Sunday, August 21, 2011

Best of French Pop Music

By Jean Pierre Prieur


French pop music is music that is sung in the French language. French pop music comes from all regions of the world like France, Quebec and Belgium. French pop music originated during the 1960s. This music can be heard in France on many different radio stations. There is a long list of French pop music artists. French pop music can be listened to online. This music is known all over the world. It is a beautiful type of music. It is the most popular music of France. Many songs on French radio are played in the French language because the French music industry wants to protect the sale of French pop music.

Brigitte Bardot is normally associated with film and has graced the French cinema for several decades. However, aside from being a world-renowned film actor and ballet dancer she also recorded a number of songs after retiring from film in 1973. She collaborated with the likes of Serge Gainsbourg during the 60s and 70s.

Serge Gainsbourg is known around the world for his uniquely incredible tenor voice and is considered the most popular singer and songwriter in France. To date he has written over one thousand songs in a number of languages. He not only writes in many languages, but he also sings in those languages, as well.

Jane Birkin is an English born singer who has had a remarkable career in stage, films, and music. She began her career in the 1960s in London had an appearance in the film, "Blow Out." She later went on to star in the movie"Slogan" in which she collaborated with Serge Gainsbourg. This led to series of collaborations. One such collaboration is the duet, "La Chanson de Slogan" which she did with Serge.

Patrick Bruel thrilled the world with his songs, and also worked as an actor. Though his passion in the beginning was football, he fell in love with singing. Prior to launching his singing career, he entered films first, being featured in more than 40 film and TV productions. He is credited with several live performances and studio albums. His stunning good looks made him immensely popular with girls and women.

Carla Bruni is an Italian- French singer, songwriter, actress. She was also a former model. She is married to Nicolas Sarcozy who is the President of the French Republic. Her mother was a concert pianist. Her music career was popular between the years of 1997 to 2005.

Julien Clerc was introduced to the world of music by his parents and started playing the piano by the age of 6. He met his future song writers during his university days, and released his first album when he was 21. He starred in many successful concerts and by 1970 was the most popular icon in French pop music.

The general feeling is that the music is excellent and if it is authentic, you will enjoy it. Listening to French pop music puts a smile on your face and is a good way to meet new people. It is even better when some of those friends are francophone.




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