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French Music Artists
Notable music artists from France — chanson, electronic, pop.
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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 |
| Téléphone | Group | FR | 1976 | 1986 | rock, french, rock français | 85 | French rock band |
| Les Musiciens du Louvre | Group | FR | 1982 | Present | classical | 85 | |
| Gojira | Group | FR | 1996 | Present | progressive metal, death metal, progressive death metal | 85 | French heavy metal |
| Dionysos | Group | FR | 1993 | Present | french, indie rock, art rock | 84 | French band |
| Space | Group | FR | 1977 | Present | space disco, electronic, french | 84 | French disco group |
| Santa Esmeralda | Group | FR | 1977 | Present | pop, funk, disco | 84 | |
| Les Rita Mitsouko | Group | FR | 1980 | 2007 | rock, pop rock, creeque alley | 84 | |
| B.B.E. | Group | FR | 1996 | 2003 | trance, dream trance | 84 | France‐based trance act |
| Le Concert Spirituel | Group | FR | 1987 | Present | classical, baroque | 84 | French baroque ensemble |
| Louise Attaque | Group | FR | 1994 | Present | folk rock, alternative rock, french | 83 | |
| Ottawan | Group | FR | N/A | Present | N/A | 83 | |
| Caravan Palace | Group | FR | 2005 | Present | electro swing, france, french | 83 | French electro swing band |
| Les Talens Lyriques | Group | FR | 1991 | Present | classical | 83 | French classical musical ensemble |
| Tahiti 80 | Group | FR | 1993 | Present | electronic, downtempo, synthpop | 83 | |
| Suprême NTM | Group | FR | 1989 | 2019 | hip hop | 83 | |
| Les Charlots | Group | FR | 1966 | Present | rock | 83 | |
| Massilia Sound System | Group | FR | 1984 | Present | ragga hip-hop, occitan, reggae | 83 | French reggae band |
| Tryo | Group | FR | 1995 | Present | reggae-pop, chanson alternative, reggae | 82 | French reggae band |
| Ensemble Organum | Group | FR | 1982 | Present | N/A | 82 | |
| Matmatah | Group | FR | 1995 | Present | alternative rock, celtic rock, pop rock | 82 | French rock band |
| Les Négresses Vertes | Group | FR | 1987 | 2001 | punk, france | 82 | |
| Têtes Raides | Group | FR | 1984 | Present | france, alternative rock, french | 82 | French folk rock group |
| Les Thugs | Group | FR | 1983 | 1999 | alternative rock, french, punk | 82 | |
| Mass Hysteria | Group | FR | 1993 | Present | french, nu metal | 82 | French rock band |
| Herman Dune | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | anti-folk, classic pop and rock | 82 | |
| Blut aus Nord | Group | FR | 1994 | Present | black metal, atmospheric black metal, industrial metal | 82 | French black metal |
| Collectif Métissé | Group | FR | 2009 | Present | N/A | 82 | |
| Les Ogres de Barback | Group | FR | 1994 | Present | chanson française | 82 | |
| Natural Snow Buildings | Group | FR | 1998 | Present | ambient, experimental, drone | 82 | |
| Trisomie 21 | Group | FR | 1980 | Present | coldwave, french, post-punk | 81 | |
| Les Chats Sauvages | Group | FR | 1961 | 1964 | N/A | 81 | |
| Bratsch | Group | FR | 1972 | 2015 | folk | 81 | |
| Les Wampas | Group | FR | 1983 | Present | alternative rock, punk rock, power pop | 81 | |
| Stone Rebel | Group | FR | N/A | Present | psychedelic rock, stoner rock, psychedelic | 81 | |
| Ultra Vomit | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | heavy metal, grindcore, death metal | 81 | French heavy metal parody band |
| Les Fatals Picards | Group | FR | 1997 | Present | comedy rock, rock, todo-works | 81 | |
| Tagada Jones | Group | FR | 1993 | Present | punk | 81 | |
| Modjo | Group | FR | 1998 | 2002 | house, french house, french | 81 | |
| Marcel et son orchestre | Group | FR | 1986 | Present | N/A | 81 | |
| Elmer Food Beat | Group | FR | 1986 | Present | rock | 81 | |
| Pierre Dac & Francis Blanche | Group | FR | N/A | Present | french, humorist | 81 | |
| Les Chaussettes Noires | Group | FR | 1961 | 1964 | N/A | 81 | |
| Burning Heads | Group | FR | 1988 | Present | french, reggae, punk rock | 80 | |
| Il était une fois | Group | FR | 1971 | 1979 | chanson française, bubblegum pop | 80 | |
| Jacques Loussier Trio | Group | FR | 1959 | Present | jazz | 80 | |
| Misanthrope | Group | FR | 1989 | Present | metal | 80 | French death/doom metal band |
| Superbus | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | pop rock | 80 | French pop/rock band |
| Mickey 3D | Group | FR | 1996 | Present | french, rock | 80 | |
| Alcest | Group | FR | 2000 | Present | blackgaze, shoegaze, post-metal | 80 | French blackgaze |
| Ensemble Gilles Binchois | Group | FR | 1979 | Present | renaissance, medieval | 80 | French early music ensemble |
| Pulmonary Fibrosis | Group | FR | 1999 | Present | goregrind, france | 80 | French goregrind |
| Le Peuple de l’Herbe | Group | FR | 1997 | Present | rock, drum and bass, electro | 80 | |
| L’Achéron | Group | FR | 2009 | Present | N/A | 80 | French baroque ensemble |
| Vulgar Nausea | Group | FR | N/A | Present | N/A | 80 | |
| Yelle | Group | FR | 2005 | Present | electropop, french, pop | 80 | French electropop band |
| Blue Holocaust | Group | FR | 2001 | Present | goregrind, france, grindcore | 80 | French goregrind |
| Vox Populi! | Group | FR | 1981 | Present | experimental, dark ambient, minimal synth | 80 | French industrial band |
| Soldat Louis | Group | FR | 1987 | Present | breton, celtic rock | 80 | French rock group |
| Les Sheriff | Group | FR | 1984 | 1998 | rock, punk, france | 80 | |
| Shaka Ponk | Group | FR | 2004 | 2024 | electronic rock, alternative rock, electronic | 80 |
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