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Génération Goldman
''Génération Goldman'' is a compilation/tribute album series containing interpretations of the songs of popular French singer and songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. It is released on My Major Company (France) noting that Michaël Goldman, son of the artist is a co-founder of the label. Goldman has not released a studio album since 2001. The original album ''Génération Goldman'' was released on 19 November 2012 on My Major Company France and M 6 Music label as a tribute to Goldman. A follow-up second volume was released on 26 August 2013 entitled ''Génération Goldman Volume 2''. Due to the popularity of the albums, in August 2014, the two volumes were re-released under one cover as ''Génération Goldman Vol. 1 and Vol. 2'' ''Génération Goldman'' Songs The album contains 14 tracks performed by 20 artists with "Envole-moi" performed by M. Pokora and Tal becoming the first single from the greatly anticipated album. On November 19, 2012, the day of the album release, the new s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop (music)
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. The terms ''popular music'' and ''pop music'' are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many disparate styles. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, ephemeral, and accessible. Although much of the music that appears on record charts is considered to be pop music, the genre is distinguished from chart music. Identifying factors usually include repeated choruses and hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse-chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much pop music also borrows elements from other styles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Te Donne (song)
"Je te donne" is a bilingual pop song, recorded in English and French. It was performed by Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones and was released as a single in late 1985. It reached number-one for eight weeks on the French Singles Chart, becoming one of the best-selling singles of the 1980s in France. The song has been covered by Worlds Apart in 1996 and Ivyrise in 2013 and achieved success in many countries where it charted. Jean-Jacques Goldman and Michael Jones version Track listings ; 7" single # "Je te donne" — 4:25 # "Confidentiel" by Jean-Jacques Goldman — 2:36 Charts Worlds Apart version In 1996, the multi-national boy band World Apart released a successful cover reaching number 3 in France. It was also a charting hit in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland and Sweden. Track listings ; CD single # "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 # "Let the Sun Shine Down on You" — 3:47 ; CD maxi # "Je te donne" (radio version) — 3:43 # "Let the Sun Shine Down on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiss Albums Chart
The Swiss Hitparade (german: link=no, Schweizer Hitparade) is Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...'s main Record chart, music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland. The Swiss charts include: * Singles Top 75 (released since 1968) * Albums Top 100 (released since late 1983) * Compilations Top 25 * Airplay Top 30 Since 2010, Hitparade's compiler Media Control has also set up ''Les charts'', a record chart of the highest-selling singles and albums in Romandie, the Francophone region of Switzerland: * Romandie Singles Top 20 (Discontinued,Last Issue is 15 November 2020) * Romandie Albums Top 50 The charts are updated weekly on Sundays, and are posted publicly on the preceding Wedne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultratop 40
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organization of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Two parallel sets of charts are concurrently produced and published, one on behalf of Belgium's mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region, and the other catering to the nation's mainly French-speaking region of Wallonia. Ultratop charts The music charts produced by Ultratop organization are separated along regional-language boundaries, an unusual division that is justified by the cultural differences in Belgium. So it is that the mainly Dutch-speaking Flanders region has one set of charts of record activity there, while the mainly French-speaking Wallonia region has another set to measure popularity in those provinces. The charts are broadcast on several Belgian radio stations, and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irma (singer)
Irma Pany (born 15 July 1988), better known as Irma (), is a Cameroonian singer-songwriter living in France. Early life and education She was born in Douala in a family with a scientific background. Her father is a biologist and her mother is a pharmacist. As a child Irma was performing at masses too. At age 15, she went to a high school in Paris, France, to improve her school education. In 2008, Irma entered ESCP Europe (Top French Business School) and graduated in the Master in Management in 2012. Career left, Irma at a festival in 2012 By 2007, she had posted her first videos on YouTube. Those included her own compositions, including "Letter to the Lord" and a piano piece "Somehow", as well as cover versions of songs including "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5, "Bubbly" by Colbie Caillat, and " New Soul" by Yael Naim. She released several home-made videos with acoustic covers on YouTube in collaboration with French and international musicians, including Tété ("Hey Ya!") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaho
Zahera Darabid ( ar, زهيرة درابيد ; born May 10, 1980), known by her stage name Zaho (), is an Algerian-Canadian R&B singer. Biography Zahera Darabid was born on May 10, 1980, in Bab Ezzouar, a suburb of the Algerian capital Algiers. At the age of 18, she and her family moved to Montréal, Canada. Her father is an executive and her mother a mathematics professor at l'Institut national d'informatique of France. She has a brother and sister. Career Zaho learned the guitar when she was seven years old, and very quickly learned the répertoire of Francis Cabrel within 10 years. In 1999, when she emigrated to Montreal, she discovered the world of professional music with its producers and its studios. She was seen with notable names in the French industry such as Idir, Tunisiano and Soprano. In 2008, she released her debut album titled Dima, meaning ''Always'' in Arabic. Zaho also has a strong writing background, writing the song "Tout ce temps" for Idir. Upon hearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumè
Dominique Mattei (born in 1981 in Marseille, France) better known by the stage name Dumè is a French singer, composer and actor. Biography As an adolescent, he studied composing, singing and playing guitar at the Marseilles conservatory. He opened for concerts by Pascal Obispo and signed as a composer for Atletico music. He wrote songs for Johnny Hallyday, Faudel, Natasha Saint-Pier, Louisy Joseph amongst others and partnered with Lionel Florence writing for others. In November 2009, Dominique Mattei announced that he was taking the name Dumè and was preparing his first album through financing from My Major Company. In 2012, Dumè was also featured in ''Génération Goldman'' tribute project to Jean-Jaques Goldman singing ''Il suffira d'un signe'' alongside Merwan Rim, Amaury Vassili and Baptiste Giabiconi. In 2013, he is taking part in the French musical adaptation of Robin hood titled ''Robin des Bois'' playing the role of Vaisey, the Sheriff of Nottingham. He also pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merwan Rim
Merwan Rim (born 13 July 1977 in Sarcelles, France) is a French actor and singer-songwriter. Biography At the age of 17, Merwan Rim started to learn and instruments as an autodidact. Realizing his gift in musical arts, Merwan decided to become a full-time musician. This decision led him into quitting Paris 13 University where he attended communication studies to enroll in Alice Dona Studios, a performing arts school for future professionals in September 2000. Nine months later, Merwan was cast as ''Ramses'' in the musical '' Les Dix Commandements''. He first was Pow-Wow member Ahmed Mouici's alternate before he took over the role on one year later. In 2004, Merwan enrolled in Elie Chouraqui and Maxime Le Forestier's musical entitled ''Spartacus'' in which he was cast as ''Davids stand-in but he never had the occasion to portray the role. Nevertheless, Merwan avoided a show's being cancelled at the last minute by replacing Pow-Wow member Alain Chennevière (who portrayed ''Cras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Je Marche Seul
"Je marche seul" ("I Walk Alone") is the name of a 1985 song recorded by the French singer and songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was released in June 1985 as the first single from his album ''Non homologué'', as tenth track. Though the song failed to reach number one on the French Singles Chart, it remains one of Goldman's biggest hit singles as well as one of his more popular songs live. Lyrics and music The upbeat song begins with a long musical introduction highlighted by a sax solo. When the song was released as a single, Goldman explained in various interviews that the song was very hard to compose. The lyrics describe someone walking alone along a road, annomyous and lost in thought, able to forget everything for the moment and the pleasure of being anonymous while observing the world. Goldman has said that "Je marche seul" is a bright song because "the loneliness is not a punishment". The music video, produced by Bernard Schmitt in Brussels, began to be aired on tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amandine Bourgeois
Amandine Bourgeois (; born 12 June 1979, in Angoulême, Charente) is a French singer. She was the winner of the sixth edition of the French version of the ''Pop Idol'' series '' Nouvelle Star'' in 2008. On 26 July 2014, Bourgeois participated in the television game show Fort Boyard. Eurovision Song Contest 2013 ''Le Parisien'' announced on 22 January 2013, that Bourgeois would represent France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, with the song "L'enfer et moi France participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "L'enfer et moi" written by Boris Bergman and David Salkin. The song was performed by Amandine Bourgeois. The French broadcaster France Télévisions in collaboration with th ...", coming 23rd in the final. Discography Albums Singles As lead artist As featured artist Other charted songs References 1979 births Living people People from Angoulême Nouvelle Star winners Articles containing video clip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmanuel Moire
Emmanuel Moire (born 16 June 1979 in Le Mans) is a French singer-songwriter, best known for portraying the role of Louis XIV in the French stage musical ''Le Roi Soleil''. Moire has released four albums ''(Là) où je pars'' (2006), '' L'Équilibre'' (2009), '' Le chemin'' (2013) and ''La Rencontre'' (2015). He sings and plays the piano, with a hundred tunes to his credit. He participated on TV show '' Danse avec les Stars'', which he won in December 2012. Career At 21 years of age, Emmanuel was selected to take part in the 16th meeting of Astaffort, a training course for songwriters and performers. Between 2004 and 2007, he portrayed Louis XIV in the successful musical ''Le Roi Soleil,'' whose cast included Christophe Maé and Merwan Rim. Emmanuel Moire released his first solo album, titled '' Là où je pars'', on 13 November 2006. With British pop influences, the first album paid special attention to the melodies even more than the emotions. The piano, vocals and beautiful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
