Know any Famous french singers? [that sing in french?]?

Question

u kno any?

Answer 1

The first that comes to my mind is Gilbert Bécaud. He's really famous in Europe (but he's an oldie).

Juliette Gréco

Yves Montand wasn't just an actor, he also sang I think.

otherwise I can just send you to Wikipedia:

Answer 2

Johnny Hallyday popped into my mind immediately (even though he's Belgian). My french teacher loves him to death and played his music a lot in class. He's practically a living legend. I've become appreciative of his music ("Noir C'est Noir"; brilliant!)

Answer 3

Old ones, now dead :

Georges Brassens, Serge Gainsbourg, Gilbert Bécaud, Yves Montand, Charles Trénet, Tino Rossi, Edith Piaf, Barbara....

Another very good singer was Jacques Brel,. Hsang in french, but he was from Belgium.

Actual most known singers : (not young for most of them...)

Patrick Bruel, Michel Sardou, Charles Aznavour, Henri Salvador, Louis Chedid, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Johnny Halliday, ...and of course there are many younger singers....

Answer 4

Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour are the most representative singers in french.

Answer 5

Hey, you got many answers.

Tiramisu's right, but a little late.

Cecile's got the best answer.

Eclipse_'s right too, but theu are too much commercial "artists".

One good and RECENT : Thomas Fersen.

He's only too much parisian.

Answer 6

I love Hélène Segara. She has such a beautiful voice. Here she is with Boncelli;

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=XHWD7z0N7U...

I love JJ Goldman too.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=jJzcnqw0Ya...

and Pascal Obisbo. here is is with Florent Pagny, another famous singer.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=EwrpwHRcix...

Right now I'm a little sick of Julia Zanetti. She sings the Barbie movie songs so my 5 year old is smitten. We have to play her stuff in the car or she wont cooperate on the way to school.

http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=T3lLEURFGt...

I'm just happy it's not Lara Fabian...

Answer 7

alizée. so hot i cant even begin to explain......

Answer 8

Jean-Jacques Goldman

Pascal Obispo

Johnny Halliday

Claude François

Eddie Mitchel

Answer 9

BTW, Charles Aznavour has a fabulous voice, but he is not really French.  I love Edith Piaf.  

If you want to know singers who sing in French but are not necessarily French themselves, add  Bruno Pelletier, Garou, Patrick Fiori to the list.  Pelletier may be French, I'm not sure.

Thanks to whomever corrected me.  I was under the impression that Aznavour was not born in France, but moved there as a child.  Sorry for the mistake!

Answer 10

M and Anais are my favourites..

Answer 11

I have Janet Seidl Comme ce, comme ca album.  I got it in singapore though.

Answer 12

You want singers famous in france or outside the french borders as well?

Vanessa Paradis, mainly famous worldwide because she's Johnny Depp's wife.

Johnny Hallyday

Pascal Obispo

Patricia Kaas

Rita Mitsouko, that's a group

Les Negresses Vertes, a group

Laurent Voulzy

Lorie

Serge Gainsbourg

Celine Dion sings in french cos she's french-Canadian