French Music Artists
Name↕ | Type↕ | Country↕ | Active From↕ | Active To↕ | Genres↕ | Relevance↕ | Description↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daft Punk | Group | FR | 1993 | 2021 | electronic, house, french house | 100 | French electronic duo |
Quintette du Hot Club de France | Group | FR | 1934 | 1948 | gypsy jazz, swing, jazz | 94 | |
IAM | Group | FR | 1989 | Present | hip hop, marseille, french rap | 94 | French rap band |
Air | Group | FR | 1995 | Present | electronic, downtempo, ambient | 93 | French band |
Indochine | Group | FR | 1981 | Present | new wave, pop rock, rock | 93 | |
Gong | Group | FR | 1966 | Present | progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock | 93 | progressive/psychedelic rock band |
Assimil | Group | FR | 1929 | Present | [language instruction] | 93 | |
Klimperei | Group | FR | 1985 | Present | experimental, minimalism, avant-garde pop | 92 | Toypop project |
Gipsy Kings | Group | FR | 1978 | Present | flamenco, rumba catalana, rumba flamenca | 92 | |
Die Form | Group | FR | 1977 | Present | electronic, french, dark wave | 91 | French industrial/fetish band |
Tri Yann | Group | FR | 1969 | Present | french, celtic, folk | 91 | |
Deep Forest | Group | FR | 1992 | Present | ambient, ethnic electronica, electronic | 91 | French group, world music/ethnic electronica |
Phoenix | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | indie pop, pop rock, rock | 90 | French indie band |
M83 | Group | FR | 2001 | Present | dream pop, electronic, shoegaze | 90 | |
Noir Désir | Group | FR | 1980 | 2010 | rock, french, alternative rock | 90 | |
Les Enfoirés | Group | FR | 1986 | Present | N/A | 90 | |
Magma | Group | FR | 1969 | Present | zeuhl, progressive rock, artificial language | 90 | French progressive rock band |
Ange | Group | FR | 1969 | Present | rock, progressive rock, progressive | 89 | French progressive rock band |
The Swingle Singers | Group | FR | 1962 | Present | a cappella | 89 | |
Les Arts Florissants | Group | FR | 1979 | Present | baroque, classical, ensemble | 89 | French baroque ensemble |
Les Frères Jacques | Group | FR | 1946 | 1982 | N/A | 88 | |
Art Zoyd | Group | FR | 1969 | Present | progressive rock, avant-garde, rock in opposition | 88 | |
Mano Negra | Group | FR | 1987 | 1995 | alternative rock, punk, france | 88 | French band |
Justice | Group | FR | 2003 | Present | electro house, french, electro | 88 | French electro house, Gaspard Augé & Xavier de Rosnay |
Taizé | Group | FR | 1949 | Present | N/A | 87 | |
Les Compagnons de la Chanson | Group | FR | 1941 | 1985 | chanson française | 87 | |
Gotan Project | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | electrotango, electronic, downtempo | 87 | |
Ludwig Von 88 | Group | FR | 1983 | Present | punk, france, français | 87 | |
Emmanuel Music | Group | FR | N/A | Present | N/A | 87 | |
Zarach 'Baal' Tharagh | Group | FR | 2000 | Present | raw, evil, horror | 86 | French raw black metal/ambient/noise |
I Muvrini | Group | FR | N/A | Present | folk, worldbeat | 86 | |
La Compagnie Créole | Group | FR | 1975 | Present | pop, zouk | 86 | |
Bérurier Noir | Group | FR | 1983 | 2006 | punk, punk rock, alternative rock | 86 | |
Era | Group | FR | 1996 | Present | new age, ambient | 86 | French new age project |
Trust | Group | FR | 1977 | Present | hard rock, rock, french | 86 | 70s/80s French hard rock band |
Cassius | Group | FR | 1996 | Present | electronic, french house, nu disco | 86 | French electro dance duo |
Gibson Brothers | Group | FR | 1976 | Present | classic pop and rock | 86 | France-based latin disco sibling trio |
Kassav’ | Group | FR | 1979 | Present | zouk, 80s, 90s | 85 | |
Nouvelle Vague | Group | FR | 2003 | Present | bossa nova, new wave, lounge | 85 | French bossa nova cover band |
Rockets | Group | FR | 1974 | Present | space rock, rock | 85 | French space rock |
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