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French Singer
The following is a list of noted French singers. A * Abyale *Adé (singer) *Salvatore Adamo (often known as ''Adamo'') *Isabelle Adjani *Aketo (band: Sniper) *Akhenaton (band: IAM) *Frank Alamo *Alizée *Alma *Amanda Lear *Amine * Anaïs *Angèle *Eve Angeli *Isabelle Antena *Antoine *Arletty *Carol Arnauld * Assia (born in Algeria, with a singing career in France) *Jean-Louis Aubert (band: Téléphone) *Isabelle Aubret *François Audrain *Hugues Aufray *Les Avions *Jennifer Ayache (band: Superbus) *Charles Aznavour (May 22, 1924 - October 1, 2018) * Nabil Andrieu (band: PNL) *Tarik Andrieu (band: PNL) B *Pierre Bachelet *Chimène Badi *Josephine Baker (June 3, 1906 - April 12, 1975, born in the United States, later became a French citizen) *Daniel Balavoine *Jeanne Balibar * Barbara *Didier Barbelivien *Brigitte Bardot *Phil Barney *Alain Barrière *Jenifer Bartoli (better known as Jenifer) *Claude Barzotti *Alain Bashung *Axel Bauer * Marguerite Baux (fl. from 1876), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French People
The French people (french: Français) are an ethnic group and nation primarily located in Western Europe that share a common French culture, history, and language, identified with the country of France. The French people, especially the native speakers of langues d'oïl from northern and central France, are primarily the descendants of Gauls (including the Belgae) and Romans (or Gallo-Romans, western European Celtic and Italic peoples), as well as Germanic peoples such as the Franks, the Visigoths, the Suebi and the Burgundians who settled in Gaul from east of the Rhine after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as various later waves of lower-level irregular migration that have continued to the present day. The Norse also settled in Normandy in the 10th century and contributed significantly to the ancestry of the Normans. Furthermore, regional ethnic minorities also exist within France that have distinct lineages, languages and cultures such as Bretons in Brittany, Occi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eve Angeli
Eve (; ; ar, حَوَّاء, Ḥawwāʾ; el, Εὕα, Heúa; la, Eva, Heva; Syriac: romanized: ) is a figure in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. According to the origin story, "Creation myths are symbolic stories describing how the universe and its inhabitants came to be. Creation myths develop through oral traditions and therefore typically have multiple versions." of the Abrahamic religions, she was the first woman, yet some debate within Judaism has also given that position to Lilith. Eve is known also as Adam's wife. According to the second chapter of Genesis, Eve was created by God (Yahweh) by taking her from the rib of Adam, to be Adam's companion. Adam is charged with guarding and keeping the garden before her creation; she is not present when God commands Adam not to eat the forbidden fruit – although it is clear that she was aware of the command. She decides to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil after she hears the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Ayache
Superbus is a five-piece French pop rock band formed in 1999 with Jenn Ayache on lead vocals. The band's name is from the Latin word '' superbus'', meaning ''proud'', which Ayache stumbled upon while browsing through a Latin dictionary. The band has released five studio albums to date and a compilation album. Beginnings After a trip to the United States to perfect her English in 1999, Jennifer Ayache looked for musicians to form a group. She met Michel Giovannetti, a guitarist, and François Even, a bass guitarist, who already knew each other from another group, and formed a new band, initially as a three-piece before two other members joined. Those two were later replaced by Guillaume Rousé on drums and Patrice Focone on guitar. Rousé left the band in 2005 and was replaced by Greg Jacks. History In 2002, Superbus released its first album, '' Aéromusical''. The band's second album, '' Pop'n'gum'', released in 2004, was produced by David Salsedo from Silmarils. In 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Avions
Les Avions was a French pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ... band formed in 1980 in Paris by Jean-Pierre Morgand. Jean-Pierre played vocals and guitar and was born on January 7, 1959., Jean Nakache (guitar / keyboards) and Jérôme Lambert (drums). The keyboardist Sylvain Pauchard also greatly contributed to Les Avions'albums for the arrangements and programming. The group disbanded in 1997 after an ultimate concert in Moscow on the occasion of the festival named 'Les Allumées'. Their best known song is the hit "Nuit sauvage" in 1986 (#16 in France),"Nuit Sauvage", French Singles CharLescharts.com(Retrieved October 16, 2008) but few other singles of the trio also enjoyed a significant broadcasting, such as "Tu changes" (1986), "Noël (tombe la neige)" (1987) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugues Aufray
Hugues Jean Marie Auffray (; born 18 August 1929), better known as Hugues Aufray, is a French singer-songwriter and guitarist. Aufray is known for French language covers of Bob Dylan's songs. Aufray knew Dylan and his work from his time in New York City,Ian Bell, ''Once Upon a Time'' (London 2013) p. 215 as well as from record shops, and his translations capture the rawness of the original songs. His most famous original songs are " Santiano", "Céline", "Stewball" and "Hasta Luego". Early life He was born to Henry Auffray, an industrialist« Biographie d'Hugues Aufray » ''RFI Musique'' and Amyelle de Caubios d'Andiran, (1898-1992) a musician, of the French author |
François Audrain
François Audrain is a French pop singer. He also taught history at Collège François Truffaut (in Betton) until 2006 and later at Collège Émile Zola (in Rennes) Discography Studio albums *2001: ''Détachée'' (Tôt Ou Tard/Warner Music France) *2004: ''Chambres Lointaines'' (Tôt Ou Tard/Warner Music France) *2009: ''Les Soirs d'Eté'' (Tôt Ou Tard/Warner Music Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and t ... France) External links a page on François Audrainfrom Tôt Ou Tard, his current label (in French) a page on Tôt Ou Tard(in English) References Year of birth missing (living people) Living people French male singers French singer-songwriters French male singer-songwriters {{France-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabelle Aubret
Isabelle Aubret (; born Thérèse Coquerelle; 27 July 1938) is a French singer best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with the song "Un premier amour". Early life Thérèse Coquerelle was born in Lille, France, on 27 July 1938. She was the fifth of eleven children; her father was a foreman in a spinning mill, while her mother, of Ukrainian origin, was a housewife.Isabelle Aubret Biography , RFI Musique. Retrieved 17 August 2014 Coquerelle trained in gymnastics as a child, and in 1952 she won the national French Gymnastics Championship. That same year, she left school and was hired as a winder in the Lemaire-Destombes factory in Saint- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Téléphone
Téléphone () was a French rock band formed in 1976. Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands around, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan. The band split in 1986 for personal reasons. They have sold around 10 million albums to date, a record still unbeaten for a French rock band. Among their best-known songs are "Hygiaphone", "Métro c'est trop" ("Metro's Too Much"), "La bombe humaine" ("Human bomb"), "Argent trop cher" ("Money Too Expensive"), "Ça c'est vraiment toi" ("That Is So You"), "Cendrillon" ("Cinderella"), "New York avec toi" ("New York City With You") and "Un autre Monde" ("Another World"). Members *Jean-Louis Aubert - guitar, piano, vocals *Louis Bertignac - guitar, vocals * Richard Kolinka - drums * Corine Marienneau - bass, piano, vocals Reformation as "Les Insus" (2015-2017) The band reunited briefly for a concert at the Point É ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Louis Aubert
Jean-Louis Aubert (, born 12 April 1955) is a French singer-songwriter, guitarist, composer and producer. He went on a solo career after the split of the rock band Téléphone that he co-founded. Early life Born in Nantua, Ain, France in 1955, Aubert and his two sisters moved with his parents to Senlis, Oise, where his father was a sub-prefect. He was raised by their service people. In 1965, his family moved to Paris. Although he was in the scouts and the choir, Aubert was a difficult child. Later, he went to school at Lycée Pasteur (Neuilly-sur-Seine) with his friends Louis Bertignac and Olivier Caudron. At the age of 15, they founded their first band, Masturbation. He got his high school diploma in 1973. Rarely focused on his studies, he was already dedicating most of his time to music. French charts with rock band Téléphone: * Anna: 2 * Crache ton venin: 2 * Au coeur de la nuit:3 * Dure limite: 1 * Un autre monde: 2 French awards: *"Victoire de la musique" 1985 with ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algeria
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Assia (singer)
Assia (born November 1, 1973, in Algiers) is an Algerian-born French singer with Kabyle origins. Her albums mixed pop, R&B and oriental music. She had great success with her hit singles "Elle est à toi" and "Là-bas". Biography At a young age, she spent twelve years at the classical conservatory in Créteil (near Paris), then a few years later obtained a law degree. From 1998 to 1999, Assia participated in "Une Affaire de famille" with Stomy Bugsy, Passi and Doc Gynéco of the Sector A and the soundtracks of the movies ''Taxi'' and ''Kiss of the Dragon'' with the song "Ghir Dini". In 2000, she released her first album entitled ''Chercheuse d'or'' (recorded in Paris, Toulouse and Los Angeles). Assia wrote the texts and his brother Khalil signed the music. Her first top single "Elle est à toi" (over 700,000 copies) was written in collaboration with Calbo of Arsenik. The second single is "Là-bas" (music video directed by J.G. Biggs). In 2002, Assia played in the musical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Arnauld
Carol Arnauld (28 March 1961 – 9 September 2022) was a French singer and songwriter. She sang in the late 1980s and can be deemed as a one-hit wonder in France with her hit single "C'est pas facile...", released in September 1986. The song reached number 10 on the SNEP chart, stayed in the top 50 for 16 weeks and was certified Silver disc for 250,000 copies sold. Very moving, the song deals with her brother's death, killed by a reckless driver, and evokes her suffering and that of her mother. Arnauld published this song on her first album, self-titled ''Carol Arnauld'', which contains songs about various situations of the life, such as infertility, divorce, and nostalgia for childhood.Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 88 () Her second and last album ''Temps denses'' was released in 1992 but didn't chart very well. Carol Arnauld died of cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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