List of French Grammy Award winners and nominees

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The following is a list of Grammy Awards winners and nominees from France:

YearCategoryNominees(s)Nominated forResult
1960 Best Orchestral Performance Charles Münch Debussy: Images for OrchestraWon
1962 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Won
1963Best New Artist The Swingle Singers Won
Best Performance by a Chorus Bach's Greatest Hits Won
1965 Going Baroque Won
1966 Anyone for Mozart? Won
1967 Rococo Á Go Go Nominated
1968 Encounter Nominated
1969 Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez Debussy: La Mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; JeuxWon
1970 Debussy: Vol. 2 "Images Pour Orchestre"Won
Best Choral Performance, Classical (other than opera) The Swingle Singers Berio: Sinfonia Won
Grammy Award for Best Jazz Instrumental Album Jean-Luc Ponty Violin Summit Nominated
1971 Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps Won
1972 Best Instrumental Composition Michel Legrand "Theme From Summer of '42"Won
1973 "Theme from Brian's Song"Nominated
1974 Best Orchestral Performance Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Won
1976 Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Won
1979 Michel Glotz Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 Won
1981Best Rock Instrumental Performance Jean-Luc Ponty "Beach Girl"Nominated
1990Best Contemporary Folk Recording Gipsy Kings "Bamboléo"Nominated
1992 Best World Music Album Este Mundo Nominated
1993 Live Nominated
1994Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez Bartók: The Wooden PrinceWon
1995 Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra; Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12Won
Best World Music Album Gipsy Kings Love and Liberté Nominated
1996 Deep Forest Boheme Won
Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez Debussy: La Mer Won
1997 Best World Music Album Gipsy Kings Tierra Gitana Nominated
1998 Compas Nominated
Best Dance RecordingDaft Punk"Da Funk"Nominated
Best Orchestral Performance Pierre Boulez Berlioz:Symphonie Fantastique; TristiaWon
1999Mahler: Symphony No. 9Won
Best Dance RecordingDaft Punk"Around The World"Nominated
2002Best Pop Instrumental Performance"Short Circuit"Nominated
Best Dance Recording"One More Time"Nominated
2005Best Contemporary World Music Album Gipsy Kings Roots Nominated
2006Best Electronic/Dance Album Daft Punk Human After All Nominated
2008Best Dance Recording"Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger"Won
Best Electronic/Dance Album Alive 2007 Won
2009Best Dance/Electronic Album Justice Audio, Video, Disco. Won
2010Best Alternative Album Phoenix Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix Won
2011Best Dance Recording Sandy Vee [1] "Only Girl (In the World)"Won
Album of the Year Teenage Dream Nominated
2012Record of the Year"Firework"Nominated
Album of the Year Loud Nominated
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual MediaDaft Punk Tron: Legacy Nominated
2014Best World Music Album Gipsy Kings [2] Savor Flamenco Won
Record of the Year Daft Punk "Get Lucky"Won
Album of the Year Random Access Memories Won
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance"Get Lucky"Won
Best Dance/Electronica Album Random Access Memories Won
2015Best Original Score for Visual Media Alexandre Desplat The Grand Budapest Hotel [3] Won
2017Best Metal Performance Gojira [4] "Silvera"Nominated
Rock Album Magma Nominated
2018Best Music Video Jain Makeba Nominated
2019Best Dance/Electronic Album Justice Woman Worldwide Won
2022Best Global Music Album Ibrahim Maalouf Queen of Sheba Nominated

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