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    The Song of Roland (French: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century chanson de geste based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the...
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    Les Compagnons de la chanson were a French harmony vocal group, formed in 1946 from an earlier group founded in Lyon, France in 1941. Their best known...
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    Guy Béhart-Hasson (French: [beaʁ]; 16 July 1930 – 16 September 2015), known as Guy Béart, was a French singer and songwriter. Béart was born Guy Béhart-Hasson...
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  • Belle Amour" written by Guy Lafarge (music) and Francis Carco (lyrics). The sixth and last heat of Sept villes, une chanson was held on 28 February 1957...
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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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    Albigensian Crusade from March 1208 to June 1219. Modelled on the Old French chanson de geste, it was composed in two distinct parts: William of Tudela wrote...
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    blue-eyed, he resembled the stereotypical image of an average, white Russian guy. Although not directly considered a favourite for the victory, Goman won...
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    Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (French: [ʁɔpaʁts]; 15 June 1864 – 22 November 1955) was a French composer and conductor. His compositions included five symphonies...
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    Allan Arthur Guy Sigsworth (born May 1960) is an English record producer and songwriter. During his career, he has worked with many artists, including...
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    entertainer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and...
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    court in the 8th century. They first appear in the medieval (12th century) chanson de geste cycle of the Matter of France, where they play a similar role...
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    Jean-Jean, Éric (10 March 2021). Histoires insolites de la chanson française: Tous les secrets des chansons de légende (in French). City Edition. p. 140. ISBN 978-2-8246-3495-1...
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    The first and most famous of these epic treatments was the Old French Chanson de Roland of the 11th century. Two masterpieces of Italian Renaissance...
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    thirteenth-century Europe". Adam's literary and musical works include chansons and jeux-partis (poetic debates) in the style of the trouvères; polyphonic...
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  • " Gabriello specialized in comic chanson and parodies. She parodied Georges Brassens, Enrico Macias, Jean Ferrat, Guy Mardel, and Nino Ferrer, among others...
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    1983 Ventes de l'année 1984 La Compagnie créole détourne l'une de ses chansons pour inciter au port du masque La Compagnie Creole discography Pellerin...
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  • The Grande médaille de la chanson française is an award given by the Académie française to prominent singers in French. It was created in 1938. The award...
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  • The Eurovision Song Contest (French: Concours Eurovision de la chanson), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international song competition organised...
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    Festival de la chanson in Petite-Vallée 1998: Gala de la chanson in Caraquet 1998: Gala de la chanson in Saint-Ambroise 1998: Gala de la chanson in Granby...
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  • Love Songs (French: Les Chansons d'amour) is a 2007 French musical film directed by Christophe Honoré, starring Louis Garrel, Ludivine Sagnier, Clotilde...
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  • entries for the contest with the help of the radio program Le Palmarès de la chanson inédite. The songs "Le Temps perdu" and "Il est là" were selected to represent...
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  • My Heart Cries for You (category Guy Mitchell songs)
    Independent; Obituaries: Guy Mitchell 5 July 1999 "London Digs Up Louis XVI Ditty". Billboard. February 10, 1951. p. 12. "Chanson de Marie Antoinette". The...
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    Marta (26 March 2021). "'I feel admonished for being myself': Yseult, the chanson singer riling the French establishment". the Guardian. Archived from the...
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    Guy Hughes Carawan Jr. (July 28, 1927 – May 2, 2015) was an American folk musician and musicologist. He served as music director and song leader for the...
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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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    Eddy Wally (redirect from Wow guy)
    Retrieved 25 February 2010. [dead link] "L'Echo: Eddy Wally, l'icône de la chanson flamande" (in French). Lecho.be. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original...
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  • Back Time". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved November 2, 2015. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in French). BAnQ. Archived from the...
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  • Bardot) 3. Le jeu de l'aveugle 4. La posada / Gramophone rumba 5. Chanson de Ronald (by Guy Marchand) 6. Ragtime du ver solitaire 7. Bataille navale 8. Tango...
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    Guy Maurice Lux (21 June 1919 – 13 June 2003) was a French TV host and producer best known for his 1961 creation of the game show Intervilles and its...
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    ARD, the contest, originally known as the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1957 (English: Eurovision Grand Prize of European Song 1957)...
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