Get ready for an evening of French chanson and international musical flair when the ensemble Paris Chansons performs at The Birchmere on March 13. The Los Angeles-based group, a seven-member ensemble ...

From Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, you've probably heard 'chanson' music, but you might not be aware of the history and legacy of this oh-so-French artform. If you think of the classic chanson ...

Juliette Gréco enchanted France with her raspy voice and powerful if minimalist stage performances in a career lasting more than six decades. She kept touring and seducing until 2015, a stroke the ...

The muse of existentialists celebrates her 90th birthday on February 7. Here's a look back at French singer Juliette Gréco's impressive 70-year-long career. The Parisian concert hall Olympia was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The recent passing of Jane Birkin was a reminder of just how attached French people are to la chanson française, which literally ...

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died. She was 80. Her death was announced Tuesday on Instagram by ...

The Parisian singer’s take on traditional variété française includes confrontations with mental health, body image and bondage – and her challenge has struck a nerve Accepting the award for the best ...

In the leafy alleys of Shanghai's former French concession, the melody of a classic Chinese pop song drifts through the morning air, but the lyrics are unmistakably French. The voice belongs to Alice ...

'I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.' - Edith Piaf This unique film explores the story of the lyric-driven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and ...

FRENCH singer Christophe died of lung disease aged 74 after reportedly being treated in hospital for coronavirus last month. He was one of the most celebrated performers of the chanson style of pop ...