: Enrico Macias, a French singer of Algerian-Jewish descent, released " Zingarella " as a tribute to the free-spirited "gypsy" archetype. The lyrics describe a beautiful woman who "shines in the night like a wood fire".
: Fans began syncing the song to footage of Gina Lollobrigida playing Esmeralda in Jean Delannoy's 1956 adaptation of The Hunchback of Notre Dame . Specifically, her famous dancing scene in the square became the definitive visual for the song.
: Lollobrigida, often called "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World," was considered the perfect physical embodiment of the "Zingarella" described in Macias's lyrics.
While the two artists did not officially collaborate on the track, the internet has inextricably linked them through the following elements:
The connection between and Gina Lollobrigida centers on a viral fan-made music video pairing Macias's 1988 song " Zingarella " (meaning "Little Gypsy Girl") with Lollobrigida's iconic performance in the 1956 film The Hunchback of Notre Dame . The Story Behind the Collaboration