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French pop music is pop music sung in the French language. It is usually performed by singers from France, Canada, Belgium, Switzerland, or any of the other francophone areas of the world. The target audience is the francophone market (primarily France), which is considerably smaller than and largely independent from the mainstream anglophone ...
French popular music is a music of France belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and mostly distributed commercially. It stands in contrast to French classical music , which historically was the music of elites or the upper strata of society.
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Pop Concerto Orchestra Eden Is a Magic World 1982 1,100,000 [29] Ray Parker Jr. Ghostbusters: 1984/85 1,100,000 [25] Umberto Tozzi: Ti amo: 1978 1,100,000 [24] DJ BoBo "Chihuahua" 2003 1,020,000 [14] Annie Cordy: La bonne du curé: 1974 1,000,000 [34] Charles Aznavour: La Mamma 1969 1,000,000 [35] VOF de Kunst: Suzanne (VOF de Kunst song) 1980 ...
The popularity of French music in the rest of Europe declined slightly, yet the popular chanson and the old motet were further developed during this time. The epicenter of French music moved from Paris to Burgundy, as it followed the Burgundian School of composers. During the Baroque period, music was simplified and restricted due to Calvinist ...
French music history dates back to organum in the 10th century, followed by the Notre Dame School, an organum composition style. Troubadour songs of chivalry and courtly love were composed in the Occitan language between the 10th and 13th centuries, and the Trouvère poet-composers flourished in Northern France during this period.
Pos. Artist Single Year Country Sales [citation needed] Peak [citation needed]; 1 Las Ketchup "The Ketchup Song (Aserejé)" 2002 Spain 1,750,000 1 2 Ilona Mitrecey "Un Monde parfait"
Yé-yé (French: ⓘ) or yeyé [1] (Spanish:) was a style of pop music that emerged in Western and Southern Europe in the early 1960s. The French term yé-yé was derived from the English "yeah! yeah!", popularized by British beat music bands such as the Beatles. [2]