Jacques Dutronc is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. Some of Dutronc's best-known hits include "Il est cinq heures, Paris s'éveille", "Le Responsable", and "Les Cactus".
French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily with lyrics in the French language.
The Paléo Festival de Nyon, usually just called Paléo, is an annual rock festival held in Nyon, Switzerland. It started in a small way in 1976 as the Nyon Folk Festival. The first one was held in the village hall in Nyon. From 1977 until 1989, it was held at Colovray, Nyon, by Lake Geneva and had only two stages, but today it is one of the major open-air music festivals in mainland Europe and the biggest in Switzerland. Today the event has grown to include international artists. In 1990, it moved to its current location, at the Plaine de l'Asse, accessible either by walking, bus or the Chemin de fer Nyon-St-Cergue-Morez narrow-gauge railway.
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.
The Vieilles Charrues Festival is held every year in mid-July in the city of Carhaix, located in western Brittany, France.
Tôt ou Tard is an independent French record label. It was founded in 1996 as a break-off from Warner Music Group, and turned independent in 2002. The name of the label can be translated as "Sooner or later" in French. Vincent Frèrebeau heads the label, which has about thirty bands and artists signed to it. In 2011, Wagram Music acquired a stake in the label and became its exclusive distributor. In September 2018, Wagram Music sold a 49% stake in Tôt ou Tard to Believe Digital.
French pop music is pop music sung in the French language. It is usually performed by singers from France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, or any of the other francophone areas of the world. The target audience is the francophone market, which is considerably smaller than and largely independent from the mainstream anglophone market.
Olivia Blanc, known as Olivia Ruiz, is a French pop singer belonging to the nouvelle chanson genre. She gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of the French Star Academy series in 2001.
Franck Gilbert Yannick Monnet is a French singer-songwriter. He wrote songs for the following artists: Vanessa Paradis , Tryo (2003), Murray Head (2006), Claire Diterzi (2005), Enrico Macias (2006), Emily Loizeau. ...
Paris is a 2006 compilation of French chanson music by label Putumayo.
Camélia Jordana Aliouane is a French-Algerian pop singer and screenactress. She rose to fame after participating in the television show Nouvelle Star, the French version of Pop Idol, in 2009, where she came in second. Since 2013 she has appeared in leading roles in a number of French films.
Lilly Wood and the Prick is a French folk pop duo composed of Nili Hadida and Benjamin Cotto. Nili was born in Israel. They are best known for their single "Down the Drain”.
Collectif Paris-Africa pour l'UNICEF is first album by group Collectif Paris-Africa formed by UNICEF. It was released in France on 5 December 2011. The first single called "Des ricochets" was released on 25 October 2011. The profits of the album will go to humanitary aid for the people in Horn of Africa. The album has two discs.
Musilac is a French music festival. It occurs in Aix-les-Bains, France every year since 2002. It lasts between two and four days, in mid-July, at the Esplanade of the Lac du Bourget.
The Globes de Cristal Awards is a set of awards bestowed by members of the French Press Association recognizing excellence in home art and culture. The annual formal ceremony and dinner at which the awards are presented happens each February.
Solidays is a French annual music festival that takes place at the Longchamp Racecourse in Paris at the end of June. Organized by Solidarité sida, the event brings together more than 150 artists and 170 000 festival-goers for three days. The proceeds from the festival are donated to organisations fighting against HIV/AIDS, especially for those focusing on the African continent.
Marie-Jo Zarb is a French lyricist, director and producer.
The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders. The prizes replace the ZAMU Awards, last awarded in 2006.
