Who were the yé-yé girls?
In the mid-sixties, the French charts were awash with hits from female singers who collectively became known as the yé-yé girls. Though their styles were...
In the mid-sixties, the Frenc...
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16 things you possibly didn’t know about French music
Today is La Fête de la Musique, that wonderful French festival where (often) free music events take place across France. To celebrate this annual noise-fest,...
Today is La Fête de la Musique...
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9 French nursery rhymes that will make you go WTF?
At home we probably listen to and sing more French children's songs than English. And that's fine, it's nice to have an alternative to Old...
At home we probably listen to ...
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The biggest rock star you’ve never heard of
If you have lived in France longer than five minutes, you will have been made aware of a person known as Johnny Hallyday. You may...
If you have lived in France lo...
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