French music has a unique melody and exquisite charm. It is simple and understandable for the listener. Famous around the world the French performers did not just sing great, they created The history of his culture, making a huge contribution to the development of the art of his country.
Charles Aznavour
This famous writer, actor and singer of Armenian origin was born in 1924 in a family of immigrants. From the age of nine, the future popular musician is already performing on stage. In 1936 he made his debut in the cinema. At first Aznavour appeared on the stage in a duet with P. Rosh. In 1946 they were noticed by the brilliant E. Piaf and invited to take part in her tour of the USA and France. This moment can be considered the beginning of Aznavour's professional career. He performs in the famous concert hall "Olympia", the New York "Carnegie Hole" and "Ambasodor Hotel". After some time in the studio F. Sinatra he recorded his first, then still American album. Aznavour is the author of many hits, who gladly include in their repertoire many French performers. Among his famous songs are Mama, Bohemia, Ave Maria, Eternal Love, Youth, Cause, etc.
Edith Piaf
This famous singer had a hard time. Her mother was a little-known actress, her father was a street acrobat. Raised little Edith grandmother and grandfather. The conditions in which the future "star" lived were bad. At sixteen, Piaf met Louis Dupont, the owner of a local store. A year later she had a daughter, Marcel. Soon young Edith noticed L. Lepple - the owner of the cabaret "Zhernis" - the place where many French performers performed at that time. He invited a young singer to perform in his show. This was Edith Piaf's first step towards world fame. After a while she meets Raymond Asso. This man has made sure that Edith performed in the most famous music hall in Paris "ABC". From this moment the popularity of the singer is only gaining momentum. True dramatic talent, unusual voice, stubbornness and diligence quickly led Edith to the pinnacle of success. Among the most popular songs of Piaf, I would like to mention "Bal dans ma rue", "C'est l'amour", "Boulevard du crime", "Browning", etc.
Patricia Kaas
The music of French artists has always attracted a unique style and color. A vivid example is the work of pop singer Patricia Kaas, who combined pop music and jazz. She made her first steps in art at the age of thirteen. It was at this age that she signed a contract with the club "Rumpelkammer". In 19 years Patricia found her producer. It became known in France and abroad actor Gerard Depardieu. It was he who financed her first single "Jealous," which, unfortunately, proved to be a failure. Great popularity with the singer brought a new song "Mademoiselle sings the blues", authored by D. Barbelyavien. A year later, the second hit, "From Germany", was published. Since that time, the singer's popularity is growing at an incredible rate. She is on tour to this day. For the entire period of creative activity Patricia Kaas recorded 13 studio albums. The most popular songs are: "Une fille de l'Est", "Quand j'ai peur de tout", "Is not No Sunshine", "Et s'il fallait le faire", etc.
Lara Fabian
Many French contemporary performers are very popular not only in their country. A striking example is Lara Fabian. She was born into a Sicilian and Flemish family. From childhood, the future singer dreamed of becoming famous. She studied at the dance and music schools, and then at the Conservatory of Brussels. Since the age of 14 she has participated in many European song competitions, taking prizes. In 1988 Lara Fabian performs at Eurovision from Luxembourg. She gets fourth place. In 1990, the young singer became acquainted with the composer Allison Rick. Fascinated by her performance of the song "The Girl From Ipanema", the musician offers help in recording the first album. So in 1991 the disk "Lara Fabian" was released. This album brought the singer a huge success. After just four years, a new collection of songs called "Carpe Diem" appears. And in 1996 the album "Pure" was presented to the court of the world community. He finally cemented the success of the singer. Creativity L. Fabian once again proved that the songs of French performers are known and loved throughout the world. The most popular hits of Lara are: "Je vivrai", "Je t'aime", "Alléluia", "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans".
Mireille Mathieu
Born in a poor family mason. From the very childhood Mireille was very fond of music. She sang in a church choir, performed duets together with her father - a magnificent tenor. At the age of sixteen, the future singer took part in the vocal competition, where she took second place. In 1965, Mireille moved to Paris to participate in a popular TV show called "The Game of Fortune." The first song with which Mathieu performed on a blue screen was the song "Jezebel". Speech by a young, unknown singer caused a furore. From this moment begins the professional growth of Mireille Mathieu. In 1966 she took part in the Christmas concert on the stage of "Olympia", where many well-known French performers performed at that time. Over the entire period of creativity, over one hundred million records with Mathieu songs were sold. Her repertoire included about 1000 singles in different languages. It was Mireille Mathieu who was the first western singer to perform at that time in China.