Modern French Music Artists?

étudiante   Thu Jul 16, 2009 12:54 am GMT
Salut!
So, I am trying to learn French and what music I can find in the language has been helpful but I'm always open to new artists- but it is so hard to find any on a simple google search!
I really like rock and french hip hop, but I will listen to most kinds of music. Merci!
South Korean   Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:53 am GMT
My favorite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMHrLB6vZeg

Double Je - Christophe Willem
encore   Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:16 am GMT
Garou is the best.
Jérémy   Thu Jul 16, 2009 6:53 am GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yrR3qOmN04

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIIL5p7_WKk
étudiante   Thu Jul 16, 2009 4:35 pm GMT
Merci beaucoup! By the way Jérémy- I really like Lara Fabian!
guest   Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:04 pm GMT
Noir Desir, Telephone, Mylene Farmer, Zizie, Indochine
guess who   Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:10 pm GMT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8S6hke8WBiw
guest   Thu Jul 16, 2009 5:22 pm GMT
Kevin Parent: Maudite jalousie, Caliente, Seigneur, Father on the go,...
l'invité   Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:46 pm GMT
j'aime helmut Fritz et sa chanson "Ça m'enerve"
c'est numéro 2 en france aujourd'hui. il est allemand, mais il chante en francais!

I like Helmut Fritz and his song "Ça m'enerve"
it is number 2 in france today. He's german, but he sings in french!
PARISIEN   Thu Jul 16, 2009 10:12 pm GMT
Jeanne Cherhal is probably the best France has to offer currently.
This girl is unbelievably GREAT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMHRWDMTjwM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Drjdl7__-nc&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0Wryc_DJp0&NR=1

Otherwise the best French song I know 'Les Filles de l'Aurore' by William Sheller. First released in the early 80's, this video was taken live in Brussels a couple of years back. IMHO one of the best pop songs EVER:

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/filles+aurore/video/xmbks_william-shellerles-filles-de-lauror_music
étudiante   Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:09 pm GMT
Wow, so many musicians I hadn't heard of! Great! Except for Mylene Farmer- heard her and am just not feeling it : /
I miss Kyo... *sigh*
Merci beaucoup!
tuyghj   Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:29 pm GMT
In addition to the piano wonderful Jeanne Cherhal also plays the bass on stage. A fiddle-shaped bass, that is.
Some female McCartney!

http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/Cherhal+jupes/video/x2uh0t_red-legs-sous-les-jupes-des-filles_music
Jérémy   Fri Jul 17, 2009 12:36 am GMT
Then you've got great tastes, étudiante :)
étudiante   Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:33 pm GMT
I know I like to think so :)
Is the French Canadian accent as bad as French people say? If so, should I even listen to their music...?
PARISIEN   Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:12 pm GMT
French Canadian accent isn't that bad! I love it, it's very refreshing and natural (Very infectious too. Only a few hours in Montréal and I can't help speaking just like the locals).

An artist from Quebec: Lynda Lemay of course, one of the most prolific and inventive songwriters, immensely popular on both sides of the ocean:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rrs28IWa3d0&feature=related

Actually her French is much more easy to understand than the way most French artists mumble their words.
Here a very good song, by Axel Bauer and Zazie, but I have a hard time getting the lyrics:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viGqwgPxN3o