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French music for the summer sun
Olivier Jauffrit of French radio station Paris Chanson chose a Charles Trenet song which he says it perfect for sunny days saying “The one you …
French Music: Lucienne Boyer
Olivier Jauffrit of radio station Paris Chanson says of Lucienne Boyer’s performance of ‘Parlez-moi d’Amour’ “… it is one of the best French love songs …
My French Music: Cora Vaucaire
Cora Vaucaire was born Genevieve Collin on 22 July 1918 in Marseille and enjoyed a successful singing career in France particularly in the 1950s. …
My French Music: Les Parisiennes
Paris Chanson, the French radio show and music experts choose a singer, group or musical excerpt that represents French music: the French girl band “Les …
French Music: Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Moreau is best known as an actress but is also a singer, screenwriter and director. Born in Paris 23 January 1928 to an …
French Music: Dario Moreno
Born David Arugete 3rd April, 1921 to Jewish parents in Turkey, Dario Moreno as he became, was an actor, composer and singer who had …
French Music: Jean Ferrat
Born Jean Tenenbaum in Hauts-de-Seine 26 December 1930, Jean Ferrat (as he became) did not have an easy upbringing. His father, a Russian died at …
French Music: Françoise Hardy
Françoise Hardy was born in Paris 17 January 1944. She began her career at 18 in 1962 and became one of the most successful singers …
French Music: Maurice Chevalier
“The French are true romantics. They feel the only difference between a man of forty and one of seventy is thirty years of experience.” So …
French Music: Juliette Gréco
Born 7 February 1927 in Montpelier, South of France, Juliette Gréco has had the sort of life that you think only exists in books and …