"Signes" is a
promotional single
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by the French
R&B singer
Nâdiya
Nâdiya (born Nadia Zighem on June 19, 1973) is a French R&B singer.
Early life
Nâdiya was born in the city of Tours, France. At school she displayed a talent for athletics, and gravitated towards the sport-studies section. In 1989, she won ...
, featured on her 2004 studio album ''
16/9''. The song was written by Thierry Gronfier, Mehdy Boussaïd, and Sindbad Ioualalen and
produced
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by Thierry Gronfier. It was only released
digitally
Music video
The music video starts in a
desert, where a poor Nâdiya repeatedly falls on the sand, due to the drought, searching for water. Then, some clips are show where burglars enter a city in the desert and raiding the locals there. At the first
chorus
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part, Nadiya is shown dancing in the desert, at night, richly dressed. When the second
verse starts, Nâdiya wears another dress (a yellow one) and many
jewels
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in a sort of
colloseum. Again clips are shown of burglars attacking local people and still in the desert, Nâdiya passes away. At the second chorus, Nâdiya is brought to a village while still unconscious. In there, she gets healed from her dehydration and receives the
clan's mark. Meanwhile, a spy seeing this runs back to his boss and reports that he saw Nâdiya. Next, both armies from Nâdiya's side and the enemy fight each other, with old weapons. The video ends with all the three different Nâdiya's dancing on the song, ending with the words "Il suffit de croire", which means "It's enough to believe".
External links
"Signes" lyrics
{{Nâdiya
2005 singles
Nâdiya songs
Songs written by Thierry Gronfier
2004 songs
Sony BMG singles