The Prix Médicis is a French literary award given each year in November. It was founded in 1958 by Gala Barbisan and Jean-Pierre Giradoux. It is awarded to an author whose "fame does not yet match his talent."
Patrick Maurice Benguigui, better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
Jehan-Aristide Paul Alain[ʒɑ̃ aʁist alɛ̃] was a French organist, composer, and soldier. Born into a family of musicians, he learned the organ from his father and a host of other teachers, becoming a composer at 18, and composing until the outbreak of the Second World War 10 years later. His compositional style was influenced by the musical language of the earlier Claude Debussy, and his contemporary Olivier Messiaen, as well as his interest in music, dance and philosophy of the far east. At the outbreak of the Second World War, Alain became a dispatch rider in the Eighth Motorised Armour Division of the French Army; he took part in the Battle of Saumur, in which he was killed.
Patrick Fiori is a French singer of Armenian descent.
Vladimir Cosma is a French-Romanian composer, conductor and violinist.
Claudine Luypaerts, better known as Maurane, was a Francophone Belgian singer and actress.
Étienne Pavillon was a French lawyer and poet.
Béatrice Martin, better known by her stage name Cœur de pirate, is a Canadian singer-songwriter and pianist. A francophone from Montreal, she sings mostly in French and has been credited in Montreal Mirror with "bringing la chanson française to a whole new generation of Quebec youth".
Thierry Joseph-Louis Escaich is a French organist and composer.
Henri Betti, born Ange Betti, was a French composer and a pianist.
La Bande à Renaud is a series of two tribute albums to French singer Renaud, consisting of songs of his performed by various other artists. The albums were released in June and October 2014, respectively.
Michel Deguy is a French poet and translator. He taught French literature at the Universite de Paris VIII (Saint-Denis) for many years. He also served as director of the French literary journal Po&sie, and as editor of Les Temps Modernes, the literary journal founded by Jean-Paul Sartre. As a translator, he has translated Heidegger, Gongora, Sappho, Dante, and many others.
Suite algérienne in C major, Op. 60 is a composition by Camille Saint-Saëns in four movements.
Oscar Comettant was a 19th-century French composer, musicologist and traveller.
Mohammed Chabab is a Moroccan composer and pianist.
Alain Margoni is a French classical composer.
Alain Morisod is a Swiss musician and television producer, known for forming Sweet People who had a UK number 4 hit in 1980 with "Et Les Oiseaux Chantaient ".
Luis Rigou, also known as Diego Modena, is an Argentinian flautist, singer, composer and artistic director based in Paris, France. He is the founding member of South American musical ensemble, Maïz. Rigou is best known for his album Ocarina which sold over 14 millions records worldwide and reached top 10 on the national record charts of 44 countries.
Alain Boudet was a French poet and professor.
