"I remember when I was little, on long car rides with my dad, I would sing Piaf songs at the top of my lungs. Who knows why I'd discovered Piaf, how I'd discovered her? Had he introduced me to her? And how could I have done that, if we didn't have a record player or a radio at home?"

Danse encore : c'est un refus de l'immobile et de l'essoufflement. Le titre du neuvième album de Clarika traduit un geste d'obstination, un désir, le voeu de rester en mouvement. Danser encore, même si le sol tremble. Sans frein, danser au-dessus de l'anxiété générale et des petits tracas. Danser avec les figures familières, et les nouvelles. Faire valser nos intimes et en reconnaître la poésie, même simple, même inaperçue.

Édith Piaf is almost universally regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Still revered as an icon decades after her death, "The Sparrow" served as a touchstone for virtually every chansonnier, male or female, who followed her. Her greatest strength wasn't so much her technique, or the purity of her voice, but the raw, passionate power of her singing. (Given her extraordinarily petite size, audiences marveled all the more at the force of her vocals.) Her style epitomized that of the classic French chanson: highly emotional, even melodramatic, with a wide, rapid vibrato that wrung every last drop of sentiment from a lyric. She preferred melancholy, mournful material, singing about heartache, tragedy, poverty, and the harsh reality of life on the streets; much of it was based to some degree on her real-life experiences, written specifically for her by an ever-shifting cast of songwriters.

Sylvie Vartan's 1976 album, Qu'est-ce qui fait pleurer les blondes?, marks a significant moment in her transition from a "yé-yé" idol to a mature, high-production French pop superstar. Critics and fans generally view it as a high point of her 1970s discography, praised for its polished arrangements and "national treasure" status.

After fifteen years of a career that has been driven at breakneck speed around the world, Zaz has released the album of her dreams. A collection of highly personal songs whose subject matter is sure to reach a universal level, as it contains biographical narratives.

Charles Aznavour was a French and Armenian singer-songwriter, actor, and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his distinctive vibrato tenor voice: clear and ringing in its upper reaches, with gravelly and profound low notes. In a career as a singer and songwriter, spanning over 70 years, he recorded more than 1,200 songs, in various languages. Moreover, he wrote or co-wrote more than 1,000 songs for himself and others. Aznavour is regarded as one of the greatest songwriters in history and an icon of 20th-century pop culture.

Eric Cantona has always loved music. For him, it is an extension of his overall work, an extension of his absolute need to express himself, just like theater, cinema, painting, poetry, and photography. The album features eleven songs written and composed by Cantona (with ‘Avoir le choix’ and ‘Perfect Imperfection’ co-written with Johan Dalgaard, and ‘Droigts’ composed by Gaëtan Roussel).

"French Groove" captures the stylish spirit of a new wave of Francophone musicians who blend upbeat global rhythms and retro cool with an inimitable French touch.

French Bossa Nova is a musical journey from the sun-drenched beaches of Rio to the romantic cafés of Paris, blending Brazilian bossa nova with the elegance of French chanson. Ever since bossa nova emerged in 1950s Brazil, this sophisticated mix of relaxed samba rhythms, refined harmonies, and poetic lyrics has found a receptive audience in France.

David Alexandre Winter, Herbert Léonard, Christian Delagrange etc.

Tout feu, tout bleu. S’il fallait dépeindre le nouvel album de Jil Caplan avec des couleurs, ce serait celles-là. Feu comme le brasier de la colère et l’incendie de la passion, bleu comme l’azur infini et les meurtrissures de l’âme. La braise et le blues, la flamme et le spleen. Il conviendrait aussi d’y ajouter sensualité et mélancolie, tournoyant dans un tourbillon d’émotions. Comme un soleil noir, aussi sombre qu’incandescent. Sur les cendres danser, pour retrouver la joie, l’envol, pour revivre tout simplement. Après la pop électro de Derrière la porte et le jazz manouche d’Imparfaite, ses précédents albums, Jil Caplan revient à ses éternelles amours, un retour aux sources qui l’ont toujours nourrie : le folk rock à guitares, les ballades charnelles, les harmonies subtiles, quelque part entre Paul McCartney et Jeff Buckley.

Salvatore Adamo is a Belgian-Italian musician, singer, and composer, who is known for his romantic ballads. Adamo was born in Comiso, Sicily, Italy, and has lived in Belgium since the age of three, which is why he has dual citizenship. By the second half of the sixties, Adamo had become the world's second best-selling musician after The Beatles. Through his career, he sold more than 80 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide, making him the best-selling Belgian artist of all time, and one of the most commercially successful musicians in the world.

Jacques Romain Georges Brel was a Belgian singer and actor who composed and performed theatrical songs. He generated a large, devoted following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson.

Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 17 October 1995. Led by the number-one single "XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work. Although it received mixed reviews from critics, the album was very successful, peaking at no.1 and staying on the French album chart for almost two years.

En 2024, Brigitte Fontaine présentait Pick-Up, album de haute volée poétique et mélodique, qui a conquis public et critiques musicaux. Un an s’est écoulé, et Brigitte Fontaine nous replonge aujourd’hui dans l’univers de cet album avec Pick-Up : Face B (inédits & remixes). Toujours épaulée par The Limiñanas, Brigitte propose six chansons inédites, enregistrées lors des sessions de Pick-Up, ainsi que des versions réorchestrées de « Embrassons-nous » et « Le beau temps », ces huit titres mêlant une nouvelle fois poésie, énergie saturée et transe garage. Pick-Up : Face B (inédits & remixes) est une nouvelle invitation à (re)découvrir Brigitte Fontaine, artiste hors normes et enfant terrible qui aura traversé l’existence en restant, à tout âge, malicieuse, sauvage et rebelle – mais jamais adulte.