The muse of existentialists celebrates her 90th birthday on February 7. Here's a look back at French singer Juliette Gréco's impressive 70-year-long career. The Parisian concert hall Olympia was ...

The Reykjavik Fringe Festival re-open its doors this year presenting as one of the highlights the Musical French Cabaret: "Chansons". The singer Stefanie Rummel, by nationality German, in her heart ...

If you think of the classic chanson singers like Edith Piaf, probably the first thing you will notice is that you can clearly hear every word that they are singing. This is probably the biggest thing ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In 1986 the University of Virginia came into possession of an important collection of early modern French literature. The collection includes ...

Discover the attractive world of French pop music through the stories of over 75 artists who shattered barriers and left a tremendous mark on the industry. This carefully curated list showcases the ...

Juliette Gréco enchanted France with her raspy voice and powerful if minimalist stage performances in a career lasting more than six decades. She kept touring and seducing until 2015, a stroke the ...

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Among the treasures in the Royal College of Music library is a manuscript probably dating from the 1520s known as the “Anne Boleyn Songbook”. Among its varied contents are French chansons and mostly ...

I speak French everyday in my hometown, Montreal—imperfectly and with a heavy accent. But it still feels natural for me to write and sing in French. I love French songs. I’m not a connoisseur, but I ...

From Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, you've probably heard 'chanson' music, but you might not be aware of the history and legacy of this oh-so-French artform. If you think of the classic chanson ...