Nolwenn is the debut album of the second season winner of Star Academy France

Star Academy France

Star Academy was a French reality television show produced by the Dutch company Endemol, based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo. It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie. It was broadcast on TF1...

, Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy

Nolwenn Leroy, , is a French singer and songwriter, discovered by the French television reality show Star Academy. She is best known for her two Number One singles "Cassé" and "Nolwenn Ohwo!"....

. It was released during March 2003 in France where it became Nolwenn's first #1 album.
It featured some of the top French songwriters such as Laurent Voulzy

Laurent Voulzy

Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974...

, Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian

Lara Fabian is a Belgian-Italian international singer who also holds Canadian citizenship. Multilingual, she sings in French, Italian and English....

, Pascal Obispo

Pascal Obispo

Pascal Michel Obispo is a French singer/songwriter.Pascal Obispo started singing in 1980. He got his first record deal in 1990, Le long du fleuve. With his second album, Plus que tout au monde, selling over 2 million albums, his songs became a popular success...

, Daniel Lavoie

Daniel Lavoie

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 and Lionel Florence.

Track listing

1. "Cassé
   Cassé
   "Cassé" is Nolwenn Leroy's debut single from her eponymous album, Nolwenn. It was released in 2003 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries, topping the French and Belgian charts.-Lyrics, music and video:...
   
   " (Broken)
2. "Être Une Femme
   Être une femme
   "Être une femme" is the first single from the third French album, Luminescence by Anggun. This single was released in late 2004, earlier than the album which was released in 2005. This single peaked at #16 at France Singles Top 100, making her second Top 20 hits in France...
   
   " (Being a Woman)
3. "Suivre une Étoile" (Follow a Star)
4. "Inévitablement" (Inevitably)
5. "Jure-Moi" (Swear to Me)
6. "Vu d'En Haut" (Seen from the Top)
7. "Ce Qu'il Nous Faudrait" (What we would Need)
8. "Une Femme Cachée" (A Hidden Woman)
9. "Finir Contre Toi" (Finish Against You)
10. "Rayer l'Émotion Inutile" (Stripe The Useless Emotion)
11. "14 Février" (14th of February)
12. "Qui Mieux Que Moi" (Who Better Than Me)

Singles

The first single, "Cassé

Cassé

"Cassé" is Nolwenn Leroy's debut single from her eponymous album, Nolwenn. It was released in 2003 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries, topping the French and Belgian charts.-Lyrics, music and video:...

" debuted and peaked at #1 in France. The second single, "Une Femme Cachée", failed to match the success of "Cassé

Cassé

"Cassé" is Nolwenn Leroy's debut single from her eponymous album, Nolwenn. It was released in 2003 in France, Belgium and Switzerland and achieved a great success in these countries, topping the French and Belgian charts.-Lyrics, music and video:...

" and only managed to peak inside the top 40. The third single, "Suivre Une Etoile", was more successful and became a top 20 hit. The fourth and last extract from the album, "Inévitablement", was #31.

Chart performance and sales

A week before its release, the album debuted at #31 on the French Albums Charts. The following week, it topped the chart, becoming Leroy's first #1 album. The album was certified platinum with more than 300,000 copies sold in November 2003. As of 2006, Universal International claims that more than 600,000 albums have been sold.

Peak positions

Chart (2003)	Peak position
French Albums Charts	1
Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart	1
Swiss Albums Charts	2