@Yoake
Lara Fabian actually has some hits here in Brazil and even recorded some (one?) songs in Portuguese!^^ I will check the others out!
@attractive nausea
I do like the stuff Alizee did with Mylene, and her more alternative releases were surprisingly good, but every time she goes pop again a unicorn dies.
Lorie... I listened to some of her stuff and felt 2nd hand embarasment @_@ I really like Shy'm and was obsessed with her last year... Sad to hear her sales are falling, she is an amazing performer and her music is pretty good too. First noticed her because everytime I searched about the french acts I liked there were always photos and news of her. Now I'm knowing Olivia Ruiz (a big friend of mine loves her and made me curious) and Indila (my crush sent me some of her songs and I liked them). Listened to lots of Emilie Simon some years ago, but I don't know if any of those are considered pop stars over there^^
@orbitalaspect
I don't love Jolin, IMO she either has AMAZING material or really forgetable-but-catchy stuff... I never got the whole "she copies Ayu" thing as I don't think their music, style or public image is anything similar. I will check out the other stars you pointed out^^
To French people in general: I noticed that Mylene is getting A LOT of attention lately on pop music related sites and blogs written in English, she also has been mentioned a lot in the portuguese pop media for the last 2 or 3 years... How does it feel for you guys to see the biggest pop diva from your country getting worldwide recognization after her 50's? xD