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Normandie TV - Indochine au Zénith de Caen View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Nicola Sirkis, head of Indochine, the new wave French rock band that’s been popular since the 1980s, has a few things to say about some of his fellow artists. (Could he mean megastar Johnny Hallyday?) Nicola’s strong voice (in many senses) is clearly one of the reasons Indochine has so much staying power.

Melissa Mars Music Videos - Army of Love View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Melissa’s inner “petites fées du coeur” are unleashed and band together to free two soulmates frozen in time. All the mini-Melissas are there: the warrior, the sensitive type, even the one with her head not quite on her shoulders.

Melissa Mars - On "Army of Love" View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

France

Melissa tells us how the music video for “Army of Love” came to be. She produced and directed it herself, with the help of animator Thomas Guerigen. It was a labor of love—one that paid off!

Vous avez du talent - Paulin - "Elle" View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Another treat from the land of the young, ambitious, and—dare we say it?—talented: the group Paulin performs their emotional song “Elle” for us.

Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Fate works in funny ways. Melissa’s tale of how she came to be in Mozart, l'opéra rock shows us that some things are just written in the stars. We’re glad she agreed.

Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

How many singers do you know who could pull off a dress made of origami? Melissa sparkles in renowned director Olivier Dahan’s rock opera full of glitter, color, costumes, and music that shines just as brightly.

Melissa Mars Music Videos - Love Machine View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Proust was in search of lost time, but Melissa’s in search of lost love, and she’ll travel anywhere to find it.

Melissa Mars - Ses propos View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Melissa Mars talks about her third album, À la recherche de l’amour perdu, and the making of the video for her hit single "Love Machine."

Vous avez du talent - Cassandre - "Je te saoule" View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Cassandre, another contestant on Vous avez du talent, accompanied by her guitarist, lets us know that she likes herself just the way she is! Who would you vote for: Cassandre or Bamissa? We think they both have beaucoup de talent!

Melissa Mars Music Videos - Et Alors! View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Watch the beautiful Martian Melissa tell those Earthlings a thing or two. It’s nothing a little “so what?!” can’t handle.

Melissa Mars - Et Alors! View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Melissa talks about the making of the music video for her second clip “Et Alors!” She was lucky enough to find a director whose vision matched her own. Great minds think alike!

Télé Lyon Métropole - Instinct Lyrical View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The members of the Lyon-based group Instinct Lyrical are into “intergenerational” rap—rap they hope will have a message for their neighbors of all ages.

Melissa Mars - Melissa et son premier album View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Meet Melissa Mars: actress, singer, songwriter, storyteller, dreamer, “Martian.” In the first of her interviews with Yabla, Melissa tells us how her career got launched.

Vous avez du talent - Bamissa - "Ingrat" View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

France

Bamissa, contestant on local French channel’s IDF1’s show Vous avez du talent (You’ve got talent), sings a moving a cappella ballad. We agree with the voters—she does have talent!

Télé Lyon Métropole - Buridane View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The original lyricism, the striking rhythms, and the fragile melodies of up-and-coming singer-songwriter Buridane have made her career take off. She’s now launching a tour all over France and has been asked to perform at several big music festivals.

Le Journal - Gainsbourg View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The French singer Serge Gainsbourg is still remembered long after his death by fans, English rockers, and songwriter (and first lady of France) Carla Bruni.

Le Journal - Mozart à l'Opéra de Vichy View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Mozart fans, take note: Go in through the back door of the Vichy Opera House to see Jérôme Deschamps and his talented crew’s reimaginings of the famous composer’s works. Don’t worry—all the tunes are still pure Wolfgang.

Les Nubians - Le multiculturalisme View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

We’re all a part of this big, happy family that is humanity. Now if only we could get our “universal citizen” passports…

Les Nubians - Les langues View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

What can multilingualism bring you? It sheds light, penetrates cultures, and gives off an emotional echo. In this clip, Les Nubians remind us of all the reasons we should be glad we’re using Yabla French!

Les Nubians - Les origines et les influences View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Hélène and Célia tell us about their musical influences, origins, and inspiration. When they encountered prejudice about Africa and Africans upon coming back to France, Les Nubians used music to paint a truer picture of African culture.

Les Nubians - Présentation View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Meet Les Nubians, two singer-songwriter sisters who grew up in both Paris and Chad and whose music has been nominated for several awards, including a Grammy (and not just in the World Music category, thank you very much). We know we’re big fans!

Pascale - Propos sur la musique - Part 2 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Canada

We hear a bit more from the lovely Pascale: on her beginnings in the musical world (she started early), her new album, and her music’s special combination of rhythm and soul.

Pascale - Propos sur la musique - Part 1 View Series View This Episode

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Canada

French-Canadian singer-songwriter Pascale—who prefers to introduce herself in verse rather than give the usual “hello my name is”—tells us of the importance of maintaining optimism and lightness in the face of hardship.

Bertrand Pierre - Victor Hugo View Series

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Bertrand Pierre was inspired by Victor Hugo, and Victor Hugo was inspired by his very active love life. As it turns out, Hugo’s little love poems make for great song lyrics.

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