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Les Chaussettes Noires
Les Chaussettes Noires were a French rock and roll group formed around 1960, led by singer Eddy Mitchell, best known for the 1961 hit "Daniela" and active until 1964.
Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants are a Quebec folk-rock band formed in the mid-1990s in Repentigny, led by singer Karl Tremblay and guitarist Jean-François Pauzé, selling over 1,500,000 albums.
Les Francofolies de Spa
Les Francofolies de Spa is an annual festival of French-language music held each July in Spa, Belgium, founded in 1994 and among the country's largest music events.
Les Musclés
Les Musclés were a French five-member variety band, formed in 1987 as the house orchestra of TF1's Club Dorothée, selling 4 million records before disbanding in 1997.
Les Nuits de Fourvière
Les Nuits de Fourvière is an annual multidisciplinary performing-arts festival held each summer in Lyon, France, mainly at the Roman theaters on the Fourvière hill, dating to 1946.
Les Poppys
Les Poppys were a French children's pop group of seventeen boys from the Asnières choir, whose 1971 pacifist single "Non, non, rien n'a changé" reached number 1.
Les Rita Mitsouko
Les Rita Mitsouko, also known as Rita Mitsouko, is a French pop-rock duo formed in Paris by Catherine Ringer and Fred Chichin, whose 1985 hit "Marcia Baïla" made them stars.
Les Têtes Raides
Les Têtes Raides are a French band playing poetic, comic chanson, formed in 1984 by singer Christian Olivier, known for "Ginette" and the 1998 gold album Chamboultou.
Lilian Renaud
Lilian Renaud is a French folk-chanson singer-songwriter, born in 1991 in the Doubs, who won The Voice France in 2015 and now records on his own label.
Lisa LeBlanc
Lisa LeBlanc is an Acadian singer-songwriter from Rosaireville, New Brunswick, known for her trash folk sound and the hit "Aujourd'hui, ma vie c'est d'la marde".
Louis
Louis Montémont is a French pop singer and graphic designer from Lorraine, first eliminated from the 2023 Star Academy revival, who later released the single "Plus rien à t'offrir".
Louise Attaque
Louise Attaque is a French folk-rock band formed in Paris in 1994 and named after anarchist Louise Michel, whose violin-driven 1997 debut is among the best-selling French rock albums.
Lucienne Boyer
Lucienne Boyer was a French chanson singer, born Émilienne-Henriette Boyer in Paris, best known for "Parlez-moi d'amour", which won the first Grand Prix du Disque and sold over 350,000 copies in France.
Mademoiselle K
Mademoiselle K is a French rock group led since 2006 by singer, guitarist, and bassist Katerine Gierak, whose gold-certified debut album Ça me vexe (2006) brought a wide French audience.
Maëlle
Maëlle, full name Maëlle Pistoia, is a French singer-songwriter born in 2001 in Tournus who won The Voice France in 2018 as its first female winner and has released three albums.
Marc Dupré
Marc Dupré is a Quebec singer-songwriter, born in 1973, who began as a comedian, released nine albums since 2005, won Félix awards, and coached on La Voix.
Marcel Amont
Marcel Amont, born Marcel Miramon, was a French singer and entertainer of the classic chanson and variété generation, known for "Le Mexicain" and "Bleu, blanc, blond".
Marie Myriam
Marie Myriam, born Myriam Lopes in 1957, is a French singer who won Eurovision 1977 in London with "L'oiseau et l'enfant" and remains France's last winner.
Marie-Mai
Marie-Mai, full name Marie-Mai Bouchard, is a Canadian francophone pop singer-songwriter who rose to fame on Star Académie in 2003 and has won ten Félix awards.
Martin Circus
Martin Circus is a French rock band formed in Paris in 1969, a pioneer of French-language rock whose hit "Je m'éclate au Sénégal" sold 800,000 copies.
Martine St-Clair
Martine St-Clair, real name Martine Nault, is a Quebec pop singer born in 1962 whose career began in 1981 with hits like "Il y a de l'amour dans l'air".
Mat Bastard
Mat Bastard is the stage name of Mathieu-Emmanuel Monnaert, a French rock singer born in 1979 in Brussels, known as the frontman of Skip the Use.
Matmatah
Matmatah is a French rock band formed in 1995 in the café-concerts of Brest, Brittany, best known for "Lambé An Dro" and "Emma" and for blending French rock with traditional Breton music.
Matthieu Chedid (musician)
Matthieu Chedid, who performs as -M-, is a French singer-songwriter born in 1971, known for "Je dis aime" and a record 13 Victoires de la Musique.
Maxime Le Forestier
Maxime Le Forestier, stage name of Bruno Le Forestier, is a French singer-songwriter born in Paris in 1949, a leading poetic chansonnier whose 1972 debut sold 1.5 million copies.
Michael Goldman
Michael Goldman, born in Paris in 1979, is a French music producer and entrepreneur, son of singer Jean-Jacques Goldman, who co-founded My Major Company and directed Star Academy from 2022 to 2026.
Michel Sardou
Michel Sardou is a French singer, lyricist, composer, and actor born in Paris in 1947, one of the best-selling French-language artists ever, known for hits like "La Maladie d'amour" and "Les Lacs du Connemara".
Mickey 3D
Mickey 3D is a French alternative-rock group formed in 1996 in Montbrison in the Loire around singer Mickaël Furnon, best known for the 2003 ecological song "Respire".
Mina Tindle
Mina Tindle, the stage name of Paris-born French singer-songwriter Pauline de Lassus, performs bilingual indie pop-folk and has released four albums, including Sister (2020) and Compass Rosa (2025).
Mistinguett
Mistinguett, born Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois (1875–1956), was a French singer, dancer, and actress who dominated the Paris music hall, headlining the Moulin Rouge and Casino de Paris.