Yesterday again by Charles Aznavour is a hit in the United States since the Bad Bunny show

Puerto Rican Bad Bunny paid tribute to Charles Aznavour during his Super Bowl halftime performance on February 8 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. In his 13-minute show, Bad Bunny, surrounded by men disguised as bushes, performed the song Monacoreleased in 2023, to more than 128 million American viewers. From the first seconds, a broad violin melody is heard, a recognizable tune. This is a resumption of Yesterday againby Charles Aznavour.

This loan offered new visibility to the music of Charles Aznavour, who died in 2018 at the age of 94, by boosting the number of listens to his titles. According to Spotify, whose figures were published by Pure Charts, “Bad Bunny streams jumped 210% worldwide and 214% in France”while Aznavour’s piece, Yesterday againreleased in 1964, saw its viewing figures increase by 37% worldwide and 84% in the United States, after this evening. Pure Charts adds that: “Charles Aznavour’s entire catalog rose by 9% on Spotify.”

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This spotlight allowed Bad Bunny titles, such as DtMF, UNFORGETTABLE DANCE et NUEVAYoL to occupy the first three places in the world rankings, and also to climb into the top 50 in France. Bad Bunny had just won three Grammy Awards for his album I SHOULD TAKE MORE PHOTOSa week before the Super Bowl show.

The success of a film

On October 23, 2024, Mr Aznavoura biographical drama written and directed by Grand Corps Malade and Mehdi Idir and performed by Tahar Rahim traces the first years of the singer’s career, from the 1950s. With more than two million spectators at the cinema, the enthusiasm for the film has revived interest in Aznavour’s music. In the weeks following the film’s release, the compilation, The album of his life – 100 titless, has sold 20,000 copies on CD. The title Yesterday again remains the artist’s second most listened to song, just behind Bohemia, which still retains first place.