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French rock is a form of rock music produced in France, primarily with lyrics in the French language. French rock was born as early as mid-1950s, when writer, songwriter and jazz player Boris Vian wrote parody rock songs for Magali Noël or Henri Salvador. Although Vian despised rock and wrote these songs as attacks, they are highly acclaimed ...
The first distinct French pop music styles that emerged were the French rock and the yé-yé, which originated in France during the 1960s. They were influenced by the American rock & roll of the 1950s. In the early days, this style of French pop music was easily distinguishable from the earlier category of French music called chanson in English ...
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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.
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View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; Edit; View history; General ... French pop rock music groups (2 P) French post-punk music groups (1 C ...
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Les Variations was a French rock band from the late 1960s to mid-1970s that sang mostly in English and was known for its rock guitar-based music. [1] Several of its members were born in Morocco and were of Jewish origin.