''Ancora'' is the third studio album released by

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vocal group

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. The album was released in the United Kingdom and other parts of Europe on 7 November 2005, excluding the United States and Latin America. The album was later released in the United States and Latin America on 24 January 2006. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 on the week of releases. The album contains one song partially in

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, one song performed in Italian, two songs performed in French, two songs performed in English, and six songs performed in Spanish, excluding the bonus track. The album features the single "

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", performed with

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, that is also featured on her international album, ''

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''. This was recorded in both Sweden and

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with producers Per Magnusson,

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and Steve Mac, who were also the producers of their first album. Released on 7 November 2005 in the UK, it hit number one both in the UK and Australia within one week. ''Ancora'' was released in the US on 24 January 2006. It entered the Billboard albums chart at number 1, selling more than 150,000 copies during its first week of sales. Highlights include "Isabel", " I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)", a duet with

, a Spanish version of Secret Garden's "

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" (Por ti seré), and a Spanish cover of

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's "

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". Two of the tracks on the non-American release of this CD, "

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" and a version of Schubert's "

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", also appear on 2005's '' The Christmas Collection''.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end chart

Certifications

References

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