Ella, elle l'a

August 24, 1987

Ella, elle l' a ( " Ella, she has it ") is a song that was written by Michel Berger and published by the French singer France Gall in 1987.

Genesis

Ella elle l' a is a tribute to the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, in the famous Apollo Theater was at the Wednesday Amateur Schow her first appearance on 21 November 1934, and became one of the most famous representatives of jazz. Ella Fitzgerald was still alive when France Gall's song for the hit.

The French text gives the listener no concrete information about Ella Fitzgerald, but leaves it in vague hints. The title line of the text contains a pun, because "elle l' a" is also like " Ella " pronounced. This results in the title of the impression of the two -fold repetition of the name, and " they did it " is a synonym for Ella Fitzgerald. Not even the last name is mentioned in the lyrics, the reference to the history of black people ( " l' histoire de peuple noir ") is the most concrete. The medium tempo pop song praises the broadcasting of jazz singer, but otherwise passes through lists of attributes Fitzgeralds not get out. Thus we read: Ella, she has it, this certain something that others do not have, put us in this weird state ... She has this tiny More in soul, this indescribable charm, this small fire ( " Ella elle l the ' a / ce per n'sais quoi / que d' autres n'ont pas / qui nous met dans un état ​​d' drôle ... Elle a tout ce petit supplément d' âme, cet indéfinissable charm, cette petite flamme " ). Also jazzy hints in the instrumentation remain largely under; in the coda are brass sections unobtrusive to use.

The song was part of a recording session for the LP Babacar that. Lark in the Recording Studios of Carimate ( province of Como) and at Studio Gang, Paris, was held to March 1987

Publication and success

Ella elle l'a The single / Dancing Brave ( Apache 248 287 7) was extracted from the published on April 3, 1987 LP Babacar and arrived on 24 August 1987 to the market. The album sold in France alone, over 1 million copies. The single reached the German charts rank one for 4 weeks and was awarded a gold record for more than 500,000 copies sold. For number -one hit, she was also in Austria, in France the song reached number two and was awarded the Silver Record, in Switzerland 5th and 4th place in Sweden

Cover versions

The most successful cover version comes from the Belgian Kate Ryan ( May 2008), the gold in Sweden, Spain received eight times platinum for this purpose. This version came to No. 2 in the Netherlands and in Sweden, Germany, this cover could move to 10th place. The song appeared on the album Free. Other versions are available from Hélène Ségara (March 2011) and Jenifer Bartoli (June 2013).