C'est La Vie (English: It's Life) is the second studio album by Brazilian girl group Rouge, released through Columbia Records on May 4, 2003 (2003-05-04).
Recorded after the release of the band's majorly successful debut album, Rouge (2002), the group consulted work by frequent collaborator Rick Bonadio.
It peaking inside the top three in Brazilian charts and was certified platinum by the Pro-Música Brasil (PMB) and has sold over 900,000 copies.
[7][8] After the success of its predecessor, C'est La Vie brought to prominence the zouk genre that already was a hit in other parts of the world, mainly in Europe.
"[11] Fantine Thó commented on the album: "Zouk has been in Brazil for a long time, but no artist has yet introduced it to the general audience.
[9] The track that opens the album, "C'est La Vie", is a Portuguese-language version of the song of the same-title by B*Witched's the Irish girl group.
"Brilha La Luna", written by Bonadio, has a "caliente" (hot) appeal and a "pop-zouk"'s rhythm called.
According to Bonadio: "When I asked him for a lyrics for the Rouge's album, Midnight said he already knew the group and their songs, and so did all the other foreign authors we talked to".
[10] Andrade favorite songs is "Eu quero Fugir", the Portuguese version for "Runaway", hit by Irish band The Corrs.
[9] About this song Aline Wirley further elaborated: "I used to sing more R&B's ballads and even rap, but my favorite album track have a pop rock-oriented".
The song "Um anjo veio me falar", also won, in addition to the Spanish version, a music video, which was even comrecializado, where still today, has access.