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As a writer/producer he worked on early hits by Celine Dion, earning him his one U.S. Nobody embodied ‘80s/’90s French pop like Goldman, a singer/writer with a wide stylistic reach and an unfailing commercial knack. Fans of French singers will love her album Paris, a set of classic songs about that city. But 2010’s infectious “Je Veux” became an international hit and established Zaz as an artist in her own right, updating vintage gypsy jazz with modern soul touches. Zaz (born Isabelle Geffroy) got widely compared to Edith Piaf early on they both started as street performers, have similarly husky voices, and even look somewhat alike. Though the group courted controversy in its early days, they have since adopted a more socially conscious direction. Formed as a collective in Paris, the group now includes eight rappers with a diversity of approaches. Among the pop standards he originated were “Mais qu’est-ce que j’ai,” which was cowriter Piaf’s parting gift when he left her act and “Les Feuilles mortes,” which Johnny Mercer later anglicized as “Autumn Leaves.” – Brett MilanoĬurrently at the forefront of French rap, Sexion d’Assaut would sound refreshingly old-school to American ears their songs feature a live-band sound and plenty of hooks. Discovered by Edith Piaf in 1944, he grew out of the cabaret circuit and became an international film star, also doing a one-man Broadway show in 1960.

(They sang together in the 1960 film Let’s Make Love, in which Montand also romanced Marilyn Monroe). Though Italian-born, Montand was one of the great French pop singers, with a lightly swinging touch that made him a kindred spirit to Bing Crosby. With his provocative songs, this former session guitarist turned actor remains one of the most popular French singers and musicians in the French-speaking world.

The former teen idol turned cult hero of 60s French musicians captured the rebellious spirit of American rock’n’roll. Like most of her work since, the sound was kept intimate and largely acoustic. – Brett Milanoĭespite never having broken out of his native country, the most beloved of French singers, Johnny Hallyday, retains his reputation as being the Elvis Presley of France and putting his own Gallic stamp of hip-gyrating rock’n’roll for decades.Ĭarla Bruni was already a world-famous model, but not yet the First Lady of France, when she made her French singing debut with 2003’s, “Quelqu’un m’a dit.” And it wasn’t just her celebrity that made the album a runaway hit: Writing most of the songs herself, she proved a successor to the best of 60s French pop, even drawing the one cover from Serge Gainsbourg. The oft-recorded “You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me” was one of the sweetest signature tunes for one of the most iconic French singers.

He was admired by the leading film and Broadway composers, and got to introduce songs by Rogers and Hart, Gershwin, and Berlin.

There was far more to Chevalier’s career than the borderline-camp song he’s best remembered for, “Thank Heaven for Little Girls.” In a career that spanned 60 years including both world wars, Chevalier was the embodiment of the suave French leading man, making films with everyone from Sinatra to Jayne Mansfield to the Marx Brothers.