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Francofolies De Spa
''Les Francofolies de Spa'' is an annual music festival in Spa, Belgium. It is usually held in the month of July of every year and aims at promoting francophone music. Those attending the festival in 2008 exceeded 200,000. Best young artists * 2007 : Suarez * 2008 : Thierry Dell * 2009 : Coco Royal * 2010 : MatheO * 2011 : Joey Acta televesdre.eu, 15 July 2014 See also *''Les Francofolies de La Rochelle
Les Francofolies () are an annual music festival founded in 1 ...
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Spa, Belgium
Spa (; wa, Spå) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium, whose name became an eponym for mineral baths with supposed curative properties. It is situated in a valley in the Ardennes mountains south-east of Liège and south-west of Aachen. In 2006, Spa had a population of 10,543 and an area of , giving a population density of . Spa is one of Belgium's most popular tourist destinations, being renowned for its natural mineral springs and production of "Spa" mineral water, which is exported worldwide. The motor-racing Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, just south of the nearby village of Francorchamps, also hosts the annual Formula One Belgian Grand Prix and various endurance races such as the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. The world's first beauty pageant, the Concours de Beauté, was held in Spa on 19 September 1888. The town also hosted the Tour de France on 5 July 2010, when stage 2 of the race ended there. In 2021, Spa became part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francophone
French became an international language in the Middle Ages, when the power of the Kingdom of France made it the second international language, alongside Latin. This status continued to grow into the 18th century, by which time French was the language of European diplomacy and international relations. According to the 2022 report of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), 409 million people speak French. The OIF states that despite a decline in the number of learners of French in Europe, the overall number of speakers is rising, largely because of its presence in African countries: of the 212 million who use French daily, 54.7% are living in Africa. The OIF figures have been contested as being inflated due to the methodology used and its overly broad definition of the word francophone. According to the authors of a 2017 book on the world distribution of the French language, a credible estimate of the number of "francophones réels" (real francophones), that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suarez (band)
Suarez is a Belgian rock pop band with Marc Pinilla on lead vocals and the musician brothers Max et Pata Njava and their cousin Dada Ravalison. The band was established in 2008 in Mons, Belgium where the band had its own studio. In 2008, they showcased in a number of festivals including ''Les Francofolies de Spa'' where they performed in the new talents section of the festival with great reception prompting them to release two albums ''On attend'', their debut in 2008 and ''L'indécideur'' in 2010. For their second album, Suarez received "Best new talent" award during ''Octaves de la musique'', the music awards of the French Belgian market as well as "Album of the Year" for the same album. Their 2010 hit "Qu'est-ce que j'aime ça" remains their most known hit. 2011 saw the joining of David Donnat as a fifth member to the band. The band's third album ''En équilibre'' in 2014 has been a commercial success and made it to the top of the Ultratop Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart. Suar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Clobert
Mathieu Clobert (born 8 January 1992 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian singer-songwriter, composer and poet. Biography Mathieu Clobert studied guitar for seven years and wrote his first lyrics at 11 years. In 2010, he won the competition for best young talent at ''Les Francofolies de Spa'' who revealed Suarez. With this award, he opened concerts by Gérald de Palmas and edited an EP ''MaTheO EP'' by the stage name Matheo. In 2012, he met the producer Watch De Schutter and composed his first album ''Des poètes maudits''. In 2014, Mathieu changed his stage name to Mathieu Clobert. His new album was produced by Nicolas d'Avell : ''DHDT'' and he was invited once again to Les Francofolies de Spa. He was also a finalist in ''Révélation NRJ 2014. Style Mathieu is inspired by Damien Saez, Fabrice Mauss, Dominique A, Michel Polnareff, Hans Zimmer. After a first album with dark and poetics lyrics, he tries to mix pop music and soundtrack movie. Discographie Albums * 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Francofolies De La Rochelle
Les Francofolies () are an annual music festival founded in 1985 in La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, France as an initiative of Jean-Louis Foulquier. It is usually held annually in July and aims at promoting French-language music. Number of those attending the festival has exceeded 160,000 in 2007. Founder Jean-Louis Foulquier went on to establish Les FrancoFolies de Montréal in 1989. Jean-Louis Foulquier founder of the festival died December 10, 2013 following a long illness. See also * Les FrancoFolies de Montréal *Les Francofolies de Spa ''Les Francofolies de Spa'' is an annual music festival in Spa, Belgium. It is usually held in the month of July of every year and aims at promoting francophone music. Those attending the festival in 2008 exceeded 200,000. Best young artists * ... External links Official site of Francofolies de la Rochelle Organisation internationale de la Francophonie Recurring events established in 1985 1985 establishments in France {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Organisation Internationale De La Francophonie
The (OIF; sometimes shortened to the Francophonie, french: La Francophonie , but also called International Organisation of in English-language context) is an international organization representing countries and regions where French is a lingua franca or customary language, where a significant proportion of the population are francophones (French speakers), or where there is a notable affiliation with French culture. The organization comprises 88 member states and governments; of these, 54 states and governments are full members, 7 are associate members and 27 are observers. The term (with a lowercase "f"), or ''francosphere'' (often capitalized in English), also refers to the global community of French-speaking peoples, comprising a network of private and public organizations promoting equal ties among countries where French people or France played a significant historical role, culturally, militarily, or politically. The modern organisation was created in 1970. Its mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
