Cho Ka Ka O

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"Cho Ka Ka O"
Single by Annie Cordy
Released1985
Recorded1985
Length3:00
LabelCBS Records International
Songwriter(s)Vivien Vallay
Patrick Bousquet
Pierre Carrel

"Cho Ka Ka O" or "Chaud cacao" ("Hot cocoa") is a song performed by Belgian singer Annie Cordy. The song was written by Vivien Vallay, Patrick Bousquet and Pierre Carrel.[1] The song was released in France and Belgium on 1985. The song sold more than two and a half million singles worldwide[2] In 2021, the song was criticized for being racist, a claim one of the writers, Vallay, denined.[3]

Gummy Bear Remix[]

"Cho Ka Ka O"
Single by Gummibär
from the album I Am Your Gummy Bear
Released2007
Recorded2007
Length2:11
LabelGummybear International
Songwriter(s)Pierre Carrel / Patrick Bousquet / Andre Charles Tabutin[4]
Gummibär singles chronology
"I'm a Gummy Bear (The Gummy Bear Song)"
(2007) 		"Cho Ka Ka O"
(2007) 		"Itsi Bitsi Bikini"
(2008)

In 2007, German virtual singer Gummibär made a cover of Annie Cordy's single Cho Ka Ka O (Choco Choco Choco), from his debut album I Am Your Gummy Bear, the song peaked the number 16 on the French chart.[5]

Music video[]

"Cho Ka Ka O" was released in March 23, 2008 on YouTube, it features Gummibär into a beach-themed video game and many crabs, as on July 2021, the song has 270 million views.

Charts[]

Covers[]

  • In 2013, the controversial humorist Dieudonné M'bala M'bala made a cover of the song by turning the words : this new version, entitled "Shoananas" (in reference to The Holocaust), earned the comedian a sentence to a €28.000 fine for defamation, libel and incitement to hatred and racial discrimination.[7]
  • In 2015, Chico & the Gypsies made a cover of the song during the show "This is Your Life Annie Cordy".
  • In 2017, Lartiste song Chocolat lyrics Cho Cho Cho Chocolat, has been featured in the song.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.annie-cordy.com/disco/discographie80.html
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5L2aMA1Vvs
  3. ^ "Cho Ka Ka O" d'Annie Cordy, une chanson raciste ? "Elle ne l'est pas et ne le sera jamais" réagit son auteur Vivien Vallay
  4. ^ "Gummibär - Cho Ka Ka O Lyrics".
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "Lescharts.com - Funny Bear - Cho Ka Ka O".
  6. ^ "Lescharts.com – Annie Cordy – Cho ka ka o" (in French). Les classement single.
  7. ^ http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2013/11/28/shoah-nanas-dieudonne-condamne-a-28-000-euros-d-amende-en-appel_962684.

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