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...
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Song of Roland (redirect from Chanson de Roland)
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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Huon of Bordeaux (redirect from Chanson d'Esclarmonde)
Huon eventually accomplishes all these feats with the assistance of the fairy king Oberon. The chanson de geste that survives (in three more or less complete...
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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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cafe. Denise, the wife of the proprietor, tends to her chores while singing "Chanson": first in French, then English. She sees the same faces every day, but...
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Serge Gainsbourg (category French people of Russian-Jewish descent)
public opinion. His artistic output ranged from his early work in jazz, chanson, and yé-yé to later efforts in rock, zouk, funk, reggae, and electronica...
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Grigory Leps (category Russian chanson)
changed from Russian chanson in his early years to soft rock recently. He's known for his low, strong baritone voice. People's Artist of Russia (2022)...
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World, Beautiful People" by Jimmy Cliff. The title track is a French-language version of "Gentle on My Mind" by Glen Campbell. "C'est la même chanson" is...
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and fashion. In 2006 she was awarded the Grande médaille de la chanson française, an honorary award given by the Académie française, in recognition of...
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The Harari people (Harari: ጌይ ኡሱኣች Gēy Usuach, "People of the City") are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group which inhabits the Horn of Africa. Members of...
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Trois Chansons, M 69, is a composition by Maurice Ravel for a cappella choir, set to his own texts. Ravel began the composition in December 1914 in response...
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androgyne monté sur Doc Martens, et puis cette chanson mélodieuse Henderson, Amy (June 29, 2017). "The Pioneering Androgyny of Classic Hollywood Star...
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Grand Prix of the Eurovision Song Competition; French: Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson Européenne 1956), was held on 24 May 1956 at the Teatro Kursaal...
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La Castou (category People from Franches-Montagnes District)
of 75. Bulle [fr] (2020) Beautiful Minds (2021) A Coups De Cœur (1983) Sorcière - En Public (1996) Médaille d'or de la chanson [fr] (1975) Gloor, Lea (27...
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Hozier (redirect from Through Me (The Flood))
soloist on their 2014 release Illuminations singing "La Chanson de Mardi Gras". Hozier played at the Oxegen 2009 and Oxegen 2010 festivals. In 2012, Hozier...
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Michel Fugain (category Living people)
television shows dedicated to chanson and popular music between 1988 and 2002. His career went into a hiatus after the death of his daughter, but he resumed...
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Barbara (singer) (redirect from Barbara (French songwriter, chanson singer))
revealed in the writing of a number of singers, French-speaking and otherwise. A style referred to as "Nouvelle Chanson", or "New Chanson", artists such...
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Haifa Wehbe (category Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people)
debut in the 2008 Pepsi-produced film Sea of Stars. In 2006, Wehbe was on People Magazine's 50 most beautiful people list. Wehbe is also the second richest...
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Jacques Brel (category People from Schaerbeek)
following—initially in Belgium and France, but later throughout the world. He is considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French...
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collection Trente Chansons bourguignonnes du Pays de Beaune, at the beginning of the 20th century. This version is estimated to date from the 13th century...
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many Old French chansons de geste. In particular, he features as the protagonist in La Chevalerie Ogier (c. 1220), which belongs to the Geste de Doon de...
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Dalida (category People of Calabrian descent)
released by La Poste, the French postal service, as part of the Artistes de chanson ("Song Artists") series. During the eleven months the stamp was available...
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from the original on 14 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023. "Beau Moment au Concert de Coldplay à Bruxelles, Chris Martin Partage une Chanson Avec...
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Retrieved 12 November 2023. "Two Steps From Hell - Heart Of Courage (Chanson)". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 13 June 2022. "Legend". TrailerMusic...
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Morgan le Fay (redirect from Morgan the Fay)
In the 13th-century chanson de geste story of another Paladin, Huon of Bordeaux, Morgan is a protector of the eponymous hero and the mother of the fairy...
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"Bibliographical Notes: Books. Collection de Contes et Chansons Populaires by Frédéric Macler" [review]. In: The Journal of American Folklore 20, no. 76 (1907):...
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Charlotte Rampling (category Living people)
during their young years. Rampling made her stage debut at the age of 14, singing French chansons with her sister at Bernays Institute in Stanmore. She began...
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Cançó de Santa Fe (redirect from Chanson de Sainte Foi d'Agen)
The Cançó (or Cançon) de Santa Fe (Occitan: [kanˈsu ðe ˈsantɔ ˈfe], Catalan: [kənˈso ðə ˈsantə ˈfɛ]; French: Chanson de Sainte Foi d'Agen, English: Song...
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belles chansons françaises). On 1 January 1994, Chante France was created and later sponsored by four people of the French radio and chanson : Pierre...
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Alain Delon (category 20th-century French people)
Le Figaro.fr. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2019. "Alain Delon revient à la chanson avec le compositeur de Lara Fabian:...
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