Difficulty:
Newbie
France
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."
Difficulty:
Newbie
France
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!
Difficulty:
Newbie
France
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.
Difficulty:
Newbie
Canada
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In "Rétine" (Retina), Amir declares his love to his girlfriend, who is definitely the apple of his eye!
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In her single 2019 "Rien à prouver" (Nothing to Prove), Yseult sings about her struggles on the road to success.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
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.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Philippe composed a short piano melody for Claire. After playing it for her, he teaches her some basic chords.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
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?
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
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."
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
In her song "Nos secrets" (Our Secrets), pop singer Louane Emera laments a relationship that is fading like "a bouquet of maybes." It's a melancholy and philosophical song about coming to terms with a broken relationship.
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Vianney and Anne Sila sing a beautiful cover of Francis Cabrel's "L'encre de tes yeux" (The Ink of Your Eyes) on Le Grand Studio RTL (Radio Télé Luxembourg).
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
For the opening of the show "Dans l’Œil des Enfoirés" (In the Eye of the Bastards) in 2011, Jean-Jacques Goldman sang the song "On demande pas la lune" (We Aren't Asking for the Moon). French singers and artists Patricia Kaas, Maxime Le Forestier, Lorie, Maurane, Mimie Mathy, and many more joined in the singing in honor of the late comedic actor Coluche, who founded the soup kitchen "Les Restos du Cœur" (Restaurants of the Heart).
Difficulty:
Beginner
France
Zaz sings "Belle," a dreamy love song from the film Belle et Sébastien. Enjoy its haunting melody and simple message of pure, patient love.
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