Les dernières volontés de Mozart (English: The Last Will of Mozart) or LDVM (Symphony) is the fifth studio album by Congolese-French singer and rapper Gims, which was released on 2 December 2022 on the TF1 Group and Play Two labels.[1]
Genesis
On 5 October 2022, Gims revealed the album's title, its release date and its cover.[2] At the same time, the pre-order of the record was made available,[3] accompanied by three tickets, gold, platinum and diamond to be won.[4]
History
On 28 September 2022, Gims unveiled a date on social networks, 09/30. On 30 September 2022, Gims released the single "Maintenant".[5] On 10 November 2022, he unveils "Thémistocle" and announces the release of the clip the next day, 11 November at 1:00 p.m.[6] On 14 November 2022, he unveiled part of the album's tracklist containing 14 titles and three collaborations with Carla Bruni, Soolking and Tayc. In reality, the album contains a total of 18 tracks but only 14 have been revealed so far.
On 25 November 2022, two titles are revealed "Après-vous madame" featuring Soolking and "Demain" with Carla Bruni.[7] The album was released on 2 December 2022, containing 18 tracks and three features with Soolking, Carla Bruni and Tayc.[8] On 2 May 2023, the title "Horizon" was released as a single and its music video was unveiled on 4 July 2023.[9] On 13 April 2023, after a controversy about the pyramids of Egypt, he revealed the title "Hernan Cortes".[10]
On 15 September 2023, he released the title "Si te llamo" in collaboration with Maluma, accompanied by its music video.[11] On 6 October 2023, he unveiled "Seya" featuring Morad and SativaMusic. He subsequently reveals several tracks which, like these first two, are not part of the album.
The album is certified gold with more than 50,000 copies sold in June 2023. In July 2024, the album reached 100,000 copies sold and was certified platinum. The album will have finally had its small success, although it has sold less than his previous projects.
Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for Les dernières volontés de Mozart