• A chanson (UK: /ˈʃɒ̃sɒ̃/, US: /ʃɑːnˈsɔːn/; French: chanson française [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛːz] , lit. 'French song') is generally any lyric-driven French song...
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  • "Chanson D'Amour" (French for 'Love Song'; pronounced [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ damuʁ]) is a popular song written by Wayne Shanklin. A 1977 recording by the Manhattan Transfer...
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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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  • Russian chanson (Russian: русский шансон, romanized: russkiy shanson; from French "chanson") is a neologism for a musical genre covering a range of Russian...
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    The chanson de geste (Old French for 'song of heroic deeds', from Latin: gesta 'deeds, actions accomplished') is a medieval narrative, a type of epic poem...
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    French epic literature. The sword is famous for its hardness and sharpness. Sources including La Chanson de Roland (The Song of Roland) state that it...
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  • Chanson réaliste (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sɔ̃ ʁealist], realist song) refers to a style of music performed in France primarily from the 1880s until...
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    Orly is a chanson (song) in French by the Belgian songwriter Jacques Brel. It was recorded on September 5, 1977 and released on Brel's last long-playing...
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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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  • Chanson d'amour (plural: Chansons d'amour) may refer to: Chanson d'amour (musical) 1921 French adaptation of the operetta Das Dreimäderlhaus "Chanson...
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    Celine Dion (category Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Switzerland)
    Ballads", she is noted for her powerful and technically skilled vocals. Her music has incorporated genres such as pop, rock, R&B, chanson, and classical music...
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  • Solveig - My Love (chanson)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 September 2018. "Martin Solveig feat. Alma – All Stars"...
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  • Rom-Com Fourth Wall With 'Love Again' Soundtrack Cut 'I'll Be'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 May 2023. "Les tops des chansons québécoises les plus vendues...
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    was often autobiographical, and she specialized in chanson réaliste and torch ballads about love, loss and sorrow. Her most widely known songs include...
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    Lyubov Uspenskaya (category Russian chanson)
    "urban romance" or Russian "chanson" (Russian: городской романс, gorodskoy romans) style. Multiple winner of the "Chanson of the Year" (Russian: Шансон...
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    The Songs of Bilitis (/bɪˈliːtɪs/; French: Les Chansons de Bilitis) is a collection of erotic, essentially lesbian, poetry by Pierre Louÿs published in...
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  • Irish Charts – Search Results – After All". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved November 2, 2015. "Palmarès de la chanson anglophone et allophone au Québec" (in...
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  • La Chanson Perdue is an album by the American musician Geno Delafose, released in 1998. He is credited with his band, French Rockin' Boogie. Delafose...
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  • score for the film, to Demy's lyrics. The most famous songs from the film are "A Pair of Twins" ("Chanson des Jumelles") and Maxence's Song ("Chanson de...
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  • writer for The Stage declared it a "superballad". Australian music channel Max included "The Power of Love" in their list of "1000 Greatest Songs of All Time"...
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  • "Somewhere My Love" in Ireland in 1966. Les Compagnons de la chanson and John William (Ernest Armand Huss) both released a French version as "La Chanson de Lara"...
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    appeared in the film P.S. I Love You, released in December 2007. The third album in the Connick on Piano series, Chanson du Vieux Carré was released in...
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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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    line of Piaf discoveries (including Yves Montand, Les Compagnons de la chanson, Georges Moustaki, Charles Aznavour, etc.). Sarapo often recorded and performed...
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  • "Clair de lune" (French for "Moonlight") is a poem written by French poet Paul Verlaine in 1869. It is the inspiration for the third and most famous movement...
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    et Les Images, La Clé des Songes, Ceci n'est pas une pipe (L'air et la chanson), The Tune and Also the Words, Ceci n’est pas une pomme, and Les Deux Mystères...
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    Les grandes chansons françaises (retrieved 2018-12-2) "Chanson D'Amour". The King's Singers. Retrieved 19 February 2023. Classic Folk at AllMusic Nana &...
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    Charlemagne and his associates. The cycle springs from the Old French chansons de geste, and was later adapted into a variety of art forms, including...
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  • obsessive love, informs all his best work". A 2007 article in the Toronto Star claims that the song was written as Steinman's "tryout" as lyricist for Andrew...
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  • French chanson-style arrangement with a descending piano line and a looser structure. Ulvaeus then recorded a demo using nonsense French words for lyrics...
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