As a tribute to Françoise Hardy, who passed away recently, let's listen to her beautifully sad song, "Mon amie la rose" (My Friend the Rose). An ode to beauty and friendship, and also a lament on life and the passage of time.

Louane sings live her hit song "Si t'étais là" (If You Were Here). It's a mournful song in which she communicates in her own way with the loved ones she lost.

Zouzou sings "Il est parti comme il était venu" (He Left as He Had Come), a fleeting love story about a young man who disappeared as quickly as he came into her life.

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

Michel Sardou sings one of his hit songs, "Comme d'habitude" (As Usual). If it sounds familiar to to you, it may be because Frank Sinatra used the melody for his own hit song, "My Way."

Mademoiselle K and Zazie bring us "Me taire te plaire." The song's title means "keeping quiet to please you" (with tongue in cheek, perhaps?). We're certainly glad these two ladies aren't too quiet to sing to us!

Mellow musician Bertrand Pierre sets the poignant poetry of French grand écrivain Victor Hugo to slow and soulful musical compositions. A man of many talents, Bertrand Pierre is also quite a performer live and acoustically.

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.

In "Rétine" (Retina), Amir declares his love to his girlfriend, who is definitely the apple of his eye!

Slimane declares his love for the person who makes his heart beat faster, hoping to convince her that the difficulties in their relationship pale in comparison to the intensity of his feelings.

In her single 2019 "Rien à prouver" (Nothing to Prove), Yseult sings about her struggles on the road to success.

At just 16 years old, French YouTube star and actress Adèle Castillon released her song "Amour plastique" (Plastic Love) with her band Videoclub. This song portrays a sincere first love between two teenagers.

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

Zaz sings "Demain c'est toi" (Tomorrow It's You) from her new album Effet miroir (Mirror Effect). She gives us a hint of things to come in her personal life. Who might she bring into the world?

In this melancholy piano ballad, Louane Emera confesses her doubts and fears to her late mother. "Everything will start again in the spring," she sings, "except indelible loves."