Holden's sound, which is indebted to their producer Atom Heart (AKA Señor Coconut) draws from influences as varied as bossa nova, yé-yé, film scores, and electronic music. The blend suggests the ...

For her, the year also marked the 24th anniversary of her arrival to China for the first time at the age of 10, and she hoped to challenge herself just as the show's concept reveals. The show, ...

If you think of the classic chanson singers like Edith Piaf, probably the first thing you will notice is that you can clearly hear every word that they are singing. This is probably the biggest thing ...

French chanson, musette and manouche are song styles best experienced in the intimate cafés and bars of Paris. Chanson is most often associated with the singer Edith Piaf, who was an international ...

The recent passing of Jane Birkin was a reminder of just how attached French people are to la chanson française, which literally translates to "French songs" but is much more than that. Chanson ...

Françoise Hardy, the French chanson singer, songwriter, fashion “It Girl” and darling of the 1960s “yé-yé” French pop movement, has died. She was 80. Her death was announced Tuesday on Instagram by ...

We are seeking to appoint a post-doctoral fellow to work for 3 years on a new AHRC funded interdisciplinary project on late-medieval French music and poetry, led by Dr Yolanda Plumley. The project, ...

Songs are just songs, but only French songs can be called chansons. With her interpretation of the song "Les Champs-Élysées" in both French and Chinese when participating in the show Ride the Wind ...

From Edith Piaf to Serge Gainsbourg, you've probably heard 'chanson' music, but you might not be aware of the history and legacy of this oh-so-French artform. If you think of the classic chanson ...

Françoise Hardy attends Les Victoires de la Musique, the French equivalent of the Grammy Awards, in Paris in 2005. (Toni Anne Barson Archive / WireImage / Getty Images) Françoise Hardy, the French ...