French Pop Songs

Jenifer (Bartoli)  

This French singer from Nice rose to fame as the winner of the first season of the reality show, Star Academy. Since then, she's made 5 studio albums spawning upbeat hits like "J'attends L'Amour," "Ma Revolution" and "Tourner ma Page," with her third album Lunatique reaching to number 1 on the French charts.

Her latest album L'amour & moi, features the hit "Sur le Fil," which was the song of the summer in France. Here's her new single, "Les Jours Electriques":

ADICT  

Now here's something I've never featured here before -- a French girl band. Together Jade, Patou and Sethanie are ADICT (with only one "d"). They hope to follow in the footsteps of Destiny Child, and they're off to a hot start with their catchy, Zouk-tinged single, "Dis moi tout."

Generation Goldman  

The hottest French singers of today's generation were assembled to cover the songs of the influential 80's/90's Pop singer Jean-Jacques Goldman on the tribute album, Generation Goldman. The idea was for the hits of a generation ago to be reinterpreted by the top singers of today. The project has been an absolute smash with the French public, who remember the songs fondly.

Below are four videos in a row from the album. Watch them all and vote for your favorite at the bottom.

First up is the ensemble song, "Famille." The video is a good way to get to know who's who in today's French music scene. I've listed the artists in the video in order of first appearance and linked to their music in case you hear someone you really like:
Irma (piano, at the beginning)
Amel Bent
Zaz
Corneille
Marie-Mai
Florent Mothe
M Pokora
Shy'm
Tal (shown talking, not singing)
Leslie
Christophe Willem
Judith (in bandana)
Ben Falinsky (of the band Ivyrise)

Generation Goldman  

French R&B/Pop star Leslie and the British band Ivyrise (vocalist Ben Falinsky, featured) team up on the English/French hit, "Je te donne."

Generation Goldman  

Here's "La-Bas," featuring Quebecois Rock singer Marie-Mai and supermodel-turned-singer Baptiste Giabiconi. (If you don't like Baptiste in the beginning, give it a chance. He eventually stops "whisper-talking" and really belts it out.)

Generation Goldman  

Here's another hit off the album, "Envole-moi," featuring M. Pokora and Tal.

Gary Fico  

The ladies of French music are really dominating the scene right now, so I had to go back to spring 2012 to find somebody to represent the fellas.

French singer-songwriter Gary Fico blends many different music styles into his own brand of Urban Pop. Here he is with "On Les Aime (les Francaises)."

Kenza Farah  

Marseilles singer Kenza Farah is out with her fourth album, 4 Love. Following up on her hit single, "Quelque part," Kenza teams up with the French rapper Soprano on "Coup de Coeur."

Read more about Kenza Farah >>

Tal   (in the U.S.)
   (iTunes in Europe only)

After her smash hit "On Avance," newcomer Tal lit up the French charts again with her Top 10 single, "Le Sens de la Vie." Now check out her latest single, "Rien n'est parfait" (nothing is perfect).