Chanteuse, Lou Blackwell is originally from Adelaide, having journeyed to Paris to study film and music for nearly a decade where she fell in love with the jazz scene. Her own nostalgia of the place ...

Get ready for an evening of French chanson and international musical flair when the ensemble Paris Chansons performs at The Birchmere on March 13. The Los Angeles-based group, a seven-member ensemble ...

The muse of existentialists celebrates her 90th birthday on February 7. Here's a look back at French singer Juliette Gréco's impressive 70-year-long career. The Parisian concert hall Olympia was ...

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 ...

Juliette Gréco enchanted France with her raspy voice and powerful if minimalist stage performances in a career lasting more than six decades. She kept touring and seducing until 2015, a stroke the ...

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 ...

Charles Aznavour was France's best known chansonnier and arguably Armenia's most famous son. The singer, who sold more than 100 million records in 80 countries, has died at the age of 94. French ...

'I want to make people cry even when they don't understand my words.' - Edith Piaf This unique film explores the story of the lyric-driven French chanson and looks at some of the greatest artists and ...

In the leafy alleys of Shanghai's former French concession, the melody of a classic Chinese pop song drifts through the morning air, but the lyrics are unmistakably French. The voice belongs to Alice ...

The Parisian singer’s take on traditional variété française includes confrontations with mental health, body image and bondage – and her challenge has struck a nerve Accepting the award for the best ...