Īlso in 1989, Kaoma released their first album Worldbeat which achieved worldwide success, becoming - along with Beto Barbosa - one of the legends of Brazilian lambada. "Lambada" fared better in Europe, reaching number 4 in the UK Singles Chart. " Dançando Lambada" and " Mélodie d'amour" were the next two singles and were also hits, although they failed to earn the same success as "Lambada", which itself peaked at number 46 in the US Billboard Hot 100. Given Kaoma's clear act of plagiarism and release of their single without Los Kjarkas' permission, Los Kjarkas successfully sued. In France, it was covered by another group, Carioca, which peaked only at #22 on September 9, 1989, and remained on the chart for 9 weeks.In 1989, they had a major chart-topping international hit with their dance music single " Lambada", a direct cover of the 1986 dance hit " Chorando Se Foi" by Brazilian singer-songwriter Márcia Ferreira, which itself was a legally authorized Portuguese-translated rendition of the original slow ballad " Llorando se fue" (1981) by Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. It was even more popular than Madonna's number-one hit "Vogue". It was the 8th most popular song in Brazil for the year-end chart of 1990. It was the 37th best-selling single in the UK during 1989. Billboard Hot 100 and reaching #4 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached #1 on seven different charts, as well as #46 on the U.S. The single became a worldwide summer hit, selling over 5 million copies in 1989 and starting the Lambada dance craze. In 1989, they had a major chart-topping international hit with their dance music single 'Lambada', a direct cover of the 1986 dance hit 'Chorando Se Foi' by Brazilian singer-songwriter Mrcia Ferreira, which itself was a legally authorized Portuguese-translated rendition of the original slow ballad 'Llorando se fue' (1981) by Bolivian group Los Kjarkas. The unauthorized use later resulted in a successful lawsuit from Los K’jarkas.
The lyrics of "Lambada", which is also the name of a Brazilian music style, was an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", an acoustic song recorded by the Bolivian group Los K’jarkas. The video features the Brazilian children duet Chico and Roberta. (展开全部) "Lambada" (also released as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)") is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz. The lyrics of "Lambada", which is also the name of a Brazilian music style, was an unauthorized translation of the song "Llorando se fue", an acoustic son. "Lambada" (also released as "Chorando Se Foi (Lambada)") is a 1989 song recorded by the French pop group Kaoma with the Brazilian vocalist Loalwa Braz.