Albums of Chanson music
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Mireille Mathieu
Ciao Bambino Sorry (2CD) '2001 -
Edith Piaf
30e Anniversaire CD1 '1993 -
Marie Laforet
Greatest Hits '2001 -
Edith Piaf
30e Anniversaire CD2 '1993 -
Patricia Kaas
Star Profile '2000 -
Garou
Garou '2006 -
Patricia Kaas
Rendez-vous Cd1 '1998 -
Zaz
Zaz (Limited Special Edition) '2011 -
Joe Dassin
Éternel... '2005 -
Joe Dassin
Éternel... '2005 -
Francoise Hardy
Parentheses '2006 -
Charles Aznavour
La Boheme '1996 -
Guesch Patti
Blonde '1995 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.1 L'ete Indien '1989 -
Patricia Kaas
Rendez-vous Cd2 '1998 -
Vanessa Paradis
Divinidylle (with 3 bonus tracks) '2007 -
Mireille Mathieu
Grand Collection '2001 -
Joe Dassin
Blue Country '1979 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.2 The Guitar Don't Lie '1989 -
Yves Montand
Souvenirs (CD2) '2003 -
Yves Montand
Souvenirs (CD1) '2003 -
Serge Gainsbourg
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons (CD1) '2006 -
Joe Dassin
Little Italy (+ Marcella) '1982 -
Joe Dassin
15 Ans Deja.. '1978 -
Joe Dassin
Joe '1972 -
Joe Dassin
Elle Etait Oh... '1971 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.4 Les Champs-elysees (compilation) '1989 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.3 Les Dalton '1989 -
Olivia Ruiz
La Femme Chocolat '2005 -
Camille
Le Sac Des Filles '2003 -
Charles Aznavour
40 Chansons D'or (CD2) '1996 -
Charles Aznavour
40 Chansons D'or (CD1) '1996 -
Francoise Hardy
Les Grands Succes De Francoise Hardy '1987 -
Serge Gainsbourg
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons - Aux Armes Et Caetera (CD5) '2006 -
Devotchka
Una Volta '2003 -
Francis Cabrel
Hors-Saison '1999 -
Serge Gainsbourg
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons - Melody Nelson (CD4) '2006 -
Patricia Kaas
Cafe Noir '1996 -
Joe Dassin
L'ete Indien (orig. Single) '1975 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.6 Si tu t'appelles melancolie '1989 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.9 Faut pas faire de la peine a John '1989 -
Various Artists
Cesaria Evora And '2010 -
Francoise Hardy
Messages Personnels '2003 -
Keren Ann
Keren Ann '2007 -
Charles Aznavour
Moi J'fais Mon Rond '2005 -
Serge Gainsbourg
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons - Bonnie And Clyde (CD3) '2006 -
Serge Gainsbourg
Les 100 Plus Belles Chansons - La Javanaise (CD2) '2006 -
Jane Birkin
Baby Alone In Babylone '1983 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.8 La Demoiselle De Deshonneur '1989 -
Joe Dassin
Vol.5 Salut les amoureux '1989 -
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Charles Aznavour
Je M’voyais Déjà '2004 [SACD] -
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Charles Aznavour
La Mamma '1995 [SACD] -
Charles Aznavour
Plus bleu... '1997 [SACD] -
Joe Dassin
Best Of 3 CD (L'Album Souvenir) '2010 -
Bruno Pelletier
Miserere '1997 -
Mireille Mathieu
Singt Ennio Morricone '1974 -
Serge Gainsbourg
...Et Cetera - Live Au Palace 79 (Cd 1) '1979 -
Jane Birkin
Fictions '2006 -
Pupo
Gelato Al Cioccolato '1979 -
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ZAZ
Paris '2014 -
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Francoise Hardy
Le Double Disque D'or De Francoise Hardy '1977 -
Gigliola Cinquetti
Os Grandes Sucessos De Gigliola Cinquetti '2005 -
Dalida
L'original 15 Ans Déjà... '2002 [SACD] -
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Charles Aznavour
Il Faut Savoir '1961 [SACD]
The genre was used by French cabaret singers in the late XIX century - first half of XX century. The most famous of them are Aristide Bruant and Mistranslating, who still remain legends of chanson music download. From cabaret this modification moved into a French pop music of the XX century. Along with the genre of cabaret there was a direction of "realistic song", represented almost exclusively by women. The most famous performers were Damian Fréhel and Edith Piaf, who still remain the main reason why people buy chanson music. In 1950s, there formed two main directions of the original French-language songs available to date.
Classical chanson
The first of them is focused on poetic component of the song, and the author him/herself is usually a performer. This genre is associated primarily with the names of:
- Maurice Chevalier
- Charles Trenet
- Edith Piaf
They continued the tradition of the realistic song and became leaders of chanson download. The greatest representatives of this trend are the French Léo Ferré, Georges Brassens and the Belgian Jacques Brel. Charles Aznavour and Salvatore Adamo are also worldwide famous, although their works are closer to the traditional pop song. However, they still crown the charts of chanson music download. Representatives of this poetic and musical direction do fully comply with the term chansonnier.
Representatives of the so-called "new chanson" (nouvelle chanson), or "new scene" (nouvelle scène française) are younger generation of French artists. In their works, they do not refuse to use the latest techniques of modern easy listening, including elements of rock, Latin, and various other ethnic rhythms, electronic music, and so on. However, they are still very demanding in respect to their lyrics. Start of the "new chanson" is associated with the name of Dominique A (one of leaders of chanson download of the last decade of the twentieth century). Among popular singers, who came to the stage in the XXI century, are
- Benjamin Bёle
- Coralie Clément
- Keren Ann
- Olivia Ruiz and many others.
Recently, Art Com label released the collection called Chanson Française (The Most Famous French Songs), where it gathered the best chanson MP3s in FLAC quality. You can buy it on numerous sites and get to know chanson music better.
Pop direction
Another direction of French song of the second half of the XX century is a pop song performed by chanteurs (singers). Representatives of this trend are often the singers of songs of their own composition, but due to the simplification of the poetic content they are not chansonniers in the fullest sense of the word. The popular performers of French pop songs are Yves Montand, Henri Salvador, Mireille Mathieu, Enrico Macias, Joe Dassin, Delilah, Patricia Kaas, Lara Fabian, Mylène Farmer. Their songs are available on many sites, but not all of them provide their tracks in MP3, M4A and FLAC formats to preserve lossless quality.
The border between these two directions is quite conventional, and not all French-speaking singers can be unambiguously attributed to one or the other direction. Outside the French-speaking countries all artists singing in French are often called chansonnier.