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YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. In 2012, "Je m'appelle Funny Bear" by German virtual singer Gummibär became the first French-language music video to reach 100 million views. In 2023, Indila's song "Dernière Danse" became the first music video in French to reach 1 billion views.
"La Mer" ("The Sea") is a song by the French composer, lyricist, singer and showman Charles Trenet. The song was first recorded by the French singer Roland Gerbeau in 1945. When Trenet's version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit and has remained a chanson classic and jazz standard ever since.
"My Heart Cries for You" is a popular song, adapted by Carl Sigman and Percy Faith from an 18th-century French melody. [1] The song has been recorded by many singers, the most successful of which was recorded by Guy Mitchell which reached No. 2 on the Billboard chart in 1951.
"On to Paris", music by Gustav Luders, lyrics by Joseph W. Herbert "On to Paris", music by Maury Rubens and Russell Tarbox, lyrics by Charles O. Locke and Frank Bannister "Once in Paris" by Lou Bennett Trio "One Day in Paris" by Martha & the Muffins "One Night in Paris" by 10cc "One Night in Paris" by Casseopaya "One Night in Paris" by Jimmy Pursey
" Plaisir d'amour" ([plɛ.ziʁ da.muʁ], "Pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine. The song was greatly successful in Martini's version.
French singer Raquel Bitton sings "J'attendrai" on her album Boleros. Italian singer Raffaella Carrá covered the song in Italian, titled Tornerai in her 1976 album Forte Forte Forte, and later in Spanish, titled Volveré. Canadian singer Jill Barber covered the song in her French album Chansons, which was released in 2013.
Pont d'Avignon at dusk "Sur le pont d'Avignon" (pronounced [syʁ lə pɔ̃ daviɲɔ̃]) ("On the Bridge of Avignon") is a French song about a dance performed on the Pont d'Avignon (officially Pont Saint-Bénézet) that dates back to the 15th century.
"Chanson D'Amour" (French for 'Love Song'; pronounced [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ damuʁ]) is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. A 1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart. [1]