[kiki]

Music seems to be a good way to learn french better right? well I think so... anyway... I really don't know any french singers... so please enlighten me with a few songs in french, and maybe if I'm addicted and start singing the songs my french will improve. I sound like an English speaking girl trying to speak french. lol, well it's my first year of taking it in school, but whatever...







>edit [25/07/2008]
wow... it's almost two years...
this thread is still going. O____O

I'd like to recommend Emmanuel Moire - Mon Essentiel.
Two students from my french class sang this song for some HS international competition... fell in love with it since.

[the Human Hosepipe]

Lol. The only one that I remember is "Ca Plane Pour Moi" by Plastic Bertrand. How lame.
My French teacher used to play French hip-hop from her laptop during class. Ha.

[MUXU]

hehe
Le Responsable by Jacques Dutronc
rockish song

[tontamoo]

I only know two old French songs

Edith Piaf - La Vie En Rose
Helene Rolles - Je M'appelle Helene

[Chakra'ca]

I like Nadiya's songs a lot. She has more of a R & B/ Pop style

[sushimi]

I like Nadiya's songs a lot. She has more of a R & B/ Pop style

i don't like her songs.. if you know what she talking in, i don't know if you'll like....

Music seems to be a good way to learn french better right? well I think so... anyway... I really don't know any french singers... so please enlighten me with a few songs in french, and maybe if I'm addicted and start singing the songs my french will improve. I sound like an English speaking girl trying to speak french. lol, well it's my first year of taking it in school, but whatever...

i lives in France... and maybe it's a good to learn you french like this... Lara Fabian is canadian but her songs are good.... Marc Lavoine, 15 years ago did beautiful french songs too... many others french songs are good, but for me often the old french song..

Lara Fabian "Je vivrais" "Je t'aime" "Je suis malade"
Marc Lavoine "Je n'ai plus rien à te donner"
Larusso "Je survivrais"

Vanessa Paradis did a good song in her album "Variations sur le même t'aime" written by Gainsbourg....

this album is really good!

[crackednut]

I like Mathieu Chedid aka M
became a fan after hearing his song "Rendezvous" in the french animated film Triplets of Belleville
"La Bonne Etoile"
and pretty much anything else he's done is good

sort of pop-rock with jazz and funk influences is the closest I can come to describing it
he has a lovely voice and infectious music

[sushimi]

i forget Marc Lavoine with "J'espère", his new brand song in duet...

You should listen this Marc Lavoine's songs like :

Amour Décadent
C'est La Vie
Chère Amie
Elle A Les Yeux Revolver
Faux Rêveur
J'ai Tout Oublié
Je N'ai Plus Rien à Te Donner
Même Si
Si Tu Veux Le Savoir
Tu Me Suffiras

he was so romantic ten years now..... now he do weird song but "j'espère" is a beautiful song...

[SwtMsT]

I know a french artist...her name is Camille
some songs are:
"Au port"
"Ta douleur"
"1, 2, 3"
"Pour que L'amour me quitte"

she has a pretty unique sound..

[Childlike Faith]

=X We listened to these songs in French class, and I liked them! :]
And a few I just heard here and there.

Axelle Red - Je Pense a Toi
Celine Dion - Je Chanterai
Natasha St. Pierre - Un Ange Frappe a Ma Porte
Pink Martini - Je Ne Veux Pas Travailler

[sushimi]

i didn't know Camille... i forgot Celine Dion... i like her songs "Un garçon pas comme les autres" ("a guy like not the others")(but you can find an another english version too) "Mon ami m'a quitté" ("my friend left me" in english) Axelle Red "Sensualité"

[Chakra'ca]

i don't like her songs.. if you know what she talking in, i don't know if you'll like....

Well, I don't speak French so it really doesn't matter to me. Why, what are in her lyrics?

[J@de]

I'd really recommend to give a listen to Emilie Simon
She's pretty new I think.. Or maybe she 'debuted' last year, but that's still recent.
She has unique&awesome songs.

And:
- Mylène Farmer (tho I don't think her songs would really help you if you want to learn French through songs ^^") but her 80s songs were 'hits' so you could always listen to some of her work (:
- Axelle Red
- Vanessa Paradis...

[precious4e]

i just know "la belle et le bad boy" by mc solar from the last season of sex and the city lol

[Epikt]

I'd really recommend to give a listen to Emilie Simon
She's pretty new I think.. Or maybe she 'debuted' last year, but that's still recent.
She has unique&awesome songs.

I completely agree, even if I’m french I usually don’t like French music, but Emilie Simon is one of the best musics I have listened this year (her last record Végétal is really awesome).
She’s got a very sweet voice, really unique. I don’t know if it’s a good way to learn French, her lyrics are sometimes weird and poetic, so maybe not easily understandable for who don’t speak french, but it’s good for your ears.

And her music videos are really good :

Desert
Flowers (in English, with a funny accent )
Fleur de Saison (her last one)

[sushimi]

Well, I don't speak French so it really doesn't matter to me. Why, what are in her lyrics?

yes, i know you don't know french! Nadiya says in her last song "Roc" talking about something "solid like a rock"..... and i dislike her anothers songs.... one of the best french song is Jane Fostin "La Taille de Ton Amour" ("The Size of your Love" in english) : she's talking to her lover who do many promises to her but this guy don't do all his promises, she asked him to show his love this night before she left him... really good french song!

[Chakra'ca]

yes, i know you don't know french! Nadiya says in her last song "Roc" talking about something "solid like a rock"..... and i dislike her anothers songs.... one of the best french song is Jane Fostin "La Taille de Ton Amour" ("The Size of your Love" in english) : she's talking to her lover who do many promises to her but this guy don't do all his promises, she asked him to show his love this night before she left him... really good french song!

I saw some translations from her songs including Roc and some others and it really didn't seem that bad. Not as bad as a lot of lyrics in American music anyway.

yes, i know you don't know french! You don't have to say it like that

[charmee]

Même les anges - Audrey de Montigny
Être une femme - Nolwenn Leroy
Ces soirées-là - Yannick Noah
Baby love - MC Solaar
Les temps changent - MC Solaar

Those are my favourites~

[Epikt]

Ces soirées-là - Yannick Noah

Ces soirées là is from Yannick (just Yannick), not Yannick Noah.
It's a cover song of the vintage hit Cette année là by Claude François ("Clo-Clo" for the girls )

[sushimi]

I saw some translations from her songs including Roc and some others and it really didn't seem that bad. Not as bad as a lot of lyrics in American music anyway.

yes, i know you don't know french! You don't have to say it like that

i don't say it "like that"... i say it like i forgot... you should ask to Epikt who know french... and after it depends of what kind of music you like... Nadiya don't do interesting lyrics.... for me of course...