French singers

**myself** · 08-14-2006, 10:21 AM

I would like to know a few names of contemporary French singers.

**fountains of nay** · 08-18-2006, 05:13 PM

sorry I can't help. The only french singer I know is Sade. LOL

**Radiation** · 08-19-2006, 12:24 AM

Check out Carla Bruni's album. Really good stuff. I know of a couple more, but I can't think of their names at the moment.

**TheLizardQueen** · 08-20-2006, 06:03 PM

Robert Charlebois is pretty good. I don't know if he's considered contemporary

**Radiation** · 08-20-2006, 06:47 PM

If you haven't heard any of them, I'd also suggest some of older 60's french pop stuff--Serge Gainsbourg, Jane Birkin, France Gall, Bridgette Bardot, etc. It's really some of my favorite stuff.

**JLPMGHRS** · 08-21-2006, 08:29 AM

if you want 60's pop go to ronnie bird

**PlaceboAddikt** · 08-22-2006, 12:52 AM

Jane Birkin + Serge Ganisbourg doing "Je T'aime Moi Non Plus", or the newer version with Brian Molko and Asia Argento. Also, Protege Moi by Placebo is amazing.

**TheLizardQueen** · 08-22-2006, 02:39 AM

There's also a song called "Vapeaur Mauve", which is basically a French version of Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze", by a French Canadian band called The Haunted.

**Night_Owl49** · 08-22-2006, 04:50 AM

Why hasn't anybody said Feist yet!?

**Penny** · 08-22-2006, 07:46 PM

Contemporary? You mean right now? Check out Keren Ann and Raphael. Older Gainsbourg of course... Jacques Dutronc, Michel Polnareff, and Francoise Hardy are great, among others...