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Gilbert Bécaud
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Jacques Brel
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Yves Montand
291,122 listeners
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Édith Piaf
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Julien Clerc
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Joe Dassin
428,961 listeners
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Charles Trenet
293,905 listeners
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Johnny Hallyday
158,575 listeners
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Renaud
204,581 listeners
Extremely versatile and respected French singer-songwriter. His music is a crossover of folk, rock, blues and punk. Active since the 70s, Renaud has written some very controversial songs during his musical career, the most famous one (to British readers at least) praising all women as being bette… read more -
Francis Cabrel
186,765 listeners
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