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 ...

As a genre, chanson is difficult to pin down. In French, it simply means "song," and for most of France's history the word described anything from madrigals to romantic poetry. Since the end of World ...

In 1935, Lucille Dumont sang the first of her countless broadcast performances, over the airwaves of a Montreal radio station. More than half a century later, she sang on Quebec television with the ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10438993/10438995" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> The ...

Claude Nougaro, one of the biggest names in chanson française, died today (March 4) following a long battle with cancer. He was 74. By Billboard Staff Claude Nougaro, one of the biggest names in ...

Simply because it was produced prior to Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact, Harry Connick Jr.'s New Orleans-themed album, Chanson du Veux Carré, has a different texture and tone than many of the ...

Redcar has released ‘la chanson du chevalier’, the latest track to be taken from his forthcoming album ‘Redcar les adorables étoiles’. The new clip sees Chris, AKA Redcar, dancing through a series of ...

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 ...