François Kevorkian, also known by the stage name François K, is a French DJ, producer, remixer and label owner of Armenian descent and based in the United States of America, who started his career DJing in clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54. Kevorkian has produced and remixed work by a diverse range of musicians including the Smiths, Adam Ant, Kraftwerk, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Diana Ross, Gloria Estefan and U2, and is considered one of the forefathers of house music.
Bleu Nuit is a television series that was broadcast late night on the Télévision Quatre Saisons, or TQS, television network in Quebec, Canada, from 1986 until 2007. The content of the series was softcore pornography, mostly European films. The series was popular with both francophones and anglophones living in Quebec, as well as in other provinces in Canada that received the network. Bleu Nuit was considered a part of Quebec culture.
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.
Alain Bashung was a French singer, songwriter and actor. Credited with reviving the French chanson in "a time of French musical turmoil", he is often regarded in his home country as the most important French rock musician after Serge Gainsbourg. He rose to prominence in the early 1980s with hit songs such as "Gaby oh Gaby" and "Vertige de l'amour", and later had a string of hit records from the 1990s onward, such as "Osez Joséphine", "Ma petite entreprise" and "La nuit je mens". He has had an influence on many later French artists, and is the most awarded artist in the Victoires de la Musique history with 12 victories obtained throughout his career.
David Linx is a Belgian jazz singer and songwriter.
Henri Génès was a French singer and actor who appeared in such films as The Sucker, La Grande Vadrouille, The Brain, The Counterfeit Constable, and The Little Bather. He was born in Tarbes, and died, aged 86, in Saint-Cloud.
Victoires de la Musique are an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz versions are the Victoires de la musique classique and Victoires du Jazz.
Bojan Zulfikarpašić, known professionally as Bojan Z. is a Serbian jazz pianist.
The Vieilles Charrues Festival is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix, located in western Brittany, France.
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 Grand Prix du Disque. The following is a partial list of winners :
Henri Texier is a French jazz double bassist.
Julien Lourau is a French jazz saxophonist. He is the son of sociologist René Lourau.
Vincent Ségal is a French cellist and bassist.
Christine Charbonneau was a French Canadian singer and songwriter.
Alexandre Destrez is a French pianist, keyboardist, composer and musical arranger. He is particularly well known for his musical collaboration on the Tourist and Boulevard albums of St. Germain.
Tiborg, also known as Julien Thomas, is a French singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and DJ.
Jérôme Léonard "Jerry" Bouthier is a French DJ, house record producer and songwriter. Born in Marseille, originally from Paris and based in London, he produced sound-design for fashion shows and brands, records and remixes as JBAG and is the A&R of his record label Continental Records.
Label Bleu is a French jazz record label founded by Michel Orier.
Jean-Patrice Brosse was a French harpsichordist and organist.
Monique Pantel was a French film critic and journalist. She worked for RTL, France Inter and Europe 1.
