Thursday, August 9, 2007
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Keny Arkana - Victoria
Keny Arkana is a French rap artist. She is active in the alter-globalization movement with "La Rage Du Peuple," a collective (cf. English "clan" or "crew") formed in 2004 in the Noailles quarter of Marseilles.
Born in Marseilles in 1983 of Argentine heritage, Arkana began rapping in 1996. She formed the collectives Mars Patrie and later Etat-Major, gaining performance experience in the Marseilles underground scene, culminating in the 2003 release of Etat Major's first mixtape.
After several solo appearances on various projects, Arkana released her first EP "Le Missile est Lancé". Her first album "Entre ciment et Belle Étoile" was released in October 2006. Her first single, "La Rage," released in 2006, pointedly references the 2005 civil unrest in France.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Pascal Obispo - Chanteur ideal
Pascal Obispo (born 8 January 1965 in Bergerac, Dordogne, France) is a French Occitan singer/songwriter.
Pascal Obispo started singing in 1980. He got his first record deal in 1990, Le Long du Fleuve. When his second album came out(Plus Que Tout au Monde) his songs became a huge success and are still very popular today. Some of his most famous songs are Plus que tout au monde, Laurelenn, Tombé pour elle, Lucie, Personne and Fan. He is also well known for his various escapades, his unconservative behavior, his haircut, etc. His name is an anagram of the painter Pablo Picasso.
Obispo used his popularity to help with humanitarian work and particularly with work to stop the AIDS epidemic. He has worked with many other well-known artists such as Florent Pagny, Johnny Hallyday, Patricia Kaas. (*)
Thierry Amiel - De la haut
Thierry Amiel (b. October 18, 1982) is a French singer and songwriter from Marseille, France. He rose to fame after coming in second place to Jonatan Cerrada on the first edition of the French 'Pop Idol', A La Recherche De La Nouvelle Star.
Thierry grew up in Auriol, a town inVanessa Paradis - Divine Idylle
Mathieu Chedid -M- & Sean Lennon - L'Eclipse
Emmanuel Moire - Mon Essentiel
Emmanuel Moire released his first solo album, titled "Là Où Je Pars", on November 13th 2006 along with his first single "Le Sourire". (*)
Christope - Double Je
Monday, July 16, 2007
Calogero - Pomme C
Calogero (born Calogero Maurici on July 30, 1971 in Échirolles, near Grenoble) is a French singer.
By the age of six Calogero had already taken an interest in music. He quickly learned to play several instruments, including the flute, piano and bass, and in 1986 became the lead singer and song-writer for a band called Les Charts, that he started together with his brother, Gioacchino, and a childhood friend, Francis Maggiulli. Between 1989 and 1997, Les Charts released 5 albums : L'océan sans fond (1989), Notre monde à nous (1991), Hannibal, (1994), Acte 1 (1995), and Changer (1997).
As the band began to lose its momentum, Calogero decided to launch himself as a solo artist and gathered important connections by writing songs and collaborating with already popular artists, such as Zazie and Pascal Obispo. The latter helped produce Calogero's first solo album Au milieu des Autres (2000). His second album, CALOGERO (2002) was a huge success with the hit singles "En apesanteur", "Aussi libre que moi", "Tien an men" and "Prendre racine". Finally, in 2004, Calogero released 3, featuring "Face à la mer" a duet with French rapper Passi and several other top singles such as "Yalla" and "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer".
Calogero's moving lyrics and frail, tender voice have made him one of France's top pop/rock singers.
Calogero has released his fourth studio album "Pomme C" on 12 March 2007. (*)
Rose - Ciao bella
Rose, de son vrai nom Keren Meloul, est une chanteuse française, née le 24 mai 1978 à Nice. Elle est également auteur et compositeur.
Son pseudonyme vient du film The Rose de Mark Rydell, inspiré de la vie de Janis Joplin.
Après des études de droit, elle a été professeur d'école pendant deux ans avant de se lancer dans la musique.
On a pu la voir d'abord en première partie d' Alain Souchon en Mars 2006 à l'Olympia et en Juin 2006 au Zénith, ainsi que de Skye au Café de la Danse, Patxi à l'Européen, Jehro au Bataclan. Elle fait aussi les premières parties d'Axelle Red à la Cigale, Olivia Ruiz et de The Servant lors de leurs tournées fin 2006/début 2007.
Cette fan de Janis Joplin et qui ne le cache pas, est un vrai mélange entre celle-ci et Bob Dylan
Monday, June 25, 2007
Tryo - Hymne de nos campagnes
Tryo is a French 'unplugged' reggae acoustic band, popular in Europe and in Quebec, consisting of 3 French guitarists, a Latin American percussionist, and a producer : Guizmo, Christophe Mali, Manu Eveno, Daniel "Danielito" Bravo and Bibou.
Tryo have been wildly popular throughout France partly due to their politically charged lyrics, whilst also showing a fun side with a range of humorous songs, especially true in their live performances.
They take a left wing stance, criticizing various French politicians such as Charles Pasqua (named in corruption scandals concerning suburban low cost housing or HLM) and Le Pen and world leaders (George Bush, for example) in their music. The band also have a 'tolerant' view on cannabis, most obviously demonstrated by 'La Main Verte' from the 'Mamagubida' album.
The drug references have been notably toned down in their later albums. This, along with other factors such as fewer political references and their popularity amongst a younger French crowd, have led some fans to accuse Tryo of becoming more commercial as they progress.
They have sold more than 900,000 albums worldwide and celebrated their 10 year anniversary in 2006, followed by a nationwide tour. (*)
Sunday, June 24, 2007
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Emmanuel Moire - Ca me fait du bien
Emmanuel Moire released his first solo album, titled "Là Où Je Pars", on November 13th 2006 along with his first single "Le Sourire". This is the second single
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Monday, May 7, 2007
Superbus - Lola
Monday, April 30, 2007
Monday, April 16, 2007
Saturday, March 31, 2007
AaRon - U-turn (Lili)
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Les enfoirés -Aimer à perdre la raison
Patrick Bruel - Je fais semblant
It can also be found at the official site, where you'll find more clips of Patrick (http://www.patrickbruel.com - audio/video)
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Edith Piaf - Non je ne regrette rien
(tekst en vertaling)
Sunday, January 7, 2007
Benabar - Diner
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