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Bongo Cha Cha Cha

Caterina Valente

As of 2026-09-14, "Bongo Cha Cha Cha" by Caterina Valente has charted in 1 market across 1 platform, peaking at #96 (LY) on the Rotation chart.

Markets
1
First seen
2026-09-14
Latest chart date
2026-09-14
Peak
#96 ly

Momentum

This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.

Why it's here

The original Italian recording was one of the first examples of German- and Italian-language cha cha cha, a Cuban-derived Latin dance style then being imported into Europe in the 1950s. [1] It was featured on the 2019 soundtrack to Spider-Man: Far from Home in the scene where Peter Parker and his classmates arrive in Venice, which sparked a viral resurgence. [2] The song later fueled a 2021 TikTok trend that collected over 250 million views, starting in Latin America and South America before spreading to Italy and Germany. [3]

filmDrafted 2026-09-18Confidence 0.85

In culture

"Bongo Cha Cha Cha" was released by Caterina Valente in 1959, written by Ernst Bader, Ralf Arnie and Werner Müller, and first performed by Valente with her brother Silvio Francesco in the film Du bist wunderbar. [1] The record's resurgence came when its Italian version was placed in the 2019 film Spider-Man: Far From Home, in the segment where Peter Parker and his schoolmates land in Venice. [2] In 2021 the song went viral on TikTok in a trend that gathered more than 250 million views, spreading first across Latin America and then into Italy and Germany. [3]

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Across markets · earliest pickup first

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  2. Libyaly · applemusic#96

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Identity

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Slug
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Sources
applemusic

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Data: Apple Music, Shazam, Spotify, Deezer · Chart: Rotation