Allez Ola Olé

2010 song by Jessy Matador

"Allez Ola Olé"

Single by Jessy Matador

from the album Electro Soukouss

Released

10 May 2010 (2010-05-10)

Recorded

2010

Genre

Pop, dancehall, zouk, ndombolo

Length

2:52

Label

Wagram Music

Songwriter(s)

Hugues Ducamin, Jacques Ballue

Jessy Matador singles chronology

"Mini Kawoulé"
(2009)

"Allez Ola Olé"
(2010)

"Dansez"
(2011)

Music video

"Allez, Ola, Olé" on YouTube

Eurovision Song Contest 2010 entry

Country

France

Artist(s)

Jessy Matador

Language

French

Composer(s)

Hugues Ducamin,
Jacques Ballue

Lyricist(s)

Hugues Ducamin,
Jacques Ballue

Finals performance

Final result

12th

Final points

Entry chronology

◄ "Et s'il fallait le faire" (2009)

"Sognu" (2011) ►

"Allez Ola Olé" (French pronunciation: [ale ola ole], Come on! Ola! Olé!) is a song in the French language performed by French singer Jessy Matador that represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. The song was chosen internally, and was announced 24 February 2010. The song was to be used by French broadcaster France Télévisions as The Summerhit of 2010 and also for promoting the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and the title of the song refers to the album Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!, released in 1998 to coincide with the '98 World Cup, held in France.^[1]

Matador was selected internally by France Télévisions to represent France at the contest, and announced as the selected artist on 19 February 2010, after rumours of Christophe Willem, David Guetta and Emmanuel Moire being selected for the role.^[2]^[3] On 24 February Matador's song was announced,^[1] and was released online on 10 May.^[4] As of June 2020, it has over 61 million views on YouTube, making it one of the most-viewed videos on the official Eurovision channel.

Track listings

Digital download

"Radio Edit" – 2:52
"Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14

German CD single

"Radio Edit" – 2:52
"Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14
"Video Clip" – 3:24

French Promo CD single

"Kework & Cocozza Remix" – 4:24
"Afro Mix" – 4:01
"Techno Mix" – 3:47
"Radio Edit" – 2:52
"Radio Edit Electro" – 3:14

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	65
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)^[5]	4
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)^[5]	13
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[6]	30
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)^[7]	6
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	7
France (SNEP)^[5]	1
France Download (SNEP)^[8]	23
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[9]	17
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	39
Norway (VG-lista)^[5]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[5]	34
Switzerland (Media Control Charts)^[11]	59
UK Charts (OCC)^[12]	81
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[13]	88

Year-end charts

Chart (2010)	Position
European Hot 100 Singles^[14]	36

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
France	May 10, 2010^[4]	Digital download	Wagram Music
France	May 25, 2010^[15]	CD single
Germany	June 11, 2010^[16]	CD single
Worldwide	May 10, 2010	Digital download

External links

Official music video at YouTube
Eurovision profile, lyrics and translation at Eurovision.tv

References

^ ^a ^b Dufaut, Dominique (24 February 2010). "Jessy will sing Allez! Ola! Olé!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ Hondal, Victor (19 February 2010). "France sends Jessy Matador to Oslo". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 23 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
^ Schacht, Andreas (19 February 2010). "Jessy Matador to represent France?". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Allez Ola Olé". amazon.fr. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Allez Ola Olé chart positions at lescharts.com
^ "Hitlisten.NU – Jessy Matador – Allez Ola Ole" (in Danish). Tracklisten.
^ Allez Ola Olé chart positions at billboard.com
^ "lescharts.com – Français" (in French). Les classement de telechargement single.
^ German Singles Top 100 18 June 2010 at mtv.de Archived 14 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Top 50 Singles in Ireland - Week ending 3 June 2010 at irma.ie Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Swiss Singles Top 75
^ "JESSY MATADOR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
^ Jessy Matador séduit les charts européens (in french)
^ "Allez Ola Olé". Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
^ "Allez Ola Olé". fnac.com. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
^ "CD single Allez Ola Olé". amazon.de. Retrieved 10 June 2010.

Jessy Matador

Studio albums

Afrikan New Style (2008)
Electro Soukouss (2010)
Authentik (2013)

Singles

"Décalé Gwada"
"Mini Kawoulé"
"Allez Ola Olé"
"Dansez"
"Galera"

Featured singles

"Zumba He Zumba Ha"

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

v t e France in the Eurovision Song Contest
Participation	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 ~~1974~~ 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Ahez Alma Mathé Altéry Alvan Amir Amina Lisa Angell Anggun Isabelle Aubret Louisa Baïleche Alain Barrière Roger Bens Frida Boccara Guy Bonnet Amandine Bourgeois Jacqueline Boyer Dan Ar Braz Jonatan Cerrada André Claveau Martine Clémenceau Cocktail Chic Noëlle Cordier ~~Dani~~ Dany Dauberson Anne-Marie David Paule Desjardins Fanny Les Fatals Picards Catherine Ferry Patrick Fiori Sandrine François Jean Gabilou Bilal Hassani Héritage des Celtes Jean Philippe Patricia Kaas Kali Serge Lama ~~Tom Leeb~~ Gérard Lenorman Madame Monsieur Guy Mardel Marie Line Betty Mars Jessy Matador Jean-Paul Mauric Sofia Mestari Christine Minier Nina Morato Marie Myriam Nayah Ortal Nathalie Pâque Virginie Pouchain Barbara Pravi Joël Prévost Profil Rachel Nicole Rieu Nathalie Santamaria Slimane Natasha St-Pier Sébastien Tellier Annick Thoumazeau Twin Twin Joëlle Ursull Amaury Vassili Dominique Walter La Zarra
Songs	"À chaque pas" "Allez Ola Olé" "L'Amour à la française" "Autant d'amoureux que d'étoiles" "La Belle amour" "C'est le dernier qui a parlé qui a raison" "Chacun pense à soi" "Le Chant de Mallory" "Chanteur de charme" "Chez nous" "Comé-comédie" "Divine" "Diwanit bugale" "Dors, mon amour" "Echo (You and I)" "Elle était si jolie" "L'Enfer et moi" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Et s'il fallait le faire" "Européennes" "Évidemment" "Femme dans ses rêves aussi" "Fulenn" "Hé, hé M'sieurs dames" "Humanahum" "Il doit faire beau là-bas" "Il est là" "Il était temps" "Il faut du temps" "Il me donne rendez-vous" "Il y aura toujours des violons" "J'ai cherché" "J'ai volé la vie" "Un jardin sur la terre" "Je n'ai que mon âme" "Je suis l'enfant soleil" "Je suis un vrai garçon" "Je veux donner ma voix" "Un jour, un enfant" "Mama Corsica" "Marie-Blanche" "Mercy" ~~"Mon alliée (The Best in Me)"~~ "Mon amour" "Monté la riviè" "Monts et merveilles" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Moustache" "N'avoue jamais" "N'oubliez pas" "L'Oiseau et l'Enfant" "On aura le ciel" "Où aller" "Oui, oui, oui, oui" "Un premier amour" "Printemps, avril carillonne" "Requiem" "Roi" "Sans toi" "Sentiments songes" "Sognu" "La Source" "Le Temps perdu" "Tom Pillibi" "Un, deux, trois" ~~"La Vie à vingt-cinq ans"~~ "Vivre" "Voilà" "White and Black Blues"
Note: Entries scored out signify where France did not compete

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus Denmark France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Moldova Norway Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Netherlands Poland Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland

Artists

Final

Semi-finals

Songs

Final

"Algo pequeñito"
"Allez Ola Olé"
"Apricot Stone"
"Butterflies"
"Drip Drop"
"Há dias assim"
"In a Moment like This"
"It's All About You"
"It's for You"
"Je ne sais quoi"
"Life Looks Better in Spring"
"Lost and Forgotten"
"Me and My Guitar"
"Milim"
"My Heart Is Yours"
"Opa"
"Ovo je Balkan"
"Playing with Fire"
"Run Away"
"Satellite"
"Shine"
"Sweet People"
"That Sounds Good to Me"
"Thunder and Lightning"
"We Could Be the Same"

Semi-finals

"Angel si ti"
"Eastern European Funk"
"Horehronie"
"Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
"Il pleut de l'or"
"Jas ja imam silata"
"Lako je sve"
"Legenda"
"My Dream"
"Narodnozabavni rock"
"Siren"
"This Is My Life"
"Työlki ellää"
"What For?"

v t e FIFA World Cup music
Official albums	Gloryland World Cup USA 94 (1994) Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole! (1998) The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (2002) Voices from the FIFA World Cup (2006) Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album (2010) One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album (2014) FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack (2022)
Official songs by FIFA	"Un'estate italiana" / "To Be Number One" (1990) "Gloryland" (1994) "The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)" (1998) "Boom" (2002) "The Time of Our Lives" (2006) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" (2010) "We Are One (Ole Ola)" (2014) "Live It Up" (2018) "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)" (2022)
Official anthems by FIFA	"La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)" (1998) "Anthem" (2002) "Celebrate the Day" (2006) "Sign of a Victory" (2010) "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)" (2014)
Other official songs	"El mundial" (1978) "El mundial" (1982) "El mundo unido por un balón" (1986) "Let's Get Together Now" (Official Local Song, 2002) "Game on" (Official Mascot Song, 2010) "Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official Mascot Song, 2014) "Living Football" (Official TV Opening Theme, 2018) "Arhbo" (2022) "Light The Sky" (2022) "Dreamers" (2022)
Tracks from official albums / Promotional songs	"A Special Kind of Hero" (1986) "We Are the Champions" (1994) "Together Now" (1998) "Live For Love United" (2002) "Hips Don't Lie" (2006) "Wavin' Flag" (2010) "La La La" (Brazil 2014)" (2014) "Colors" (2018) "Tukoh Taka" (2022)
Other famous unofficial songs	"Back Home" "Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)" "Nessun dorma" (1990) "Put 'Em Under Pressure" (1990) "Give It a Lash Jack" "Put 'Em Under Pressure" "Shibobo" "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)" "World In Motion" "Watch Your House for Ireland" "Here Come the Good Times" "Vindaloo" "Tema da Vitória" "3 Lions '98" "Three Little Birds" "A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)" "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?" "Zidane y va marquer" "Coup de Boule" "We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)" "Allez Ola Olé" "Love Generation" (2006) "Everywhere You Go" "Shout for England" "We're on the Ball" "World at Your Feet" "Oh Africa" "Vida" "Olé" "Stan's World Cup Song" "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup" "Hurry Up England" "Adrenalina (Univision version)" "Ko Ko Bop" "Ramenez la coupe à la maison" "World Cup" (2022) "Muchachos, ahora nos volvimos a ilusionar" (2022)