French Music

Jenifer Yaël Dadouche-Bartoli, born on 15 November 1982 in Nice, better known as simply Jenifer, is a pop singer who has, since 2002, had a number of hit singles in the French and Swiss charts.

Bénabar (Bruno Nicolini, born June 16, 1969) is a French songwriter and singer. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humor and a tender cynicism. His songs draw influence from French Chanson and a heavy influence is placed on the piano or the accordion in his songs for most of them and on typical French fanfare for the most dynamic of them.

Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu, is a French singer born in Boulogne-sur-Seine on the 24 April 1946. He debuted his recording career in 1964, Despite his evident ability and his apparent success, he ended his artistic career after 5 years.

Ilona Mitrecey, more commonly known as Ilona is a young French singer who was born on September 1, 1993. She became famous in France after the release of her hit single, Un Monde Parfait (A Perfect World), a high-energy techno song which reached #1 on France’s SNEP charts on March 6, 2005, and stayed on top of the charts for 15 weeks. Enjoy the video of the said song below.

Jordy Lemoine was born on January 14, 1988 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, and is a French singer and musician. He is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest singer ever to have a #1 charted single. He achieved this feat at the tender age of four and a half with the song Dur dur d’être bébé (It’s Tough to Be a Baby). Dur dur d’être bébé was #1 for 15 weeks in France and was a dance hit across Europe, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Japan. It landed at #58 on the US charts. Enjoy the video of the said song below.

Amélie-les-crayons is a French singer-songwriter. In 2002, she released Le chant des coquelicots. In 2004, she released Et pourquoi les crayons and in 2006, she released a DVD of Le tour de la question. Fans can view her official site in French.

Dionysos is a French rock band formed in 1993 in Valence, Drôme. They perform songs in both French and English, and have released six studio albums. They are well known in France for their surrealism and eccentricity. The name is from the name of the ancient Greek god Dionysus (Dionysos in French).

Vanessa Chantal Paradis is a French singer and actress. Vanessa Paradis was discovered on the TV show L’École des fans in 1980. She recorded her first single La Magie des surprises-parties in 1985. Although it was not a hit, it paved the way for the song with which she would become internationally famous - Joe le taxi in 1987, while she was still only 14 years old.

Heavenly is a power metal/neo-classical metal band from Paris, France that was formed in 1994 by vocalist Benjamin Sotto and drummer Max Pilo. They were originally a cover band and played under the name of Satan’s Lawyer before evolving into a fully-fledged Helloween-influenced power metal outfit. Heavenly has their own official website fans can visit for more information and updates.

France Gall was born on October 9, 1947 and is a popular French singer. France Gall was married to, and had a successful singing career in partnership with French singer-songwriter Michel Berger.