Belle-Île, Belle-Île-en-Mer, or Belle Isle is a French island off the coast of Brittany in the département of Morbihan, and the largest of Brittany's islands. It is 14 kilometres from the Quiberon peninsula.
French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily with lyrics in the French language.
Alain Souchon is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.
Danièle Graule, known as Dani, was a French actress and singer.
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.
Matthieu Chedid is a French multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.
Lucien Voulzy, better known as Laurent Voulzy, is a French singer-songwriter, composer and musician.
French popular music is a music of France belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. It stands in contrast to French classical music, which historically was the music of elites or the upper strata of society. It also differs from traditional French folk music which was shared non-commercially. It is sometimes abbreviated to French pop music; however, French pop music is more often used for a narrower branch of popular music.
"C'est une belle journée" is a 2001 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her best of Les Mots and was released on 16 April 2002. The song contains melancholy lyrics set to dance music and was illustrated by a cartoon video produced by Farmer's boyfriend. It achieved great success in France where it remained ranked for several months on the top 50.
"Foule sentimentale" is a 1993 popular song written, composed and performed by the French artist Alain Souchon. The song was released as a single in October 1993 and was the first one from his 1993 album C'est déjà ça. It achieved success in France.
Elsa is the debut album of the French singer Elsa Lunghini, released in 1988.
"Rockollection" is a 1977 French pop song composed and performed by Laurent Voulzy. Alain Souchon contributed the lyrics.
"Nolwenn Ohwo!" is a 2006 song recorded by French singer Nolwenn Leroy. It was the first single from her second studio album Histoires Naturelles, and was released on 23 January 2006. It achieved success in France, where it topped the singles chart, and Belgium (Wallonia), where it was a top three hit.
C'est déjà ça is a 1993 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh album overall and was released on October 10, 1993. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 100 weeks in the top 50, including one week at the top, and 108 weeks on the chart. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided two successful singles in France : "Foule sentimentale" (#1) and "L'Amour à la machine" (#21). The album was entirely written by the singer himself, while the music was composed by Laurent Voulzy, Jean-Claude Petit and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon.
La Vie Théodore is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh studio album and was released on 2 September 2005. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 66 weeks in the top 200, including two weeks at the top. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia) (#1) and hit a moderate success in Switzerland (#3). It provided two singles : "Et si en plus y'a personne" and "La Vie Théodore". The album was almost entirely written by the singer himself, while the musics were composed by Laurent Voulzy and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon, according to the songs. The album's name is a tribute to Théodore Monod.
Claude Le Péron was a French bass guitarist known for his collaboration with Jean-Jacques Goldman among other musicians.
Lucie Brunet, better known by the stage name Luce, is a French singer-songwriter and actress originating from Peyrestortes. She won the eighth series of the French music competition Nouvelle Star in 2010.
Le Concert is a 2016 live album by Alain Souchon and Laurent Voulzy on Columbia. The singers' first live collaboration, it was recorded at Zénith de Paris, in December 2015, except for the track "Il roule, les fleurs du bal", recorded at the Espace Glenmore, Carhaix, at the Festival des Vieilles Charrues, 16 July 2016. The album reached #15 in the French album charts.
"Paradoxal Système" is a 1992 pop-ballad song recorded by French singer Laurent Voulzy. Written by Alain Souchon with a music composed by Voulzy, it was the lead single from his third studio album Caché derrière, on which it appears as the eighth track, and was released in June 1992. It was a top ten in France and was heavily aired on radio, and became Voulzy's one of the most famous songs.
