Gilbert Bécaud was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release that became an English language hit as "What Now My Love". He remained a popular artist for nearly fifty years, identifiable in his dark blue suits, with a white shirt and "lucky tie"; blue with white polka dots. When asked to explain his gift he said, "A flower doesn't understand botany." His favourite venue was the Paris Olympia under the management of Bruno Coquatrix. He debuted there in 1954 and headlined in 1955, attracting 6,000 on his first night, three times the capacity. On 13 November 1997 Bécaud was present for the re-opening of the venue after its reconstruction.
Richard Clayderman is a French pianist who has released numerous albums including the compositions of Paul de Senneville and Olivier Toussaint, instrumental renditions of popular music, rearrangements of movie soundtracks, ethnic music, and easy-listening arrangements of popular works of classical music.
Ysa Ferrer is a French actress and singer of Spaniard Heritage.
Housni M'Kouboi, better known as Rohff and at times stylized as Roh2f, is a French rapper.
Stomy Bugsy is a French rapper and actor from Sarcelles, France.
Isabelle Antena is a French singer and songwriter, notable both as a founder of electro-samba pioneers Antena and also as a prolific and successful solo artist.
"Que mon cœur lâche" is a 1992 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was released on 23 November 1992 to promote Farmer's compilation album Dance Remixes. Farmer also recorded an English-language version of the track, entitled "My Soul Is Slashed" which was released in May 1993. Originally recorded as a charity single, the song deals with AIDS and caused some controversy as lyrics seem to encourage the rejection of condoms. Produced as a short film, the music video was directed by the French film director Luc Besson, and features Farmer as an angel sent to Earth by God. The song reached the top ten in France and Belgium.
Hélène Rollès is a French actress and singer, primarily known for her major role in the TV sitcom Helen and the boys, alongside Sébastien Roch.
Le Combat Continue is the second studio album by French Hip Hop group, Idéal J. The album is considered a classic in French hip hop music. The lead single "Hardcore" caused a huge controversy in France.
Jacob Guay better known as just Jacob is a Canadian young singer and dubbed as the French language answer to fellow Canadian Justin Bieber singing in both French and English.
Adrian Zagoritis is a British songwriter and producer whose songs are published by Universal UK and EMI Germany. Primarily a pop dance writer working often with award-winning German electronica act York, he has also had success with Pop Idol and The X Factor winners and pop artists in Germany, Holland, Belgium, Spain, France, and Japan.
Hakim Sid, better known by his stage name Demon One, is a French rapper of Algerian origin.
Authentik is a R&B, hip hop and soul French album, written and performed by French-Algerian singer Kenza Farah. The album, her debut studio album contains 18 tracks and guest appearances with Sefyu, Le Rat Luciano, Idir, Big Ali and The Silence of the Mosques. It was released June 11, 2007 in France. Authentik has been certified gold in France.
Et l'amour crea la femme is a 1982 album by Julio Iglesias.
Dominique Mattei better known by the stage name Dumè is a French singer, composer and actor.
Tournée Européenne 2013 was the tenth concert tour by Canadian singer Celine Dion. The tour was organized to support the highly successful French language album Sans attendre, which has sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. It was Dion's first dedicated Francophone tour since the D'eux Tour in 1995-1996. With only ten concerts performed, it was also the shortest tour of Dion's career. Overall, the tour grossed an estimated $20 million from 9 shows in Europe and 1 in North America.
Un homme libre is the second studio album from French male model and singer Baptiste Giabiconi. It was released on 2 June 2014 on Be 1st Music / Smart record label, an affiliate of Sony Music. Contrary to his debut album that was mainly in English, this album is an all French language album destined to French-speaking markets and contains 12 tracks. It peaked at #44 on the SNEP official French Albums Chart.
Love Me, Please Love Me is the 1966 debut album by French singer-songwriter Michel Polnareff. It was known originally as the self-titled album Michel Polnareff, but was identified later by the title song "Love Me, Please Love Me".
