In France, 'Chorando Se Foi'' won a cover by the group Carioca and this was later released as a single, debuting at number 22 in the French charts. The song's success sparked a momentary interest in the now-forgotten rhythm of lambada, which was the subject of two American films released on the same day (The Forbidden Dance and Lambada) and an Italian-Brazilian film, 'Dancing Lambada', featuring the special guest appearances by dancer Carlinhos de Jesus and singer Elba Ramalho. 1 for twelve straight weeks on the charts. 1, selling nearly 2 million copies and remaining at No. On France's year-end list, the song entered No. In the year-end list in Brazil, the song appeared in the 8th position, having even surpassed the hit 'Vogue', by the American singer Madonna. It also achieved relatively high success in English-speaking countries (a very rare fact for Brazilian songs), having reached the 5th position in Australia, the 4th in the UK and 46th in the US. The song reached number one on the charts in Austria, Brazil, France, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland almost simultaneously. The French group re-recorded the success by adapting the lyrics (without permission) and changing the title to 'Lambada'. This single is estimated to have sold over five million copies worldwide. 'Lambada' (aka 'Chorando Se Foi') became an instant worldwide hit after being released as the lead single off Kaoma's first album World Beat in the summer of 1989. 'Chorando se Foi' was one of the most re-recorded songs on the entire planet.

Although the rhythm of lambada has been around for much longer, it wasn't until 1990 that it exploded more widely. The music became an absolute fever in the second half of 1989 and gave rise to the hit 'Lambada' by the Brazilian group Kaoma, which took success to Europe and several parts of the world during 1990, considered the boom of the genre. 'Llorando se fue' is a song released in 1981 by the Bolivian group Los Kjarkas for the album Canto A La Mujer De Mi Pueblo.

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