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The 200 best singers of all time - Look who's 162!

January 05, 2023 - 01:23 PM The Rolling Stone magazine has published its list of "the 200 vocalists that have shaped history and defined our lives".Very happy to discover that one of Paris Chanson's favourite French singers made it at number 162 :-)Extract of Rolling Stone's article:This new list was compiled by our staff and key contributors, and it encompasses 100 years of pop music as an ongoing global conversation, where iconic Indian playback singer Lata Mangeshkar lands between Amy Winehouse and Johnny Cash, and salsa queen Celia Cruz is up there in the rankings with Prince and Marvin Gaye. PIERRE VAUTHEY/SYGMA/...

The stories behind the songs

November 29, 2022 - 04:49 PM Françoise Hardy, Tino Rossi, Jacques Brel, Edith Piaf... They all have great stories behind their songs. Gareth Jones, our French Chanson guru, tells you more every week, exclusively on our website: https://www.parischanson.fr/page/french-pop-history-2. Gareth is an avid record collector, occ...

Paris Chanson now on Deezer!

October 08, 2022 - 05:30 PM Good news, you can now find Paris Chanson, live, on Deezer (the "French Spotify"). Welcome to Paris, Deezer fans ;-) Just search for Paris Chanson. Or, head here --> https://www.deezer.com/search/paris%20chanson/livestream. And here too --> https://parischanson.fr/news/how-to-listen-to-p...

A podcast about France

October 08, 2022 - 05:20 PM Everything you want to know about France and more… in a podcast. It’s fun. It’s fabulous. And it’s all about France! The best podcast about France just landed… The Good Life France podcast is everything you want to know about France and more. Where to go, what to see...

5 questions to… those who perpetuate the legend of French Chanson

June 17, 2022 - 08:30 PM "5 questions to..." is a a 10 minute podcast to discover the artists who are perpetuating the tradition of French chanson all around the world. First stop: Sweden, with Elise and Tobi. They have brought back to life an iconic song from World War 2... in French: "I'll be seeing you": "Je te verrai".&...

Jane Birkin on Gainsbourg's museum: "people will be amazed"

March 09, 2022 - 05:40 PM Anglo-French singer and actress Jane Birkin gave an interview to the French regional newspaper Nice Matin on March 8th, in which she briefly talks about the museum Maison Gainsbourg (opening in 2023?, 5 bis rue de Verneuil, in Paris): "Charlotte is the one behind it all. I've lived there for 20 yea...

A TV series on Brigitte Bardot's life

March 08, 2022 - 01:13 AM Fan of Brigitte Bardot ? Good news, a TV series based on her life is on its way. This 6 episode programme directed by Daniele Thompson and her son Christopher focuses on BB's youth (15 to 25 years old) and will be broadcasted on French TV channel France 2. The decade 1949-1959 was particularl...

How to listen to Paris Chanson

March 02, 2022 - 03:20 PM Here are a few examples of how you can listen to Paris Chanson, in addition to this website obviously ;-) -Your smart phone and smart TV (Apple and Android) with our free apps-Amazon Alexa and Google Home (with default language set on French)-Radioline-TuneIN-Sonos-Our hosting platform RadioKingAND...

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The 200 best singers of all time - Look who's 162!

The stories behind the songs

Paris Chanson now on Deezer!

A podcast about France

5 questions to… those who perpetuate the legend of French Chanson

Jane Birkin on Gainsbourg's museum: "people will be amazed"

A TV series on Brigitte Bardot's life

How to listen to Paris Chanson

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