Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Louane's touching single "Les Étoiles" (The Stars) expresses the pain of abandonment and disillusionment, but also the resolution to turn the page and move on.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France, Mali
French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura performs "Copines" (Girlfriends), her 2018 single that reached the top of the charts with over 272 million views on YouTube.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In this song, Keen'V dreams of fleeing to Tahiti, where he'll "live his best life." If only he weren't in COVID lockdown!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
In her 2019 hit "Noir," Yseult sings about everything in her life being black, in multiple senses of the word. Check out her other videos on Yabla here.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
This very emotional song by Aldebert is a conversation between a dad and his daughter. You might want to grab some tissues for this one!
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Alizée sings her hit single "Moi... Lolita" (Me... Lolita) from her debut album Gourmandises (Delicacies). The song is based on the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Sophie-SongJa Lévy takes us into her music workshop, SongJa Flûtes. She is a transverse flute (concert flute) specialist who will show you the different parts of the instrument and teach you a few technical terms.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
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?
Difficulty: Intermediate
Belgium
Belgian singer Angèle invites us inside her head as she shares her deepest longings and imaginings in "Je veux tes yeux" (I Want Your Eyes). Starting from a photograph, she drifts into a daydream of love illustrated by a beautiful sequences of images.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Madame Monsieur sings "Mercy," a song based on the true story of a baby girl who was born on board a Nigerian refugee ship. Her mother went into labor on her way to a refugee camp in Sicily.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Louane Emera sings On était beau (We Were Beautiful), a song about the breakup of a relationship. Everything reminds her of her lover, and she can't get him out of her mind.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
"Pour la peine" (For the Pain) is a song from the musical 1789: The Lovers of the Bastille that tells the story of two lovers during the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
Johnny Hallyday's song "Seul" (Alone) is from his 2014 album "Rester Vivant" (Staying Alive). His performance is especially moving now that this famous rock star is no longer with us (Johnny died on December 5, 2017). The poignant lyrics seem like a farewell to his family and his fans.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
A group of talented French children decide to pay tribute to the famous singer Michel Sardou by singing one of his hits, "Les lacs du Connemara" (The Lakes of Connemara). This iconic song, a tribute to Ireland, still captures the imagination of many French people.
Difficulty: Intermediate
France
"Tomber dans ses yeux" (To Fall into Her Eyes) is a song from the musical Les Amants de la Bastille (The Lovers of the Bastille), a love story set during the leadup to the storming of the Bastille in 1789. This video gives you a sneak peek of the musical as well as some behind-the-scenes footage.
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