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64 Songs to Learn French with Music

64 Songs to Learn French with Music

last updated on February 5, 2016 By Benjamin Houy

Do you want to learn French with music, but don’t know any artist?

Today is your lucky day.

You’re about to discover the world of French music with this diverse selection of songs you can use to learn French.

I tried to include different genres and artists from various French speaking country so you’re guaranteed to find songs you enjoy.

Oh and I highly recommend you to check out the Mimic Method if you’re looking for a fun way to improve your pronunciation with music.

Note: I didn’t include links to all the songs for legal reasons, but you can easily find most of these artists on Youtube or Spotify.

Contents

  • 1 Chanson française
    • 1.1 Jacques Brel
    • 1.2 Jacques Dutronc
    • 1.3 Alain Souchon
    • 1.4 Carla Bruni
    • 1.5 Yves Montand
    • 1.6 Zaz
    • 1.7 Stromae
  • 2 Variété française
    • 2.1 Michel Sardou
    • 2.2 Pascal Obispo
    • 2.3 Joe Dassin
    • 2.4 Plastic Bertrand
    • 2.5 Christophe Maé
    • 2.6 Renan Luce
    • 2.7 Vanessa Paradis
    • 2.8 Garou
  • 3 Pop
    • 3.1 France Gall
    • 3.2 Indila
    • 3.3 Yelle
    • 3.4 Cookie Dingler
    • 3.5 Camille
  • 4 Rock
    • 4.1 Alain Bashung
    • 4.2 Noir Désir
    • 4.3 Eddy Mitchell
    • 4.4 Kyo
  • 5 Pop rock
    • 5.1 Indochine
  • 6 Reggae
    • 6.1 Broussai
    • 6.2 Tryo
  • 7 Folk pop
    • 7.1 Coeur de Pirate
  • 8 Rap
    • 8.1 MC Solaar
    • 8.2 Maître Gims
    • 8.3 Oxmo Puccino
    • 8.4 Grand Corps Malade
  • 9 Disney songs
    • 9.1 Aladdin
    • 9.2 Frozen
    • 9.3 Le Roi Lion
  • 10 What are you favorite French songs and artists?

Chanson française

Chanson française is a genre you probably never heard about.

And to tell you the truth, nobody seems to know what it is either.

The only certainty is that artists in the chanson française genre usually attach lots of importance to lyrics and tend to speak clearly which makes it an ideal genre for a French learner like you.

Here are a few famous singers of chanson française:

Jacques Brel

Jacques Dutronc

Alain Souchon

Carla Bruni

Yves Montand

Zaz

Stromae

Georges Brassens

Charles Trenet

Serge Gainsbourg

Edith Piaf

Mano Solo

Leo Ferré

Jean Ferrat

Renaud

Charles Aznavour

Maxime Le Forrestier

Lynda Lemay

Variété française

learn French through music

The difference between variété française and chanson française is rather unclear and many singers seem to belong to both groups.

Here are a few singers of variété française:

Michel Sardou

Pascal Obispo

Joe Dassin

Plastic Bertrand

Christophe Maé

Renan Luce

Vanessa Paradis

Garou

Françoise Hardy

Michel Jonasz

Charles Trenet

Bernard Lavilliers

Véronique Sanson

Alizée

Pop

 

France Gall

Indila

Yelle

Cookie Dingler

Camille

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7ryxk41HtI

Jane Birkin

Étienne Daho

Rock

Alain Bashung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1UjEY3tK3Q

Noir Désir

Eddy Mitchell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJUKHlN32vY

Kyo

les cowboys fringants

Téléphone

Manu Chao

Mano Negra

Pop rock

French bands

Indochine

BB Brunes

Reggae

Broussai

Tryo

Neg Marrons

Danakil

Datune

Folk pop

Coeur de Pirate

Lisa Leblanc

Rap

MC Solaar

Maître Gims

Oxmo Puccino

Grand Corps Malade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcxRMikZrbY

Manau

Disney songs

I know there are some Disney fans in the French Together community, so here are a few songs you may enjoy:

Aladdin

Frozen

Le Roi Lion

What are you favorite French songs and artists?

I love Grand Corps Malade and Danakil. What about you? Who are your favorite French artists?

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Comments

  1. Irene B-G

    August 7, 2017 at 6:49 am

    ” Non, je ne regrette rien” – Edith Piaf. Je l’adorais depuis ma jeunesse. Je n’arrête pas l’écouter en ce moment. De plus, elle est facile de comprendre.

    Reply
  2. Alijayne

    July 25, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    J’aime beaucoup Mika … Elle me dit

    Reply
  3. William

    July 22, 2017 at 3:56 am

    Bien des chansons magnifiques, c’est mon genre préféré. Par exemple: Mon enfance, le plat pays, les vieux, Jef (Brel); Misogynie à part [surtout les deux dernières strophes], le cocu, la marche nuptiale, le parapluie, (Brassens). Je viens de commencer à explorer l’oeuvre de Ferré. Le chansonnier italien Fabrizio de André est au niveau de Brassens et Brel. Aucune tradition pareille dans l’univers musical anglophone, paraît-il (je suis anglais).

    Reply
  4. Amanda Webster

    June 24, 2017 at 6:34 am

    Je suis obsede par Simple Plan et ils chantent des chansons francais.

    Aussi, j’ecoute Frank Cotty sur YouTube et il chante des covertures francaises de chansons populaires. Comme “Que Dit Le Renard.” Mais, maintenant, mon jeune fils a appris le mot francais pour “seal” (le animal.) Tu peux deviner comment ca sonne :/

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      June 26, 2017 at 2:33 pm

      Haha oui :D. Actually lots of French people pronounce the F word wrong and say “phoque” instead.

      Reply
      • Amanda Webster

        June 26, 2017 at 4:56 pm

        Haha. Ils prononcent aussi “hassle” et “focus” un faux en anglais. A chaque fois !

        Reply
  5. Noshin Nawar

    April 4, 2017 at 5:43 pm

    Why isn’t “Mozart l’opera rock” in this list? In fact, they even have both the French lyrics along with their English translation in Youtube.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      June 26, 2017 at 2:32 pm

      That’s good to know, merci :).

      Reply
  6. Gary Newman

    March 31, 2017 at 8:39 pm

    J’aime Vanessa Paradis et Alizée. Plastic Bertrand aussi. Et Yello. Et Jean Michel Jarre. J’aime musique.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      April 3, 2017 at 10:49 am

      Merci pour le partage Gary 🙂

      Reply
  7. chris

    September 12, 2016 at 2:42 pm

    Merci bien! J’adore les chansons de Yé-yé notamment les chansons de Françoise Hardy et France Gall

    Reply
  8. Sonia

    June 13, 2016 at 6:20 am

    I love the “Marcher Dans Le Sable” album by Gerald de Palmas. Pretty songs and well enunciated so it’s great for learners. When I picked up the album, I was fresh out of high school and had little French under my belt. Managed to learn the entire thing.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      June 13, 2016 at 12:09 pm

      Thanks for sharing Sonia :).

      Reply
  9. Harriet

    April 3, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    Merci – j’adore écouter musique française! Je trouve que ce m’aide beaucoup.

    Mes artistes préférées sont Stromae, Maître Gims, Aline et, surtout, Casseurs Flowters. Vous les connaissez?

    Aussi, je pense que votre site est génial. Merci beaucoup

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      April 5, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Merci Harriet 🙂

      Reply
  10. Felipe Gabela

    March 31, 2016 at 4:30 am

    J’aime bien Maitre Gims, Louane, Arnaud Fleurent-Didier, Julien Dore, Fredrika Stahl, et bien sûr Zaz. Mes chansons préférées sont La parisienne, Paris sera toujours paris, Ou veux-tu aller? et Je vais au cinema. Félicitations pour votre site web, il est génial et trop utile. I’m currently learning french and I have to say that https://frenchtogether.com is one of the best sites out there to learn french.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      April 5, 2016 at 8:59 am

      Merci Felipe 🙂

      Reply
  11. Benjamin Houy

    February 13, 2016 at 10:18 am

    I can’t include lyrics here for legal reasons. But you can find most lyrics by just typing “name of the song + paroles’ on Google or Youtube.

    Reply
  12. Jon Freeman

    February 10, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Je l’aime à mourir – Francis Cabrel

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      February 13, 2016 at 10:13 am

      Perfect song for la saint Valentin 🙂

      Reply
  13. William McGill

    February 9, 2016 at 9:30 pm

    Quant à Nana Mouskouri ? Ell n’est pas Française et non de cette époque, mais toujours très belles chansons.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      February 13, 2016 at 10:15 am

      Ah oui, en fait j’ai surtout inclus des chansons francophones. Il y a quelques chanteurs belges et canadiens aussi dans la liste.

      Reply
  14. JQ

    February 9, 2016 at 11:05 am

    J’aime beaucoup ‘J’me tire’ – Maitre Gims

    Reply
  15. Karmela Mirriam Ebreo

    February 9, 2016 at 2:34 am

    La vie en rose <3

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      February 13, 2016 at 10:16 am

      Classique 🙂

      Reply
  16. Marcela Abrahão

    February 8, 2016 at 11:33 pm

    Les feuilles mortes!

    Reply
  17. kfreasstudio

    February 8, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    Tout ce chantée par Charles Aznavour.

    Reply
  18. Mary K.

    February 8, 2016 at 3:10 pm

    I like Je voudrais voir LA mer, by Michel Rivard, beautiful song to practice my French.

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      February 13, 2016 at 10:19 am

      Ah je ne connaissais pas, jolie chanson effectivement

      Reply
  19. Rudolfus Venema

    February 8, 2016 at 12:48 pm

    Bonjour. Est-t-il possible? Is it possible to get the lirics of the songs, so that I can combine the spoken text and the written text. As you know that ie not the same. Tests of the Disney clips I have already. Thanks.
    Merci

    Reply
  20. Aníbal Sánchez Numa

    February 7, 2016 at 6:43 pm

    Salut… Mes chansons favoris en francais sont “J’ai pas vingt ans” de Alizée , “Eblouie par la nuit” et “Je veux” de Zaz

    Reply
    • Benjamin Houy

      February 13, 2016 at 10:19 am

      J’aime bien “je veux”, mais je me demande toujours si la chanson n’est pas un peu hypocrite.

      Reply
      • Aníbal Sánchez Numa

        February 13, 2016 at 5:04 pm

        Peut être, un peu hypocrite… peut être… mais c’est un bon message de tout façon… Il y a beaucoup de choses meilleurs que l’argent… pour quelques personnes. J’aime aussi “La Fée”

        Reply
    • Jacques

      August 7, 2017 at 7:00 pm

      Salut……. J’aime les chansons par Zaho, La Fouine, Sexion D’assaut, Stromae

      Un Peu Beaucoup (Zaho)
      J’reste Debout (Sexion D’assaut)
      Sans ta voix (La Fouine)
      Bienvenue chez moi (Stromae)

      Il y a plusieurs autres

      Reply

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