Thanks to a comment from one of my favorite bloggers last week, I decided to repeat my Chanteurs post for a Chanteuses version this week. Herewith, some of my favorite female French (or Francophone) singers. Who are your’s?
Edith Piaf, tops my list, bien sûr !
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You can’t listen to la môme without really feeling like you are sitting in a cafe in 1930s or 40s Paris sipping a cafe and watching passersby. If you haven’t yet seen her biopic La vie en rose starring Marion Cotillard, hurry up and do so! It is a spectacular film.
Carla Bruni, the former first lady, I love. She’s Italian, lives in France, and sings in Italian, French and English.
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Dalida, Italian and born in Cairo, who similarly to Bruni, sang in many different languages, like Egyptian Arabic, French, German, Italian and English.
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Finally, how can you deny Brigitte Bardot, the ultimate symbol of French beauty and allure? Just look at her!
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Check out some of my favorite songs below. Who do you prefer?
Another fabulous list!! Thanks for tracking down the great clips. Dalida is a favorite! T.
I actually didn’t know much about her at all before, so thanks for the intro!!