French songwriters

French actress (born 1975)

French writer and musician (1920–1959)

French poet and chansonnier (1780-1857)

French recording artist; singer-songwriter (1930–1997)

French orchestra leader (1925–2006)

French electro house DJ and producer

Hugo Pierre Leclercq (; born 30 May 1994), better known by his stage name Madeon (), is a French musician, DJ, record producer, singer and songwriter from Nantes, based in Los Angeles. He initially came to widespread public attention at age 17 through a YouTube video, "Pop Culture", where he performed a mash-up of 39 different popular songs in real-time using a Novation Launchpad. It received millions of hits in its first few days of release. Madeon has cited the Beatles and Daft Punk as his greatest musical influences.

French electronic musician and film director

Aurélien Cotentin (; born 1 August 1982), better known by his stage name Orelsan (; sometimes stylized as OrelSan), is a French rapper, songwriter, record producer, actor and director. He has released five studio albums: his debut ''Perdu d'avance on 16 February 2009, his second album Le chant des sirènes on 26 September 2011, his third album La fête est finie on 20 October 2017 and his fourth album Civilisation '' on 19 November 2021.

Italian-French singer and songwriter (1934–1998)

French singer

French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer, lyricist, percussionist and music producer (born 1958)

Israeli singer, songwriter and musician

Bruno Nicolini (born 16 June 1969), better known by his stage name Bénabar, is a French songwriter and singer, who could be compared to Vincent Delerm and other singers from his generation. As many of them he was influenced by Georges Brassens, Renaud, Jacques Higelin and also Tom Waits. His songs describe day-to-day life events with humour and a tender cynicism. His songs are influenced by French chanson and a heavy influence is placed on the piano or the accordion and on typical French fanfare (brass band) for the most upbeat of them. This genre of music is very typically French and differs

French composer, arranger, and conductor (1939–2004)

French songwriter (1933–2023)

French novelist and songwriter

French singer

French songwriter (1821-1870)

French chansonnier, poet and writer (1836–1903)

Armenian-French composer, noted for his music for films and Charles Aznavour's songs

Afghan and French record producer and songwriter

French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer

French musician

French musician (1948–2008)

film director and composer (1901-1965)

French writer

French singer

French songwriter, author (1918-2006)

French singer, songwriter (1940-2021)

French actor-singer

French singer and lyricist of the group Dionysos, director and novelist

French singer-songwriter of New Zealand origin

French actress and singer

French composer, songwriter, concert pianist (1903-1961)

French music producer; owner and manager of the music hall Paris Olympia (1910–1979)

French DJ, record producer and songwriter

French singer-songwriter (born 1972)

French musician, singer and songwriter

French musician, writer and artist (1863-1938)

French composer, arranger and jazz musician

French composer and director

French composer

French actress

French singer-songwriter

French actor and songwriter (1859–1932)

French radio and television host and singer-songwriter

French singer and singer-songwriter

French composer, singer, producer

* 1772; + 1827; French composer, dramatist, and song-writer

French musician

Christophe Miossec (born 24 December 1964 in Brest, Brittany, France) is a French singer and songwriter.

French composer, lyricist (1920–2016)

French actor, writer and musician (1923-1994)

French songwriter and singer

French singer (1947–2021)

French painter, and composer (1817-1887)

French master bronzesmith and gilder, and songwriter (1759-1814)

singer, songwriter

French singer, musician and poet