2013 | 188 | Little French Songs | ||||||||||
| "The Winner Takes It All" | 2017 | —[C] | French Touch | ||||||||||
| "Stand by Your Man" | —[D] | ||||||||||||
| "Moon River" | —[E] | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Quelqu'un m'a dit" | 2002 | Carla Bruni |
| "Tout le monde" | Carla Bruni | |
| "Those Dancing Days Are Gone" | 2006 | |
| "If You Were Coming in the Fall" | ||
| "L'Amoureuse" | 2008 | Lui Danose |
| "Chez Keith et Anita" | 2013 | |
| "Mon Raymond" |
Notes
edit- ^ "Enjoy the Silence" did not enter the main French singles chart, but peaked at number 94 on the Téléchargés (Downloads) chart.[26]
- ^ "Miss You" did not enter the main French singles chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Téléchargés (Downloads) chart.[26]
- ^ "The Winner Takes It All" did not enter the main French singles chart, but peaked at number 65 on the Téléchargés (Downloads) chart.[26]
- ^ "Stand by Your Man" did not enter the main French singles chart, but peaked at number 94 on the Téléchargés (Downloads) chart.[26]
- ^ "Moon River" did not enter the main French singles chart, but peaked at number 173 on the Téléchargés (Downloads) chart.[26]
References
edit- ^ Conversations with Other Women (2005) – Soundtracks – IMDb
- ^ Le divorce (2003) – Soundtracks – IMDb
- ^ (500) Days of Summer (2009) – Soundtracks – IMDb
- ^ "Chuck": Chuck Versus First Class (2010) – Soundtracks – IMDb
- ^ Bremner, Charles (21 May 2008). "Carla Bruni's new pot song". The Times. UK. Archived from the original on 28 May 2008.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (21 May 2008). "Bruni's 'Promises' To Arrive This Summer". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé – select 'Carla Bruni'". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Austrian Albums & Singles charts - Carla Bruni discography". Italian Charts. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b "Belgium Carla Bruni charts". Ultratop. Archived from the original on 1 December 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ a b c "Belgium Carla Bruni charts". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Discographie von Carla Bruni". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ List of Carla Bruni albums on the Italian charts:
- No Promises: "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Carla Bruni - No Promises". Fimi.it. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- Quelqu'un m'a dit: "FIMI - Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana - Carla Bruni - Quelqu'un m'a dit". Fimi.it. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ a b "Dutch Carla Bruni charts". Dutch Charts. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa - Carla Bruni". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community - Carla Bruni". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ List of albums and singles by Carla Bruni on UK ChartS:
- Geral: "The Official Charts Company - Carla Bruni discography". The Official Charts Company. 3 May 2013.
- Quelqu'un m'a dit: "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". The Official Charts Company. Zobbel. Retrieved 20 April 2011.
- ^ "BEA - GOUD EN PLATINA - ALBUMS - 2003". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie - Gold charts". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 May 2010.
- ^ ""The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Carla Bruni; 'Quelqu'un m'a dit')"". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "BEA - GOUD EN PLATINA - ALBUMS - 2007". Ultratop. 2 February 2019.
- ^ "BEA - GOUD EN PLATINA - ALBUMS - 2008". Ultratop. 2 February 2019.
- ^ a b "Les certifications". SNEP. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- ^ "Top Albums (Week 42, 2020)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ "Portugal charts: Carla Bruni = Those Dancing Days Are Gone". Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ "Absolute Beginners - Single: Carla Bruni". iTunes. Retrieved 30 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés – SNEP (Week 41, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 17 October 2017.[permanent dead link]