French Pop Music

Posted by Georgy | 8/21/2011

By Jean Pierre Prieur


There is a genre of music known as French pop music. French pop music and Chanson both have their place in the French culture. What started out as two distinctive forms of music eventually combined together and became the sound we hear today. Singers, who came from francophone countries, such as Belgium, Haiti and France mostly did this style of music. Francophone means that their national language is French.

Brigitte Bardot popular French fashion model turned actress has a rich portfolio consisting of impressive French pop music. She entered the world of music and dance following encouragement from her mother. Her career then took off in films and her explosive sexuality took the world by storm. She was a great ballet dancer and modeled for fashion magazines. She was also featured in the French magazine, Elle. After she retired from films she became an animal right's activist.

Charles Aznavour has written more than 800 songs. His songs have been translated into English, Spanish and German. Beginning during his kindergarten days, he displayed an enormous talent in music, and worked hard to pay for his singing and dance lessons. He entered the theatre at the young age of 9 in the play 'Emil and the Detectives'. He was quite popular for his street-styled songs which he composed for musicians and performers. His contribution to French music is massive and highly-acclaimed.

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 was born May 14, 1959. His first single, "Vide," was not a success. He came back with a second single, "Marre de Cette Nana-l," and it, was a hit. He has at least five studio albums and a number of live albums to his credit. He released Entre Deux in 2002. He has performed duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud.

Carla Bruni was a fashion icon who quit fashion and became highly popular for her songs. She writes lyrics for songs, composes and sings. Here are a few of her famous songs - Notre Amour Est Mort, Ta Tienne, La Possibilit D'une le, Il Vecchio E Il Bambino and L'antilope.

Julien Clerc started with classical music and learned to play the piano by age six. He began composing in high school, recording his first album in 1968. He had a successful run in the Paris version of "Hair." He released many hits as a major recording star.

Today, many people regard French pop music as being great. The words are what draw most people to French pop music. Many people from all regions of the world are attracted to French pop music for it's fabulous sound and dance music. French pop music attracts quite a few young French people too.




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