The Grand Prix du Disque for French Song is one of a number of prizes awarded by L'Académie Charles Cros as part of the yearly

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. The following is a partial list of winners (sometimes more than one per year):

1948

Les Compagnons de la chanson Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French harmony vocal group from Lyon, France, founded in 1946. Their best known song was " Les trois cloches" recorded with Edith Piaf in 1946. They were a nine-member group, and they were popular in France with ...

for "La Marie" *

Jacqueline François Jacqueline may refer to: People * Jacqueline (given name), including a list of people with the name * Jacqueline Moore (born 1964), ring name "Jacqueline", American professional wrestler Arts and entertainment * ''Jacqueline'' (1923 film), ...

1949

Henri Salvador Henri Salvador (18 July 1917 – 13 February 2008) was a French Caribbean comedian, singer and cabaret artist. Biography Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native C ...

1951

Félix Leclerc Félix Leclerc, (August 2, 1914 – August 8, 1988) was a French-Canadian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, actor and '' Québécois'' political activist. He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada on December 20, 1968. Leclerc was posth ...

for '' Moi, mes souliers'' * Francis Lemarque

1954

Georges Brassens Georges Charles Brassens (; 22 October 1921 – 29 October 1981) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. As an iconic figure in France, he achieved fame through his elegant songs with their harmonically complex music for voice and guitar and a ...

for ''Les amoureux des bancs publiques''

1956

* François Deguelt

1959

* Serge Gainsbourg for '' Du chant à la une!''

1963

Jean Ferrat Jean Ferrat (born Jean Tenenbaum; 26 December 1930 – 13 March 2010) was a French singer-songwriter and poet. He specialized in singing poetry, particularly that of Louis Aragon. He had a left-wing sympathy that found its way into a few songs. ...

for '' Nuit et brouillard'' *

Françoise Hardy Françoise Madeleine Hardy (; born 17 January 1944) is a French former singer and songwriter. Mainly known for singing melancholic sentimental ballads, Hardy has been an important figure in French pop music since her debut, spanning a career o ...

for her debut studio album '' Tous les garçons et les filles''

1964

Nana Mouskouri Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri ( el, Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη ) (born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer. Over the span of her career, she has released over 200 albums in at least twelve languages, including Greek, French, English, Germ ...

for ''Mes plus belles chansons grecques'' (Grand Prix de Musicologie pour le Folklore) *

Sheila Sheila (alternatively spelled Shelagh and Sheelagh) is a common feminine given name, derived from the Irish name ''Síle'', which is believed to be a Gaelic form of the Latin name Caelia, the feminine form of the Roman clan name Caelius, mean ...

Claude François Claude Antoine Marie François (; 1 February 1939 – 11 March 1978), also known by the nickname Cloclo, was a French pop singer, composer, songwriter, record producer, drummer and dancer. François co-wrote the lyrics of "Comme d'habitude" (c ...

* Jacques Brel for the song "Amsterdam"

1965

* Barbara for ''Barbara chante Barbara'' *

Serge Reggiani Serge Reggiani (2 May 1922 – 23 July 2004) was an Italian-French actor and singer. He was born in Reggio Emilia, Italy and moved to France with his parents at the age of eight. After studying acting at the Conservatoire des arts cinématogr ...

1966

* Jacqueline Dulac for ''Lorsqu'on est heureux''

1967

for ''Le coeur trop tendre'' (Grand Prix de la chanson) * Régine (Prix Pierre-Brive Consécration) *

Jacques Dutronc Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sepa ...

(Prix Pierre-Brive Consécration)

1968

Michel Delpech Jean-Michel Delpech (French pronunciation: �ɑ̃ miʃɛl dɛlpɛʃ 26 January 19462 January 2016), known as Michel Delpech, was a French singer-songwriter and actor. Family Jean-Michel Bertrand Delpech was born the 26th january of 1946 in ...

for ''Il y a des jours où on ferait mieux de rester au lit''

1969

Julien Clerc Paul Alain Leclerc (born 4 October 1947), known by his stage name Julien Clerc (), is a French singer-songwriter. Life Born in Paris, Clerc grew up listening to classical music in his father Paul Leclerc's home, while his mother Évelyne Merlot ...

for ''Julien Clerc'' (debut album) *

Frida Boccara Danielle Frida Hélène Boccara (29 October 1940 – 1 August 1996) was a Moroccan-born French singer of Italian descent, who performed and recorded in a number of languages, including French, Spanish, English, Italian, German, Dutch and Russ ...

for «Un jour, un enfant» (album)

1970

Brigitte Fontaine Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mic ...

for ''Comme à la radio'' *

Gilles Vigneault Gilles Vigneault (; born 27 October 1928) is a Canadian poet, publisher, singer-songwriter, and Quebec nationalist and sovereigntist. Two of his songs are considered by many to be Quebec's unofficial anthems: " Mon pays" and " Gens du pays", ...

for ''Du milieu du pont'' * Dani for her debut album

1971

* Mogollar for ''Rythmes de la Turquie d'hier à aujourd'hui''

1973

* Francis Lemarque for ''Paris populi''

1974

Nicoletta Nicoletta is a surname and feminine given name derived from the Greek ''Nikolaos'', most often used in Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Nicoletta is also a surname. Given name * Nicoletta (singer), full name Nicoletta Grisoni, French singer, ...

for ''Enfants venez chanter l'espoir''

1976

Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanie ...

for '' Oxygene'' *

Jacques Higelin Jacques Joseph Victor Higelin (; 18 October 1940 – 6 April 2018) was a French pop singer who rose to prominence in the early 1970s. Early life Higelin was born on 18 October 1940. His father, Paul, a railway worker and musician of Alsatian de ...

for ''Alertez les bébés'' * Julos Beaucame for the whole of his work

1977

* Yves Duteil for ''La tarantelle'' *

Ange Ange (English: Angel) is a French progressive rock band formed in September 1969 by the Décamps brothers, Francis (keyboards) and Christian (vocals, accordion, acoustic guitar and keyboards). Since its inception the band's music has been insp ...

for ''Par les fils de Mandrin''

1980

* Jean Guidoni for ''Je marche dans les villes''

1982

* Bernard Haillant for ''Des mots chair, des mots sang''

1984

* Léo Ferré for ''Léo Ferré au Théâtre des Champs-Elysées'' *

for ''

Zoolook ''Zoolook'' is the seventh studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in November 1984 by Disques Dreyfus. Much of the music is built up from singing and speech in 25 different languages recorded and edited ...

'' *

Jane Birkin Jane Mallory Birkin, OBE (born 14 December 1946) is an English-French singer and actress. She attained international fame and notability for her decade-long musical and romantic partnership with Serge Gainsbourg. She also had a prolific career ...

for '' Baby Alone in Babylone''

1985

* Morice Benin for ''Chants de solitude''

1987

* Jean Guidoni for ''Tigre de porcelaine''

1989

* Francis Lemarque

1995

* Gigi Bourdin and La Rouchta for '' Les Ours du Scorff''

1996

Renée Claude Renée Claude (born Renée Bélanger; July 3, 1939 – May 12, 2020) was a Canadian actress and singer Denise Ménard, Suzanne Thomas and Benoît L'Herbier"Renée Claude" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', January 20, 2010. who was known as an inter ...

for ''On a marché sur l'amour'' *

for ''Genre humain''

1997

* Romain Didier for ''En concert''

1998

* Rodolphe Burger for ''Meteor Show'' *

Claude Nougaro Claude Nougaro (, oc, Claudi Nogaròu; 9 September 1929 – 4 March 2004) was a French songwriter and singer. Life and career Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and a piano teacher, Liette ...

for ''L'enfant phare''

2000

Alan Wilder Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and former member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. Since his departure from the band, the musical project called Recoil b ...

for ''Liquid''

2002

Arno The Arno is a river in the Tuscany region of Italy. It is the most important river of central Italy after the Tiber. Source and route The river originates on Monte Falterona in the Casentino area of the Apennines, and initially takes a ...

for ''Arno Charles Ernest'' (Delabel 7243 81 19592 5) *

Zebda Zebda is a French music group from Toulouse, France, known for its political activism and its wide variety of musical styles. The group, which was formed in 1985, consisted of seven musicians of diverse nationalities, and the themes of much of ...

for '' Utopie d'occase'' (Barclay 065088-2) * Juliette for ''Le festin de Juliette'' (Polydor 589 593) (Adami Prize)

2003

* Entre deux caisses for ''Faute de grives...'' * Mickey 3D for ''Tu vas pas mourir de rire'' * Herman van Veen for ''Chapeau'' (Francophonie award)

2004

* Richard Desjardins for ''Kanasuta'' (Francophonie award) * Jeanne Cherhal for ''12 fois par an'' (Singer award) *

Tryo Tryo () is a French-language 'unplugged' ska acoustic band, popular in Europe and Quebec, with three French guitarists, a percussionist, and a producer: Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou. Tryo are popular ...

for '' Grain De Sable'' (Group award)

2005

* Clarika for ''Joker'' * Agnès Bihl for ''Merci Maman, merci Papa'' *

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows in the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric pe ...

(Francophonie award)

2006

* Claire Diterzi for ''Boucle'' *

Renan Luce Renan Luce (; born 5 March 1980) is a French singer-songwriter from Paris. His songs are inspired by the 20th-century singer Georges Brassens and depict everyday life with a dose of humour and poetry. He is the voice of Wirt in the French dub of ...

for ''Repenti'' (Discovery award)

2007

* Ridan for ''L’ange de mon démon'' * Amélie les Crayons for ''La porte plume''

2008

* Christophe for ''Aimer ce que nous sommes'' * Alex Beaupain for ''33 Tours'' *

Louise Forestier Louise Forestier (born Louise Belhumeur on August 10, 1942) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and actress. Biography Born in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada, Forestier was trained in acting at the National Theatre School in Montreal, but it was as a ...

for ''Ephémères'' (Francophonie award)

2009

* La Grande Sophie for ''Des vagues et des ruisseaux'' * Benjamin Biolay for ''La Superbe'' *

Ariane Moffatt Ariane Moffatt (born 26 April 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Known for working across multiple musical genres, Moffatt's music combines elements of electronica, jazz, folk, and pop. A francophone, she is bilingual and has recorded track ...

for ''Tous les sens'' (Francophonie award)

2010

Alain Chamfort Alain Chamfort (born Alain Joseph Yves Le Govic; 2 March 1949) is a French singer of Breton origin. Life and career Chamfort was a promising pianist in his youth, and the piano became his instrument of choice. His first band The Dreamers h ...

(in honorem) * Bertrand Belin for ''Hypernuit'' * Zaz for '' Zaz''

2011

Louis Chedid Louis Chedid (born 1 January 1948, in Ismaïlia) is a French singer-songwriter of Lebanese and Egyptian origin. Biography Louis Chedid is the son of the writer Andrée Chedid and the father of Matthieu Chedid (better known as -M-). As a child ...

(in honorem) * Daphné for ''Bleu Venise'' * L for ''Initiale'' Grands prix du disque et du DVD 2011, 64e Palmarès et Prix Charles Cros des Lyceens
. Accessed on line January 8, 2012.

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