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    she sings mostly in French and has been credited in Montreal Mirror with "bringing la chanson française to a whole new generation of Quebec youth." Born...
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    broadcast on 30 April 1968 at 20:30 (AST) René-Roger (9 April 1968). "La chanson espagnole triomphe devant 200 millions de spectateurs" [Spanish song triumphs...
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    manufacturer Citroën from 1996 to 2003. It was sold in Japan as the Citroën Chanson, because Honda had registered the "Saxo" name. The Saxo was a development...
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  • version was released in 1946, it became an unexpected hit and has remained a chanson classic and jazz standard ever since. Trenet said that he had written an...
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    Renaud de Montauban (category Chansons de geste)
    legendary hero and knight which appeared in a 12th-century Old French chanson de geste known as The Four Sons of Aymon. The four sons of Duke Aymon are...
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    René O. (8 April 1967). "Start frei für den 'Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson'" [The 'Eurovision Song Contest' is ready to go]. Luxemburger Wort (in...
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    pop music and fashion. In 2006 she was awarded the Grande médaille de la chanson française, an honorary award given by the Académie française, in recognition...
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  • French CD single "Sexy Boy" (radio edit) – 3:51 "New Star in the Sky" (Chanson Pour Soleil) – 5:38 The Kinky Boyz (feat. Kia) covered "Sexy Boy" in 1999...
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    our Latin race. Complete negation of our genius...Poor little Chanson, faithful mirror in which men reflect themselves, are you responsible for their...
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    (poem) Ballade de l'été Si les bateaux John Débardeur Du milieu du pont Chanson du temps perdu J'ai fait mon ciel d'un nuage (poem) Ballade de l'hiver;...
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    occasion to sneak in, and the lovers are reunited (a love duet: "C'est une chanson d'amour", "It's a love song"). After Crespel returns, he receives a visit...
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    that are not strongly shaped by the classical traditions, such as the Chanson de Roland or the Poem of the Cid. Narrative opens "in the middle of things"...
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  • 14, 2021. "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes (chansons anglophones et allophones)" (PDF). banq.qc.ca. p. 613. Retrieved July 5...
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  • March 25, 2020. Wallace, Richard (June 5, 1998). "Out this week." Sunday Mirror. London. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August...
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  • Control Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2012. "Scorpions – Still Loving You (Chanson)". Lescharts.com. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2012. "Scorpions...
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    twelve is sometimes said to have been chosen to mirror the twelve paladins of Charlemagne in the Chanson de geste (see below). Parallels may also be seen...
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    quat'sous. 1954: Coin de rue: written and composed by Charles Trenet. 1955: Chanson pour l'Auvergnat: written and composed by Georges Brassens. 1957: Musique...
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    Old French) c. 1160 Roman d'Enéas c. 1165 Letter of Prester John c. 1180 Chanson d'Antioche c. 1180–1210 Nibelungenlied Late 12th century Acallam na Senórach...
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    chansons de geste. For example, one finds the gods Bafum e Travagan in a Provençal poem on the life of St. Honorat, completed in 1300. In the Chanson...
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    news to the tunes of traditional songs. One such song by Bolduc is La chanson du bavard, which notably employs an introduction inviting the listener...
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    dans sa poche" (in French). Respectmag. Retrieved 5 January 2011. "Zaz – chanson". Telerama (in French). Retrieved 4 January 2011. "Musique: Zaz personnalité...
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    Grigory Leps (category Russian chanson)
    singer-songwriter of Georgian origin. His musical style gradually changed from Russian chanson in his early years to soft rock recently. He is known for his low, strong...
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    February 2014. Album booklet. "Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry – 7 Seconds (chanson)". lescharts.com > (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2016. Bui...
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  • the version by Bastian Baker: "Classements – Bastian Baker – Hallelujah (chanson)" (in French). Lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 November 2012....
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  • composition based on a sacred text. Motet-chanson – Hybrid form combining elements of the motet and the chanson. Opera – Dramatic work in one or more acts...
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    skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, chanson, and classical music. Her recordings have been mainly in English and French...
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    Niagara's "J'ai vu" (with Michael Jones, Lorie and Zaz), and Les Enfoirés' "La Chanson des Restos" (with 38 of the other Enfoirés). The songs on which Mika accompanied...
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    later cycle La bonne chanson, Op. 61 (1894), there were five such themes, according to Fauré. He also wrote that La bonne chanson was his most spontaneous...
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    means for indies to get their music heard by a wider audience. French "chanson" comes from an old tradition, since the Middle Ages. It is driven by the...
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    de la Musique award in the category Album Pop / Rock of the Year. Les Chansons de l'innocence retrouvée was released in 2013 and was a critical success...
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