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Have you heard the viral song 'Alibi' by Sevdaliza featuring Pabllo Vittar and Yseult?

Published Sep 6, 2024 12:26 am

At A Glance

  • The multi-lingual song contains lyrics sung in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
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A screenshot of the viral music video 'Alibi' on YouTube

If you're a big fan of TikTok, you may have encountered the song "Alibi" by Sevdaliza featuring Pabllo Vittar and Yseult.

According to billboard.com, it was the first time the three singers entered the Billboard Hot 100 Songs chart on Aug. 9.

The song was released on June 28 on Twisted Elegance and debuted at No. 95, mostly due to its streaming performance. 

"Alibi" garnered 5.6 million official U.S. streams (an 18 percent increase) in the tracking week of July 19-25, according to Luminate.

The song has steadily gained popularity due to a viral dance trend on TikTok that started before the song was officially released.

"Alibi" has taken off in recent weeks, with the cut having soundtracked over 1.5 million videos on the platform to date, billboard.com reported.

"That virality sparked the song’s No. 21 debut on the July 20-dated TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart and its jump to No. 8 the following week," the report also said.

The multi-lingual song contains lyrics sung in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Let's get to know the singers behind the viral song "Alibi" as reported by billboard.com:

Sevdaliza, a Dutch-Iranian singer-songwriter-producer originally from Tehran, Iran, has been releasing music for over a decade. She has released two studio albums: "ISON" in 2017 and "Shabrang" in 2020. Prior to her song "Alibi," she had one other track on the charts: "Ride or Die, Pt. 2," featuring Villano Antillano and Tokischa, reached No. 43 on the Hot Latin Songs chart in May. It also peaked at No. 66 on the Global Excl. U.S. and No. 112 on the Global 200.

Pabllo Vittar is a Brazilian drag queen and singer. She became only the second drag queen to ever have a song on the Hot 100 chart, following RuPaul, who achieved this with three songs in the 1990s: “Supermodel (You Better Work)” (peaked at No. 45 in 1993), “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” with Elton John (peaked at No. 92 in 1994), and “Snapshot” (peaked at No. 95 in 1996).

Vittar first appeared on Billboard’s charts in August 2017, thanks to her featured appearance on Major Lazer’s “Sua Cara,” which also featured Anitta. The track reached No. 26 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart and No. 22 on World Digital Song Sales. She has charted one additional song: “Modo Turbo,” with Luisa Sonza and featuring Anitta, peaked at No. 71 on Global Excl. U.S. and No. 126 on the Global 200 in January 2021.

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