The French singer Bertrand Boulbar lands in New York, the first stop on his trip across the United States. Follow him along his westward journey through songs from his latest album, Motor Hotel.

Born and raised in the Pyrenees region of southern France, Cali was an aspiring rugby player before attending a U2 concert at the age of 17.

Céline Dion laments the difficulties of life and its obstacles in her poignant song "Je sais pas" (I Don't Know), from 1995.

Unique and talented young singer-songwriter Charles-Baptiste brings us “Sale type”: a lighthearted song for the broken-hearted. Sing it from the rooftops, Charles!

Charles-Baptiste returns to us with a new existential song: “Je sais,” or how he moved on to a new stage in life.

Men, women, love: Charles-Baptiste tells us what’s special (and what’s universal) about his love life in New York, and lets us in on the secret to his success. You have to get your hands dirty!

DJ Gilb’R and I:Cube, a unique duo, are the key ingredients of Château Flight. Their innovative electro-fusion beat, with hints of everything from pop to soul, is demonstrated on their album, The Meal.

Héloïse Letissier took on the stage name Christine and the Queens in honor of the drag queen performers she met in a London club at a low point in her life. They helped her reinvent herself as Christine, a powerful, confident persona that she took on to counteract her shy offstage self.

Christine and The Queens, aka Héloïse Létissier, sings a haunting live version of "Chaleur Humaine" (Human Warmth). The song's poetic lyrics explore questions of sexual identity and beauty.

Christine sings "La marcheuse" (The Walker), from her latest album Chris. Dressed as a bullfighter, she walks the deserted streets of a village to confront those who want to harm her. Or is it her own demons?

Philippe composed a short piano melody for Claire. After playing it for her, he teaches her some basic chords.

The French-Canadian singer Béatrice Martin, aka Cœur de Pirate (Pirate's Heart), sings a beautiful, sad song on love lost.

Cœur de Pirate (Pirate's Heart) sings a cover of Renaud's "Mistral Gagnant." Written for his daughter Lolita, the song revisits Renaud's childhood through the lens of old-time French candies such as Carambars, Car-en-Sacs, Roudoudous, and the titular Mistral Gagnants.

After finding early success in his native Rwanda in ’93, Corneille was forced to flee his country. “Comme un fils” (“Like a Son”) is representative of his soul roots and affinity for emotional melodies.

Grab your bottle of rum, your peg-leg, and your black flag and sail the seas with Cré Tonnerre. Cha Cha Cha!