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untitledforayu

29th June 2009 03:44 AM

French Music Discussion Thread ~Introduction~

Hey Everyone!
I just checked the forum to see if there are many threads on French music, and they all seem to have died a while ago. So, I thought I might take the liberty to re-start the discussion.
Feel free to talk about any french artist/band! The French music industry doesn't seem to be that successful globally, so I thought I might introduce some of my favourite artists/bands to you!

Firstly, my personal favourite, and a relatively popular artist on AHS:

Émilie Simon
Genre: Experimental Pop, Electronica
Studio Albums: Émilie Simon (2003), Végétal (2006), The Big Machine (later 2009)
Notable Songs: Fleur de Saison, Dame de Lotus, Désert, Flowers, Opium, Alicia
Brief Description: Firstly, I read somewhere that she is one of Kanon Wakeshima's role models!! I hear Émilie's influence more in Kanon's vocals than in her music though. Anyway, her music is hard to compare to any others', however she has been called the 'French Bjork,' but I think Émilie's much better. She sings both in French and English.

Here are some of her music videos (they're amazing! :love):
Fleur de Saison: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMDunGVx7uU
Dame de Lotus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf5olM0v9-w

Secondly:

AaRON
Genre: Pop
Studio Albums: Artificial Animals Riding On Neverland (2007)
Notable Songs: Endless Song, U-Turn (Lili), Le Tunnel D'Or, Beautiful Scar
Brief Description: AaRON are not very well known, even in France. The band is comprised of Simon Buret (singer, author and composer) and Olivier Couriser (composer and arranger). They have some really beautiful songs and I would say they are most like Coldplay. They make heavy use of the piano in most of their songs. As far as I know, they sing all their songs in English, with the exception of Le Tunnel D'Or (which is my favourite). They are definitely worth a listen!

Here are some of their music videos:
Le Tunnel D'Or :love : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ALslEVwozY
U-Turn (Lili): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJRh0PlWB6g

Lastly (for now):

Yelle
Genre: Electropop
Studio Albums: POP-UP (2007)
Notable Songs: Ce Jeu, A Cause Des Garçons, Les Femmes, Je Veux Te Voir
Brief Description: Yelle's music is cheeky and fun, a lot ligher than the previous two artists/bands. If you like any of Yasutaka Nakata's acts, then give Yelle a listen! She sings almost exclusively in French.

Here are some of her music videos:
Je Veux Te Voir (the beginning is an exerpt from another song): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y99UqvgCmE8
A Cause Des Garçons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDUAnhtt1xM

Alizée
Genre: Pop, Rock, Electropop
Studio Albums: Gourmandises (2000), Mes Courants Électriques (2003), Psychédélices (2007)
Notable Songs: J'en Ai Marre, Moi Lolita..., A Quoi Rêve une Jeune Fille, Fifty Sixty, L'Alize (and many more :))
Brief Description: Alizée's first two albums were written by Mylène Farmer, and were both very popular in France and around Europe. I don't know much abour her, but she also seems to be popular thoughout AHS. From what I've heard, she's a very good artist!

Here are some of her music videos:
Moi...Lolita: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDwKPGUIVME
J'en ai marre: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=240S04eCCC0

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Enjoy!
Opinions and Reccommendations are very welcome! Discussion is what this thread is all about!!

JackieRos

29th June 2009 03:49 AM

ooooooooh kana likes doing some french songs
i have seen alot japanese singer like doing french songs :yes

i need recommendations
S'il vous plaît, aidez-moi

emi♡	29th June 2009 03:57 AM

The only French singers I listened to, were Mylene Farmer and Alizee...and I LOVE my Alizee <3

I will definitely check out some of those electropop artists! :)

Thanks for the recommendations! Cool thread <3

edit: ooo I'm liking this song by Yelle! yey, I'm so excited to get new music!

thank you! :shughug

okay it's a little weird...lol but I'm hoping she has some good other songs.

jbrat2219

29th June 2009 04:09 AM

I love Yelle!!!! :D And that one song by Charles Aznavour! :D

untitledforayu

29th June 2009 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiko (Post 2000532)

No problems, I like it when people appreciate music!! Ye, Yelle's music can be a bit wierd sometimes, but her album is quite good. :D Besides, French electropop is very rare atm (at least from my experiences).

OMG I just listened to Alizee's 'Fifty Sixty' and I must say I am very impressed!! thank you! :shughug

@JackieRos - ARGH! :confused I'm not good at french-japanese music connections, but Emilie Simon's 'Dame de Lotus' ('Lotus Woman' :rolleyes) and 'Opium' are really good songs with Oriental elements.

JackieRos

29th June 2009 04:39 AM

nono i didnt mean french japanese sowie

i want french french
Je l'apprécie :yes

thanks for the recommendations

fantasma3c

29th June 2009 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by (me)JackieRos (Post 2000581)

nono i didnt mean french japanese sowie

i want french french
Je l'apprécie :yes

thanks for the recommendations

Moi Dix Mois :D :laugh

aloopy

29th June 2009 04:44 AM

i love Alizee.
she used to be quite known in holland as well.

i love the song J'en ai marre :heart

JackieRos

29th June 2009 04:52 AM

Mois dix Mois is japanese

emi♡	29th June 2009 05:18 AM

yey I love J'en Ai Marre.

My favorites from Alizee are:

J'en Ai Marre
Moi Lolita...
L'Alize
Gourmandises
J`ai Pas Vingt Ans
Lui ou Toi
A Quoi Rêve une Jeune Fille :heart
Youpidou
Veni Vedi Vici

I just watched those Emilie Simon videos, and I love them! I just got Yelle's discography, so I'll be listening to that for the next few days, and maybe Emilie too, depending on when my download finishes.

I think I'm really liking Emilie a lot. I'm excited for her discography.

I think electropop is very rare in french music so, I think it should be interesting...French music has a very interesting sound in their respective genres, I've been looking for more for a while, but...I got lazy downloading Japanese underground stuff lol

jbrat2219

29th June 2009 05:21 AM

Hey does anyone know this french rock chick... her name was Marie... I think but I can't remember her full name...?

Andrenekoi

29th June 2009 05:57 AM

Émilie Simon ir pure love!

But I'm going to pimp my Frech diva here!

Mylène Farmer
Genre: Pop
Studio Albums: Cendres de Lune (86), Ainsi soit je... (88), L'Autre... (91), Anamorphosée (95), Innamoramento (99), Avant que l'ombre... (05), Point de Suture (08)
Notable Songs: Libertine, Sans Contrefaçon, Pourvu qu'elles soient douces, Ainsi soit je, Désenchantée, Je t'aime mélancolie, XXL, California, Rêver, Je te rends ton amour, C'est une belle journée
Brief Description: As far as I know (I'm not frech), the easier way to describe Mylène would be by saying that she is the French equivalent to Madonna: Her music videos are fantastic and meanful, her concerts are huge and considerated to be among the best, her albums sells like hot cakes and she is the artist with the most number 1 hits on France (second is Celine Dion). The singer songwriter (she wrote all her songs but some on the first album) is also known by her deep and complicated lyrics, her taste for talking about sex and death and her touch to be aways surrounded by controversies or mysteries. It's the first mainstream singer to have frontal nude scenes on MV (Libertine and Pourvu qu'elles soient douces) and had some videos banned from TV in Frace!^^ BTW, she is kind of a mentor to Alizeé, she and Laurent Boutonnat (her producer and main composer) produced Alizeé's first 2 albums and kind of trained her in order to keep her image and be a popstar!

I really like Paris Combo too, but don't know much about them

untitledforayu

29th June 2009 06:23 AM

^ ^ wow, thanks Andrenekoi!, I have to check Mylène out...
Ooh I like Libertine a lot! :)
Reccommendations like that isexactly what i wanted on this thread :yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by (me)JackieRos (Post 2000581)

nono i didnt mean french japanese sowie

i want french french
Je l'apprécie :yes

thanks for the recommendations

Oh, right, totally misunderstood! Umm...correct me if I'm wrong, but judging from your profile you're a rock fan? I'm no expert on anything harder than Green Day lol, but my friend likes J-Rock bands like Dir en Grey and the gazette too and he liked this French band called Gojira for a while.

Indochine are a well known and long-living rock band, I've listened to a couple of their songs, but they're not really my thing, though they seem quite popular. Also, the BB Brunes were quite big when I was last in France. They're a bit softer but their song 'Dis-Moi' is pretty good.

Andrenekoi

29th June 2009 07:04 AM

My favorite videos from Mylene:

Comme j'ai mal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hex3HV5s97Y
Je te rends ton amour: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPBzfo9sj1Q
C'est une belle journée: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY0OY0LbjeU
L'amour n'est rien: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck4idxiac44

Je te rends ton amour is a litte... x-rated... with some controversial scenes (this one was banned from French tv). So, if someone here has problems with this kind of stuff... well, it's warned!

Handjan

29th June 2009 08:00 AM

Thanks for Émilie Simon - I like her.

Andrenekoi
You don't like her last PVs?

Si j'avais au moins revu ton visage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_yL2...eature=related
Appelle mon numéro - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSXa10N4F_c
Thet are my favorites.
(But now I can't watch her PV calm - I was on her consert yesterday :angel - it was fantastic)

Andrenekoi

29th June 2009 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Handjan (Post 2000832)

Now I hate u cuz u went there ¬¬
hahahahaha xD
I love her newer stuff, but those I posted are my favorite... And I didn't want to post all her videography! hahahaha

Richieooxx

30th June 2009 12:18 AM

Everyone should check out Melissa. She's like the French Rihanna (but can sing :P)

kilia22

30th June 2009 12:47 AM

Ho! I'm really surprised, many people know Mylène Farmer O____O
She's not as popular as she was before!
It's funny to see a french music board ^____^

shyguygurl

30th June 2009 01:09 AM

I was just thinking about a French music thread~ thanks so much. I love love Emilie Simon :)

Andrenekoi

30th June 2009 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilia22 (Post 2001772)

Ho! I'm really surprised, many people know Mylène Farmer O____O
She's not as popular as she was before!
It's funny to see a french music board ^____^

Well... more than 20 years career... it would be strange if she was! hahaha xD
What was her last big hit? I'm aways with this kind of curiosity but don't know where to find this kind of information :P

kilia22

30th June 2009 01:28 PM

^ Right ^^
Last big hit I would say maybe 'F *c k them all' or 'Déshabillez-moi (Live)'
But her concerts are more amazing than her singles I think. Have you ever watch her in live ?

Some of her songs have always been famous here like 'Libertine' or 'Désenchantée' and some others

sorry for my english, would be easier in French :p

Andrenekoi

30th June 2009 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilia22 (Post 2002557)

Ur english is good ^^
I see... yeah, I have all her concerts (I would love to see her live, but she is never coming to South America xD) and she is amazing! She is one of my favorite performers!

kilia22

30th June 2009 11:10 PM

^
Thanks!
If you like Mylène Farmer you would may be like Zazie , I dont' know if you have already see/listen .
She was quite popular too.

Maybe 'Rue de la paix'

Or 'Zen'!

Me, I really like Vanessa Paradis if someone wanna listen =)

Divine Idylle

Or maybe be

Le tourbillon de la vie

And the last one for tonight, songs are very old but still nice to listen ^____^

Lio

Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes

and the last last one !

Banana split

If someone want other/ more info tell me =)

MBAL	30th June 2009 11:41 PM

the only two fench singers i know are Zaho (love love love her!!!!)... the one thing ive noticed about zaho... and it stands out to me more in her than others... is when she preforms the songs live... or even in the studio... she looks like shes having a blast

and Celine Dion lol even tho she not french (but of french decent ^^)

as for Zaho heres some PVs

Kif'n'dir

Je te promets (although not one of my fave songs... i love the video)

c'est chelou

Dima

Incomprise (this song is worth posting... sadly this is the only video available on u tube of her singing it in studio..

*if anyone wants her Dima album let me know and ill upload it*

Andrenekoi

1st July 2009 12:56 AM

Vanessa's Joe le taxi was covered by a brazilian "singer"... I alread listened to her, but didn't like it^^'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J53eh...eature=related

I listened a little to Coralie Clement too, but I think that her sound is not "poppish" enough to me^^

edit: woah! Zazie really sounds good!

untitledforayu

1st July 2009 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kilia22 (Post 2003062)

Me, I really like Vanessa Paradis if someone wanna listen =)

Divine Idylle

Or maybe be

Le tourbillon de la vie

I love Vanessa Paradis!! I bought Divinidylle for my auntie (mais un peu pour moi aussi :P) as a present from france, because she loves 'joe le taxi,' but no one knows where it is anymore. :( "Dès que je te vois" is such a good pop song! I haven't heard it in years, but i still have "Dès que je te vois, je sais que c'est toi, je sais que c'est toi" stuck in my head sometimes....

Here's the video if anyone wants to have a listen:

Vanessa Paradis
"Dès que je te vois:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-wS7QhL2Y8

Oh, she's also Johnny Depp's wife, if that interests anyone :P:P

tinka69

1st July 2009 03:50 AM

Alizee??? Where is Alizee? I recommend you put her in this thread.

J'en Ai Marre:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfSYeXPQaQI

Mademoiselle Juliette:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWaKNQL-uaE

J`ai Pas Vingt Ans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJWiEpYeEAk

Moi Lolita:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEsIJdtK7yU

rakeru

1st July 2009 06:10 AM

aah, i love Alizee too! especially J'ai Pas Vingt Ans. but more than that, i love... *drumroll*....

Gregory Lemarchal!
He won the 4th season of Star Academy and released an album, Je Deviens Moi, before he died of cystic fibrosis on April 30, 2007. A posthumous album was released, La Voix d'un Ange with live performances and and unreleased original song. He was noted for being the first male winner of Star Academy, and having won by the largest margin (80%) to date. Famous songs include: Meme Si -What you're made of- (ft. Lucie Sylvas), Ecris L'Histoire, A Corps Perdue, and Je Suis En Vie. He really has an amazing voice and a great style, so check him out!

De Temps en Temps, a compilation video created by Gregory's label in his honor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwZie_Q7U-k&feature=fvst

untitledforayu

1st July 2009 06:55 AM

^^ Thanks rakeru! Gregory Lemarchal's music isn't really what i'm into normally, but it's pretty good nonetheless. Star Academy has a habit of producing better-than-expected artists :). Reccommend some more songs/ music videos!...if you want :yes

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinka69 (Post 2003333)

Alizee??? Where is Alizee? I recommend you put her in this thread.

Haha, Alizee seems to be very popular on AHS! I don't really know alot about her, but she seems to have great music from what i've heard. Umm...I'll write something up and add it to the first post soon! :D

edit: Added Alizée's profile! :)

kendelle

1st July 2009 08:52 AM

I've never listened to French music before....thanks for making this thread, I'll start from the top and work my way through all of these xDD

blackmage

11th July 2009 05:40 AM

I'm surprised people here know Mylene Farmer, she is the best! I've known people that even listen to French music and have no idea who she is which is so surprising since she's extremely popular. haha I listen to her the most.

I also LOVE LOVE Emilie Simon! I saw her in concert July 03 and I got to meet her, I've never been star stuck before till I met her, she is so tiny and sweet and so pretty in person. I can't wait for new album coming out in September though she said its to be released in France only at that time, I'll still get my grubby hands on it. She performed a lot of material off that album, its going to be GREAT!

Not sure if anyone knows these artists, but they are worth checking out, I like their music alot. First there is Gregoire, mmmhmmm handsome man! I suggest listening to 'Ta Main', 'Toi + Moi' and 'Rien a Voir'. Those are my favorites of his.

Sheryfa Luna, I love her voice. 'Si Tu N'Etais Plus Là' is my absolute favorite song of hers. Just check her out, I highly recommend.

Emily Loizeau has some songs I like, I haven't heard most of her work, but what I have heard, makes me really want to hear the rest, she sounds great. 'Je Suis Jalouse', 'Sister' and 'Comment Dire'.

Oh, before I forget, if you want something more on the rockish side, Plastiscines are enjoyible. I have their first album, I don't think any of the songs are past three minutes, but they're catchy songs. 'Mister Driver', 'No Way' and 'Loser' are good. Most their songs are in English from the debut album.

emi♡	26th August 2009 09:37 AM

hey you guys, I was wondering, do they release singles in france?

I was looking for some Alizee instrumentals~ Or maybe like vinyls?

untitledforayu

26th August 2009 01:29 PM

hey emiko :)
yes, they certainly do release singles in France, in much the same way as they are released in the US and UK.
Mylene Farmer's singles fequently feature intrumentals, but Alizee's singles only have remixes on them with the exeption of J'en ai marre, L'alize, Parler tout bas and Gourmandises.
I don't know how easy it is to find the singles online though, I've never tried :|
Well, I hope that helped! :)

EDIT: Happy Birthday, emiko!

@ blackmage: omg , I didn't see your post before! It must have been amazing meeting Emilie!!! I've only heard the instrumental of Chinatown on her website and it sounds amazing :luv2

Linoa62

26th August 2009 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by emiko (Post 2073085)

hey you guys, I was wondering, do they release singles in france?

I was looking for some Alizee instrumentals~ Or maybe like vinyls?

We release singles in France, but it's pretty rare that there are instrumentals on it ^^
Singles in here it's not like in Japan in some beautiful package and billions of editions, it's just a CD in a cardboard folder XD

Anyway I didn't even know that there was a French Music Thread in here!
Alizee is well known in here it seems (not anymore in France BTW XD)
Mylene Farmer is not as popular as she used to be but she still has a large fanbase in France, her best songs were during the 90's IMO, I don't like at all her songs since "Avant que l'ombre"

For singles, I don't know if you ever been to amazon.fr? It's of course in French but with google translation it should be ok, I don't know about postage fees to your country though
Or try ebay ^^
If you don't want to buy, try KMC, sometimes some members put French things in there

gothicayu

29th August 2009 11:41 PM

finally someone introduved mylene . this woman is GORGEOUS AND AMAZING . i bought all her dvd her concert are always so big and impressive . i love her very fragile and beautiful voice . i wish she could tour in us !!!!

lio is a classic ! i love the banana split song even though its a bit nauthy ;-)

i foudn this :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U_dokSHlqI
it sounds like she was lipsynching

i like sage comme un image too
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuS1l...eature=related

ストロボ・EdGE

30th August 2009 12:15 AM

I've heard some stuff by this French band called AIR that was really good.

Yeli13

30th August 2009 05:42 PM

Just look down, below my signature lol and you'll see that I had already introduce you my favorite french singer^^

Utena

30th August 2009 09:14 PM

I'm french but weirdly I don't listen to french music that much
But I really like Emilie Simon and Mylène Farmer (we both share the same first name ahah)
Air is also really cool.

If you like Sheryfa Luna, check out this one :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=863Yfx2g9Ks

untitledforayu

31st August 2009 09:22 AM

^ ^
LOVE that song Utena! I gotta find more stuff by this girl!! Archibien! :laugh
@ EdGE - AIR is great, Moon Safari is a really good album by them.
@ Yeli13 - I've heard of Lara, but never her music, any fave songs?

Utena

3rd September 2009 06:21 PM

I also really like this song ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKt_O5eOzf0
she won the music show "La Nouvelle Star" last year =)

JackieRos

3rd September 2009 06:53 PM

cant wait for the big machine to be released :luv2

Yeli13

3rd September 2009 07:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by untitledforayu (Post 2078738)

I have a lot, maybe you should download the best I made (see below) or listen to

J'y crois encore
Adagio
The alchemist
Immortelle
Tout... and many more^^

Andrenekoi

3rd September 2009 09:09 PM

A question... what are good album sales by french standart?^^

Yooku

3rd September 2009 10:18 PM

I LOVE French music and it's nice that we have a thread like this on AHS! :) Some of my favorite artists are AaRON, Iris Jenkins, Emilie Simon, Dominique A and Carla Bruni. <3

JackieRos

4th September 2009 12:34 AM

does anybody know where can i find Claire Denamur by Claire Denamur?

untitledforayu

4th September 2009 08:56 AM

It's great to see that so many people on AHS know/appreciate French music!! :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yooku (Post 2082752)

I LOVE French music and it's nice that we have a thread like this on AHS! :) Some of my favorite artists are AaRON, Iris Jenkins, Emilie Simon, Dominique A and Carla Bruni. <3

:laugh You're the first person to mention AaRON on this thread! Le Tunnel D'Or is soo beautiful! Carla Bruni is great too, but I've only heard a couple of her songs. Raphael is probably my faviourite song from her. I haven't heard of Iris Jenkins or Dominique A before, but I just listened to a couple of Dominique A's songs and they're great :D Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yeli13 (Post 2082620)

I have a lot, maybe you should download the best I made (see below) or listen to

J'y crois encore
Adagio
The alchemist
Immortelle
Tout... and many more^^

I just listened to J'y crois encore and I looove it! :love I've been looking for really good power ballads lately. Thanks Yeli! :)
I can't wait to listen to the rest~

Quote:

Originally Posted by (me)JackieRos (Post 2082582)

cant wait for the big machine to be released :luv2

That makes 2 of us! :thud :laugh

Quote:

Originally Posted by Utena (Post 2082559)

I also really like this song ^^

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKt_O5eOzf0
she won the music show "La Nouvelle Star" last year =)

She has such a nice voice! :luv2 Merci bien! :D

DA1SUK1DAY01691

4th September 2009 09:40 AM

Is there anyway to download these songs? I was always interested in French music but never knew where to start! Thanks, these songs are almost ALL amazing!!

zyoeru

4th September 2009 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DA1SUK1DAY01691 (Post 2083155)

Is there anyway to download these songs? I was always interested in French music but never knew where to start! Thanks, these songs are almost ALL amazing!!

I could send you a torrent with Émilie Simon's music? Haha.

I really like Émilie Simon too~. She's very good. :)

DA1SUK1DAY01691

5th September 2009 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zyoeru (Post 2083209)

I could send you a torrent with Émilie Simon's music? Haha.

I really like Émilie Simon too~. She's very good. :)

Wow, could you? I fell in love with Fleur de Saison! :)

Yooku

5th September 2009 11:50 AM

DA1SUK1DAY01691: I introduced some French artists in my journal a while ago and uploaded some sample songs too so I can send the links for you if you're interested.

untitledforayu

5th September 2009 04:11 PM

Émilie Simon Update!!

Previews have been released for every track on 'The Big Machine.'
I think the entire album is in English, which I don't like, but hey, it's Émilie and it doesn't sound too bad!

Enjoy, francophiles:

zyoeru

5th September 2009 06:21 PM

Thanks for that~ I can't wait to hear the full album. *drool*

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